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maxsolomon

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14. It carries a cost - to your mental health

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:02 AM

Jun 2020

Engaging with the worst thinkers America and Russia have to offer to little effect.

Most of the time, I just block the page my Trumpist relatives share rather than beat my head against a brick wall.

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If We All Withdraw from Social Media Venues [View all] MineralMan Jun 2020 OP

You have a point... but 2 things, when the platform espec fb is weighted unfairly towards the rt Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #1

Nevertheless, if you're not there, you can't counter anything. MineralMan Jun 2020 #2

Countering is muted at best Johnny2X2X Jun 2020 #5

I use Facebook's Hide feature all the time to block right-wingers MineralMan Jun 2020 #8

Of course, that also financially strengthens the venues that refuse to acknowledge their coti Jun 2020 #3

Does it? I pay nothing to participate in any of them. MineralMan Jun 2020 #4

Yes. nt coti Jun 2020 #10

Correct! Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #7

Social media is a outlet for a lot of people dreamland Jun 2020 #6

Yes it is, and countless millions of people MineralMan Jun 2020 #9

Well put. customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #11

Agreed DBoon Jun 2020 #12

this Zennial says FUCK FACEBOOK! It is a giant tool used by Fuckerberg to drive over 100 billion USD Celerity Jun 2020 #13

Thank you!! A voice of sanity Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #15

LOL! MineralMan Jun 2020 #17

It carries a cost - to your mental health maxsolomon Jun 2020 #14

+1000 Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #16

Yes to Original Poster and to Zenial... electric_blue68 Jun 2020 #18

Right wingers never tire of repeating themselves treestar Jun 2020 #19