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maxrandb

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13. About a week before the election, EVERY Reel on Facebook

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 04:14 PM

Nov 2024

was filled with Donnie Dipshit and Leon "or whatever the Fuck Musk his name is" positive clips.

It was so FUCKING obvious.

Despite going down hundreds of recipe, home/auto repair, funny cats and dogs and rock and roll "Rabbit Holes" on Facebook, and NEVER ONCE clicking on ANYTHING associated with Donny Dipshit or Tesla, suddenly the Reels that were showing up on my feed were full of fascist love clips of Musk and his new pet.

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Friends, don't use the tools of the enemy. [View all] erodriguez Nov 2024 OP

Just stop. Social media is the people's media leftstreet Nov 2024 #1

Are you saying that twitter and Facebook are the peoples media? erodriguez Nov 2024 #2

They're interactive. Powered by members. The MSM isn't n/t leftstreet Nov 2024 #6

Gotta be kidding Ndp5 Nov 2024 #47

Right... TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #3

Lol Basso8vb Nov 2024 #5

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coventina Nov 2024 #9

it certainly is not peregrinus Nov 2024 #11

There are democratically operated social media platforms, xitter and facebook and bluesky are not among them. Voltaire2 Nov 2024 #17

What's wrong with Bluesky? I'll wait. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2024 #38

So far nothing. I'm perhaps changing my mind about it. Voltaire2 Nov 2024 #64

Mastodon is too complicated alarimer Nov 2024 #57

Mastodon and Lemmy aren't gamified? John Shaft Nov 2024 #58

that stopped being anywhere near true The Wandering Harper Nov 2024 #23

Shadow bans and other fuck shit spoil the experience. SoFlaBro Nov 2024 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2024 #52

OMFG Skittles Nov 2024 #53

There is better-run social media than Twitter and Facebutt - and Threads. CousinIT Nov 2024 #4

The best one is right here the DU. erodriguez Nov 2024 #7

DAMN RIGHT! Been here for 23 years (different handles) CousinIT Nov 2024 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Amanita Pantherina Nov 2024 #8

Um, acceptance and complacency gets us nowhere. taxi Nov 2024 #12

You can't change the furniture in someone else's house. erodriguez Nov 2024 #18

This election has driven that point home. taxi Nov 2024 #27

About a week before the election, EVERY Reel on Facebook maxrandb Nov 2024 #13

You control what you see on FB. That's how it works. The only time I saw Eloony Autumn Nov 2024 #16

The reels seem to be based on what you tend to watch radical noodle Nov 2024 #50

You should stop using stuff you dont know how to use. Good on you. nt LexVegas Nov 2024 #14

I have only friends and family on my FB . If you don't like FB Autumn Nov 2024 #15

FB profits off disinformation and hatred. erodriguez Nov 2024 #19

You are the one who decides what you see on FB You see what Autumn Nov 2024 #20

I think your missing the point. erodriguez Nov 2024 #21

You haven't made a point. Autumn Nov 2024 #24

Your only point is that you are as blind and biased relayerbob Nov 2024 #35

You've made no point. EllieBC Nov 2024 #41

Welcome to DU - Enjoy your stay, however brief GoneOffShore Nov 2024 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author Amanita Pantherina Nov 2024 #22

On FB I can get on the messenger and face time them. Autumn Nov 2024 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Amanita Pantherina Nov 2024 #28

Americans have no privacy. Ask the NSA and my IPhone. Autumn Nov 2024 #29

The items have off functions relayerbob Nov 2024 #36

Nah, you use whatever media you want to in whatever ways you want, and I'll do whatever I see fit. Emrys Nov 2024 #30

Boy you wrote a lot about me wasting your time homey. erodriguez Nov 2024 #31

Is that it? Is that an example of reasoned argument that should keep people using DU? Emrys Nov 2024 #32

Mind you own damn business, troll relayerbob Nov 2024 #37

OK, let's waste a little more time (and whatever I am, I'm certainly not your "homey"), since I have some to spare Emrys Nov 2024 #44

I'll keep using them. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #33

Thanks for telling me my "real" friends are. relayerbob Nov 2024 #34

Bluesky (Bsky app) evilhime Nov 2024 #39

Will I own nothing and be happy? EllieBC Nov 2024 #40

this voteragain Nov 2024 #42

+1 orange jar Nov 2024 #45

I just love it when we... littlemissmartypants Nov 2024 #43

Dices la verdad. Es mejor utilizar la herramienta que ser la herramienta. Muchas bendiciones para ti, hermano. ancianita Nov 2024 #46

Actually, most of my FB friends are Bettie Nov 2024 #48

Don't you dare drmeow Nov 2024 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Nov 2024 #51

And here I am, helping to run a TV show fan page on FB sakabatou Nov 2024 #54

don't even try Skittles Nov 2024 #55

You're right. erodriguez Nov 2024 #56

As a Pre-Internet Human, I concur. John Shaft Nov 2024 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Nov 2024 #60

I'll use the enemy's tools against them. GenThePerservering Nov 2024 #61

So many people on this thread are telling me that I don't know how social media works. erodriguez Nov 2024 #63