Rather strong opinion loosely held than the other way around.

Some people might have never even considered something untill they’re asked about it. Then they quickly form an opinion about it in that moment and now that opinion immediately becomes part of their identity and they’re willing to defend it tooth and nail.

Then I just don’t pick sides. I don’t see why one would need to. Palestine - Israel conflict is a good example of this. I can easily criticize and defend both sides. Same applies to my political views as well.

I don’t see how this has anything to do with federated platforms. I’d argue that watching Loops is just as bad for one’s mental health than TikTok is.

I wouldn’t say that I don’t see the appeal of it. I would probably get sucked right in if I gave it a shot. It’s a consciouss decision on my part to simply not do that. I don’t not-consume short-form media because I’m better than the people who do, I prohibit it from myself.

Like I said, I’m not for this ban. In my view what ever reason is used to ban TikTok should then apply to every other social media aswell. I don’t want the government to dictate which content I’m allowed to consume - I should be free to decide for myself. I simply don’t view this issue thru the lens of free speech.

It’s similar to banning porn. While it’s objectively bad for you, so is drinking gasoline and that’s not illegal either. If you want to drink gasoline you should be allowed to.

I’m not for banning TikTok but the ban also doesn’t conflict with your freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is not about having a megaphone, it’s about not being procecuted for the things you’ve said. You’re still free to say the exact same things you were allowed to before the TikTok ban - you just can’t do it on TikTok.

I’m sure you’re never wrong about anything. Maybe you should start a podcast.

At times like early covid there wasn’t much facts and evidence available. Back then masks didn’t stop the spread of the virus but vaccines were supposed to. Who decides what the facts are in times like that?

Yeah, but the question was; who decides what is disinformation? If it was some truly competent and unbiased AI system then I perhaps wouldn’t be as concerned about it, though I can see issues with that too, but humans are flawed and I see this as a potenttial slippery slope towards tyranny and censorship.

Who decides what the facts are?

…and? We can’t have people having public conversations online then because some might take it too seriously? I don’t see how this is a criticism towards Joe.

He has never claimed to be a legitimate journalist. He has said repeatedly that you shouldn’t take him too seriously - he’s a cage fight commentator after all.

To be fair; that was 22 years ago. People change. He’s even different now than he was like 5 years ago when I started listening to the show. Way less confrontational for example. I’ve heard many people talk about him on other podcasts and say that he’s exactly the same person in real life than he’s on the show.

I don’t personally have any issue with algorithms - they work quite well for me, though it does require some active management. For example, if I watch one or two 30-second videos on YouTube, it quickly starts recommending more, which quickly floods my feed. However, when I start ignoring those recommendations, despite the temptation to click, the algorithm eventually stops pushing them and shifts back to suggesting accurately tailored, long-form content that genuinely interests me. The same goes for using the “not interested” button. This aligns with my experience on platforms like Twitter and Instagram as well, though the latter I no longer use.

Algorithms obviously don’t care whether the content they show you makes you glad that you saw it. They simply serve what captures your attention. If it’s outrage, then that’s exactly what you’ll get. The algorithm knows plenty of other users engage with that kind of content, so it rationally assumes the same will apply to you.

Simply having the same or similar features alone doesn’t make it a viable replacement. I switched from Instagram to Pixelfed and went from hardly anyone seeing my photography to literally no one seeing it.

His statement is almost guranteed to be correct. It’s the timeline that’s a mystery here.

I don’t even need to read to comments to be able to predict it’s 100% cynicism and snide jokes. That’s how predictable this platform is.

I’m so glad I can escape all the politics to Lemmy