JustParoosing

@paroosing.bsky.social

I remember being disturbed by ‘Gamergate’ in 2014 without really understanding what on earth it was all about. Turns out it was helping sow the seeds for much of the madness we see today in the US. Fascinating discussion on a subject we should all be on top of - most of all our politicians. 👇

Arthur Snell@snellarthur.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Really excited to have @georgeosborn.bsky.social on the podcast. No, not the former Chancellor but the massive expert on gaming and how this hugely influential culture is being taken over by extremists, authoritarians and populists. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

🧵Indications are that Russia has escalated an info op targeting Germany ahead of state elections in the East this autumn. Some signs: -Putin’s meeting with former chancellor Schroeder, who remains Russia’s most important asset because his popularity extends beyond the extreme right and left 1/

Listening to infosec people freak out over Mythos is so tiring. Like, bro, your local water treatment plant runs Windows XP, your mobile provider's hardware is older than you are, and the protocol that routes internet traffic is secured by everyone just agreeing that hijacking it would be uncool.

Die FDGO ist es anscheinend wert militärisch von Jüngeren mit ihrem Körper verteidigt zu werden, aber nicht von Superreichen finanziell verteidigt zu werden.

Solidargemeinschaft ist es btw nicht, einfach allen U40 die Kosten reinzudrücken, nur weil die eigene Generation die Reformen gescheut hat aber jetzt bitte alle Früchte des Fortschritts ernten will. Solidargemeinschaft gern, aber wenn die reichste Generation jemals da meint die Jugend zu schöpfen.

Russian propaganda has different layers regarding the channels, intensity, and quality of the narratives it uses. Usually, the public and even many "experts" see only a limited range of what is happening, or they refuse to see more because they are even part of it. 🧵

One of my favourite conversations I've had in a while. Really getting into what's wrong in the current moment, what the facts are that are being obscured by racism & lies, and what we should be doing about it Do check it out!

Arthur Snell@snellarthur.bsky.social · 10mo ago

It’s out! I spoke to @zoejardiniere.bsky.social about migration, the realities, the challenges and how to confront the real threat of far right takeover of our country on a platform of fear and disinformation. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

Weil gerade #Oktoberfest ist: Das Dirndl, so wie wir es heute kennen, ist keine ländliche Tracht, sondern entstand Ende des 19. Jh als Mode bei Städterinnen, die dieses auch im Urlaub in den Bergen trugen. Maßgeblich beteiligt an dieser Mode waren die jüdischen Gebrüder Wallach, die in München 1/3

"Free Speech" wird als taktisches Werkzeug genutzt, um gesellschaftlich eher geächtete Positionen (Rassismus, Sexismus, Klassismus) wieder in die breite Akzeptanz zurück zu holen. Es geht dabei nicht um "Free Speech", denn wir sehen ja, dass Gegenrede von den gleichen Leuten hart sanktioniert wird.

So much of depression is the inarticulate need for an unloving, rejecting parent that gets buried in a child’s body because expressing it only leads to more rejection./