Snake Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I drive food delivery for an online app to make rent and support myself and my young family. This is my new life. I once had a well paid job in what might be described as the social justice industry. Then I upset the wrong person, and within a short window of time, I was considered too toxic for my employer’s taste. I was publicly shamed, mobbed, and reduced to a symbol of male privilege. I was cast out of my career and my professional community. Writing anything under my own byline now would invite a renewal of this mobbing—which is why, with my editor’s permission, I am writing this under a pseudonym. He knows who I am. In my previous life, I was a self-righteous social justice crusader. I would use my mid-sized Twitter and Facebook platforms to signal my wokeness on topics such as LGBT rights, rape culture, and racial injustice. Many of the opinions I held then are still opinions that I hold today. But I now realize that my social-media hyperactivity was, in reality, doing more harm than good. Within the world created by the various apps I used, I got plenty of shares and retweets. But this masked how ineffective I had become outside, in the real world. The only causes I was actually contributing to were the causes of mobbing and public shaming. Real change does not stem from these tactics. They only cause division, alienation, and bitterness. How did I become that person? It happened because it was exhilarating. Every time I would call someone racist or sexist, I would get a rush. That rush would then be reaffirmed and sustained by the stars, hearts, and thumbs-up that constitute the nickels and dimes of social media validation. The people giving me these stars, hearts, and thumbs-up were engaging in their own cynical game: A fear of being targeted by the mob induces us to signal publicly that we are part of it. Just a few years ago, many of my friends and peers who self-identify as liberals or progressives were open fans of provocative standup comedians such as Sarah Silverman, and shows like South Park. Today, such material is seen as deeply “problematic,” or even labeled as hate speech. I went from minding my own business when people told risqué jokes to practically fainting when they used the wrong pronoun or expressed a right-of-center view. I went from making fun of the guy who took edgy jokes too seriously, to becoming that guy. Read the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtralettucetomatoe580 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I read the comments at the link... It’s gotta be pretty close to the epicenter of betaness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I get a rush from calling people a racist. i suspect a few members on here are riding that high , almost daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Pretty simple: Internet social justice crusaders=Beta fascist cowards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Total beta bullshit.i walk into a room swinging my dick around. Couple restraining orders but I still do what I want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Nazipigdog said: Total beta bullshit.i walk into a room swinging my dick around. Couple restraining orders but I still do what I want. @xtralettucetomatoe580 liked it when you did that at the cabin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, SSFB said: @xtralettucetomatoe580 liked it when you did that at the cabin. Well he is beta Madison liberal so... Edited July 17, 2018 by Nazipigdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtralettucetomatoe580 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, SSFB said: @xtralettucetomatoe580 liked it when you did that at the cabin. Just now, Nazipigdog said: Well he is beta so... Bitches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Thread went queer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 minute ago, xtralettucetomatoe580 said: Bitches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtralettucetomatoe580 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Zamjabronie said: Thread went queer. So you became interested? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 minute ago, xtralettucetomatoe580 said: So you became interested? Oh......you had me at “POG leg”....and “hello”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 23 minutes ago, Zamjabronie said: Thread went queer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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