extremely detailed, sourced comment detailing various problems with piefed

That intentionally leave out most of the picture. This is how propaganda works; not by lying but by spreading selective truths.

The Piefed dev has by the way also responded to these allegations: https://slrpnk.net/post/33525301/20457257

That said, I do think some of these optional features are somewhat misguided. However, in the past the main Piefed dev has had an open ear to such concerns and did end up removing several half-baked features again when people explained why those seemed like bad ideas.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 23 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

That intentionally leave out most of the picture. This is how propaganda works; not by lying but by spreading selective truths.

Damn, first time I've seen this in the wild, the US alphabet agencies have been pushing this idea of "Malinformation" that is, correct information but told in the wrong way(i.e. making them look bad) since Trump's first term I believe. Guess it has taken to time to really sink into the liberal arsenal of thought terminating cliches.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Recuperation happening in real time. Fucking wild.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, I meant more as "sometime around 2016-2020" not specifically Trump related. Though this is how the rehabilitation works, the liberals "oppose" the actions of the republicans in the moment, then they get normalised, then the liberals forget that the republicans were the ones who normalised it and act as if it is a perpetual facet of existence that has been since time immemorial.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Oh no I think I actually didn't make my point clear. It was wild to see it used in such a way when it has only relatively recently been catching on as a critique of bourgeois media and the rapidity with which it has been twisted into this tortured usage is fascinating. It is literally doing the thing too by only quoting that one snippet of the comment it is replying to.

If someone else has an account there they should definitely post that last point for me because it would annoy the fuck out of them but I can't be arsed to make another account.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 8 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah, much like the OG, "whataboutism" it is used to pre-empt arguments that they don't have any rebuttal to, they used to just claim "cherry picking" but that doesn't work when your opponent is taking apart your argument and the last thing you want is to have people look at it more closely.

[–] WHATABOUTISM_DETECTOR@hexbear.net 2 points 1 hour ago

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

That is exactly what I meant. I'm old enough to remember some of the pre-soviet collapse stuff that lingered into the 90s and was very aware from a young age so it is super fascinating to watch it play out again. I was already kneeling for the national anthem in kindergarten when Kapernick was barely 2 years old.

[–] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 13 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

slurpnik farquaad-point

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 6 points 4 hours ago

sputnik

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 11 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

idk those sorts of slapdash, half baked filters are probably exactly the sorts of things i'd make if i was programming a social media site so

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 3 points 1 hour ago

If only the piefed devs had as much self awareness.

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