bleepingblorp

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Thoughts on the "shorts" video format?

I had sworn off social media about a decade ago. So I was pretty much a passenger as TikTok rose to prominence. I feel TikTok has been the defining social media phenomenon since it emerged. YouTube and Instagram have been forced to copy it and there seem to American congressional hearings twice a day pertaining to TikTok....

bleepingblorp ,

Good question comrade,

While I also personally don't use social media for mental health reasons, I don't feel the shorts format is any worse than any other media format for distributing information. I'll elaborate.

The "shorts" format is essentially a meme is video format. Short. Concise. To the point. Ideally witty or catching (depending on the skill of the creator). And what is a meme to a Communist? It is agitprop.

Memes are to the early 21st century Communist what Agitprop was to Bolshevic revolutionary. If the "shorts" format is a meme (or modern agitprop) in video form, we cannot afford to dismiss it as Communists looking to organize.

Say what you will, but Fascists are very good at using modern methods for spreading their bullshit, and it works. If we remain stuck using early 20th century methods, we'll stay far behind amd our world will suffer for it.

The "shorts" video format has a place, just like every other form of messaging.

bleepingblorp ,

Better than Legion ideologically, but that is a low bar. NCR is basically just libs wanting to re-establish the USA of old, so they are still evil.

Personal preference is kill House and take over using Yes Man. At least this way I can headcanon a good future.

bleepingblorp ,

All evidence should be given to your lawyer. If the lawyer thinks it is wise to give something to the police, they will advise as much. If you are involved in a fight with a white person, then it'll be your word versus the word of the white person, and the cops will want to side with the white person. The evidence you provide which you might think is "on your side" might very well still be used against you.

When dealing with cops, lawyer up. Even if you can't afford it. It is better to be indebted to a law firm than to risk a death penalty.

EDIT: typo fixed

bleepingblorp ,

The company I work for does work with war machines for the US and its vassals. I do the amount of sabotage I think I can get away with, and when I can't, keep my head low. Even being unproductive and lazy is an option when I can. Got my coworkers and management to like me, so am less likely to be fired (and thus get replaced by someone who'd actually try to be productive). I even get good performance reviews even though I expect to get slaughtered with each meeting.

Do what you can to undermine the workplace. Remember: if you don't take the job, someone who might actually try could instead. It is better for a Communist who might sabotage a place take the shady job instead of a dedicated Fascist.

bleepingblorp ,

Had the Sino-Soviet split never happened, the USSR would still be with us and the US empire would've already been made toothless.

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