10-03-2017, 01:37 AM
@"Mystic Wanderer" I wanted to respond here vs. the shoutbox, just because I think it's relevant. I learned a very valuable lesson today about ATS. Not just them, but "social media" in general. Granted, I define that much wider than some, but here's my thought:
I went into work last night at 12:30am to help out with a shop that was on the brink (bad weekend at work, "brink" may be an overstatement but we needed help). So I saw the news realtime as it was going on. During my post here I did go check out ATS and I found myself in the same situation I did when I left there the last time (and part of the reason why I hate the internet altogether in the first place)
At 12:40am CST - It was ISIS. Had to be. Just wait for it, the flag and declaration will be online soon.
1:30amCST - ANTIFA. Had to be a bunch of Liberals because yeah, he targeted a Country Music Fest (do some stereotype juggling and you'll catch Trump / GOP eventually)
2:30amCST - Maybe Antifa but MOST DEFINITLY "This Guy". These fuckers posted the name of an innocent man on ATS with more than 2,000 people online and following that thread.
Yes, Gemwolf eventually came along and put a stop to the madness but it was too late. The damage done will live on in the tubes for plenty of time. And they have nobody but themselves to blame. If you look at that thread on ATS that started it all it was a well meant "social media" post: "hey, some people in my city are rumbling that there was a shooting". And what happened next was an orgy of crap and shit for the next few hours until it got shut down.
Sorry, it's one thing to wonder "WTF" because I've been doing that the entire day. But they posted names, social media accounts, addresses, etc. of people that had nothing to do with it. ALL IN THE NAME OF "I WAS THERE FIRST" FAUX JOURNALISM (you know, the kind that made CNN famous and is ridiculed but followed by the same people).
I can't make sense of today. Conspiracy theories will follow and i'll be right on the tail. But this "I said it first!" shit was too much. By the time the sun actually graced the USA today ATS was shutting shit down, but it was too late in my HONEST opinion. No need to shut down discussion, but when innocent people are being outed online and fired by morning (because of some dude on ATS) that's a line that needs to be drawn.
So ANTIFA shit in the hotel? Where did you read that? Because at 2am CST there was "ANTIFA" all over it while the guy (who was in another state BTW) was being rolled under the coals all because some asshole wanted to be the "dude with the most stars today".
I went into work last night at 12:30am to help out with a shop that was on the brink (bad weekend at work, "brink" may be an overstatement but we needed help). So I saw the news realtime as it was going on. During my post here I did go check out ATS and I found myself in the same situation I did when I left there the last time (and part of the reason why I hate the internet altogether in the first place)
At 12:40am CST - It was ISIS. Had to be. Just wait for it, the flag and declaration will be online soon.
1:30amCST - ANTIFA. Had to be a bunch of Liberals because yeah, he targeted a Country Music Fest (do some stereotype juggling and you'll catch Trump / GOP eventually)
2:30amCST - Maybe Antifa but MOST DEFINITLY "This Guy". These fuckers posted the name of an innocent man on ATS with more than 2,000 people online and following that thread.
Yes, Gemwolf eventually came along and put a stop to the madness but it was too late. The damage done will live on in the tubes for plenty of time. And they have nobody but themselves to blame. If you look at that thread on ATS that started it all it was a well meant "social media" post: "hey, some people in my city are rumbling that there was a shooting". And what happened next was an orgy of crap and shit for the next few hours until it got shut down.
Sorry, it's one thing to wonder "WTF" because I've been doing that the entire day. But they posted names, social media accounts, addresses, etc. of people that had nothing to do with it. ALL IN THE NAME OF "I WAS THERE FIRST" FAUX JOURNALISM (you know, the kind that made CNN famous and is ridiculed but followed by the same people).
I can't make sense of today. Conspiracy theories will follow and i'll be right on the tail. But this "I said it first!" shit was too much. By the time the sun actually graced the USA today ATS was shutting shit down, but it was too late in my HONEST opinion. No need to shut down discussion, but when innocent people are being outed online and fired by morning (because of some dude on ATS) that's a line that needs to be drawn.
So ANTIFA shit in the hotel? Where did you read that? Because at 2am CST there was "ANTIFA" all over it while the guy (who was in another state BTW) was being rolled under the coals all because some asshole wanted to be the "dude with the most stars today".