|
Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] For all off-topic discussion topics. |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
11-28-2016, 01:00 PM | #15 |
Not a troll
Join Date: Apr 2015
Drives: FR-S
Location: Canada
Posts: 5,104
Thanks: 8,237
Thanked 5,399 Times in 2,694 Posts
Mentioned: 266 Post(s)
Tagged: 4 Thread(s)
|
So long as there are instagram egos to shatter, I'll continue being mean on the interwebz.
|
11-28-2016, 01:15 PM | #16 |
Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Drives: 2016 Scion FRS, Pearl White, M/T
Location: Germany
Posts: 61
Thanks: 10
Thanked 38 Times in 24 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
|
11-28-2016, 02:50 PM | #17 |
Banned
Join Date: May 2016
Drives: on the wrongside of the road
Location: rear floor mats
Posts: 2,240
Thanks: 1,084
Thanked 2,087 Times in 1,015 Posts
Mentioned: 14 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
|
social media is where I can see all the promiscuous floozies post racy pix of themselves...i aint complaining
|
11-28-2016, 04:42 PM | #18 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Drives: '14 Monogram, '95 Miata, '90 300ZX
Location: VA
Posts: 378
Thanks: 499
Thanked 253 Times in 144 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
This. To me, the funniest thing about the car scene and social media is all these clowns being more concerned about E-fame and likes than the car that they're actually building. Some of these "builds" are a compete joke and I find it absolutely hilarious that I know people building some really impressive vehicles in relative secrecy while other people are obcessed with getting thousands of likes for their almost stock, stanced turd with a cracked bumper and bacon fenders. All depends on your priorities I suppose. |
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Yardjass For This Useful Post: | go_a_way1 (11-28-2016) |
11-28-2016, 04:46 PM | #19 | |
Not a troll
Join Date: Apr 2015
Drives: FR-S
Location: Canada
Posts: 5,104
Thanks: 8,237
Thanked 5,399 Times in 2,694 Posts
Mentioned: 266 Post(s)
Tagged: 4 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
I may or may not have had one too many and went on a Facebook rampage and got kicked out of a group when I went a little too hard. |
|
11-28-2016, 04:53 PM | #20 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Drives: 2020 Hakone
Location: London, Ont
Posts: 69,845
Thanks: 61,656
Thanked 108,289 Times in 46,456 Posts
Mentioned: 2497 Post(s)
Tagged: 50 Thread(s)
|
.
__________________
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Tcoat For This Useful Post: |
11-29-2016, 10:55 PM | #22 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Drives: car
Location: usa
Posts: 2,162
Thanks: 1,028
Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts
Mentioned: 35 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
|
Worst thing I've seen about social media is how buzzfeed / upworthy / nowthis / etc - style infographic videos are the only way a lot of millenial / gen Z are getting their news, just forcefed to them by these media companies. Much of it is just a super-condensed version of the story narrative. The video you @Mr.Impreza linked mostly follows that style but at least is well fleshed out. But seriously, all these videos are just copycat of that style, and its FUCKING ANNOYING.
And the way shit is spread around without any kind of fact checking. Here's a couple examples that I've seen posted by friends who obviously didn't know better: Or maybe this video that has been spread around by thousands of people: [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_j4ySi3RZY"]A man exposes cereal companies for putting poison in their cereal! - YouTube[/ame] Believe me I feel bad for sharing these. If you can't see the holes in the argument and are blindly posting shit like this, please just stop. |
The Following User Says Thank You to radroach For This Useful Post: | Yardjass (11-30-2016) |
11-29-2016, 10:57 PM | #23 | |
Country Boy 4 Life
Join Date: Jul 2012
Drives: 19' & 06' Ridgelines, 13' FR-S
Location: EUGENE
Posts: 5,228
Thanks: 6,719
Thanked 5,292 Times in 2,720 Posts
Mentioned: 47 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Leonardo For This Useful Post: | Cole (11-29-2016) |
11-29-2016, 11:05 PM | #24 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Drives: car
Location: usa
Posts: 2,162
Thanks: 1,028
Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts
Mentioned: 35 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
|
Another example I'd like to bring up is how media companies (like these MTV News videos below) are feeding you a one sided opinion rather than news:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTrvkqRaYTo"]How Voter ID Laws Explain Structural Racism | Decoded | MTV News - YouTube[/ame] Again, spot the sentimentalization of a pretty simple topic. And clickbait titles: [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIIt-gTHWOY"]Are Cracker, White Trash, & Redneck Racist? | Decoded | MTV News - YouTube[/ame] |
11-29-2016, 11:37 PM | #25 | |
Not a troll
Join Date: Apr 2015
Drives: FR-S
Location: Canada
Posts: 5,104
Thanks: 8,237
Thanked 5,399 Times in 2,694 Posts
Mentioned: 266 Post(s)
Tagged: 4 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Cole For This Useful Post: | Leonardo (11-30-2016) |
11-29-2016, 11:54 PM | #26 | |
Because compromise ®
Join Date: Jan 2012
Drives: Red Herring
Location: australia
Posts: 7,767
Thanks: 4,021
Thanked 9,455 Times in 4,157 Posts
Mentioned: 60 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
http://fortune.com/2016/10/12/facebook-fake-news/ https://www.cnet.com/news/internet-f...book-election/ I see it now and then when I'm off exploring parts of the web I don't usually visit. Someone will give and opinion and the counter argument is "Well, what do you expect from a [choose one] Republican, commie, right winger, Democrat". That is, there is no discussion of the opinion or counter argument, just straight to the ad hominem attacks.
__________________
My car is completely stock except for all the mods.
|
|
11-30-2016, 06:57 AM | #27 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Drives: 2020 Hakone
Location: London, Ont
Posts: 69,845
Thanks: 61,656
Thanked 108,289 Times in 46,456 Posts
Mentioned: 2497 Post(s)
Tagged: 50 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
I love when I am in a debate (or think I am debating) and I present a couple of paragraphs presenting my side and the response is "Well you post so much you are just a dumb spammer" without as much as one single word refuting what I said. That is usually the stage in the debate where you just give up because you know there is no counterpoint coming.
__________________
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.
|
|
11-30-2016, 11:38 AM | #28 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Drives: car
Location: usa
Posts: 2,162
Thanks: 1,028
Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts
Mentioned: 35 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
Or an Op-ed piece on CNN.com or Fox that displays opinion pieces with factual flaws or leaning bias in the same column of article titles as other real news articles. You have to validate your author (and their history of articles) to determine whether they're being genuine or if they're on a political agenda. Last edited by radroach; 11-30-2016 at 12:02 PM. |
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Social Media Idiots | VMRamos | Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] | 121 | 12-16-2015 09:35 PM |
Scion Hawaii Social Media Superstar Contest | bigmatz | Hawaii | 0 | 08-22-2012 09:58 PM |
Garage Life: We bring your dreams to life! | Garage Life | Southern California | 0 | 08-17-2012 07:33 PM |
Anyone else get this? Media Release Form? | LostTHEbeat | Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum | 12 | 05-02-2012 09:42 AM |