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>"we're gonna turn it back on in four weeks" This is my recurring issue when I see most "changes we're making for the election" posts. Sure this seems like a g

>"we're gonna turn it back on in four weeks" This is my recurring issue when I see most "changes we're making for the election" posts. Sure this seems like a good step for this election. Fake news and the destabilization it can bring isn't just an American phenomenon though. Are they going to apply these precautions to elections in Brazil, or Myanmar?

animationwill 6y ago
>> "we're gonna turn it back on in four weeks" We'll improve our site for 28 days, but the other 47 months of the year we will, uh...
- gnome_chomsky 6y ago
  It does feel like there have been 48 months this year
  - PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
    Seen out front of a hotel in Santa Fe recently: "2020 has been longer than a CVS receipt"
    - 1over137 6y ago
      For anyone else confused: CVS seems to be a chemist/pharmacy shop in the USA; this is unrelated to CVS (Concurrent Versions System) the software.
      - ev1 6y ago
        For anyone else still confused: CVS is an American retailer that typically issues receipts with additional advertising, bad low-value coupons with paragraphs of exclusions, on the bottom of a receipt. This makes a single-item purchase result in a receipt exceed 2m in length.
- hervature 6y ago
  Do you live near Jupiter?
  - bamboozled 6y ago
    I think they’re referring to the number of months will the next election.
entropicdrifter 6y ago
They're not nearly as accountable to those countries' governments
- bamboozled 6y ago
  Why not ? They sell a product in those countries which is harmful to the democratic process and society overall.
  - waheoo 6y ago
    'Cause 'murica, fuck yea' You can hate me for saying it but we all know it's whats going on here. I see the same garbage approach to politics at work too.
bredren 6y ago
Many people will stop watering their lawns during a drought. But they usually start up again after it passes.
- panopticon 6y ago
  I'm not sure if this statement is supportive of Twitter's decision or opposing the practice of not using drought-resistant landscaping.
  - bredren 6y ago
    People do things for themselves that to others appear wrong and unnecessarily self self-serving. When presented with major societal issues some people are reasonable enough to trim it back until the crisis has subsided. I think Twitter and Facebook’s coddling enablement of President Trump has been disgusting and both companies have morally bankrupt business models. But in 2020, you no sooner can demand your neighbor not keep a lush green lawn than you can a social network not run an ad network. At least this pattern of making the change when it is having its worst impact is better than no change at all.
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- waheoo 6y ago
  So?

animationwill 6y ago

>> "we're gonna turn it back on in four weeks" We'll improve our site for 28 days, but the other 47 months of the year we will, uh...

gnome_chomsky 6y ago
It does feel like there have been 48 months this year
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y ago
  Seen out front of a hotel in Santa Fe recently: "2020 has been longer than a CVS receipt"
  - 1over137 6y ago
    For anyone else confused: CVS seems to be a chemist/pharmacy shop in the USA; this is unrelated to CVS (Concurrent Versions System) the software.
    - ev1 6y ago
      For anyone else still confused: CVS is an American retailer that typically issues receipts with additional advertising, bad low-value coupons with paragraphs of exclusions, on the bottom of a receipt. This makes a single-item purchase result in a receipt exceed 2m in length.
hervature 6y ago
Do you live near Jupiter?
- bamboozled 6y ago
  I think they’re referring to the number of months will the next election.

entropicdrifter 6y ago

They're not nearly as accountable to those countries' governments

bamboozled 6y ago
Why not ? They sell a product in those countries which is harmful to the democratic process and society overall.
- waheoo 6y ago
  'Cause 'murica, fuck yea' You can hate me for saying it but we all know it's whats going on here. I see the same garbage approach to politics at work too.

bredren 6y ago

Many people will stop watering their lawns during a drought. But they usually start up again after it passes.

panopticon 6y ago
I'm not sure if this statement is supportive of Twitter's decision or opposing the practice of not using drought-resistant landscaping.
- bredren 6y ago
  People do things for themselves that to others appear wrong and unnecessarily self self-serving. When presented with major societal issues some people are reasonable enough to trim it back until the crisis has subsided. I think Twitter and Facebook’s coddling enablement of President Trump has been disgusting and both companies have morally bankrupt business models. But in 2020, you no sooner can demand your neighbor not keep a lush green lawn than you can a social network not run an ad network. At least this pattern of making the change when it is having its worst impact is better than no change at all.
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waheoo 6y ago
So?