Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 1)

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https://www.resetera.com/threads/sports-subreddits-lead-a-charge-to-ban-x-links-after-elon-musks-nazi-salute-up-twitter-to-be-banned-on-resetera-in-the-future.1088235/page-21#post-134731944

                     Gaslighting

I don't spend too much time in the Musk thread--only so many "we hate this specific person" megathreads one can devote themselves too--but I don't know if I've ever seen the bolded happen. Like, ever.

We all need to stop trying to shame each other for what social media platform they choose to use.

Despite what people might think, none of these social media platforms are innocent when it comes to causing harm to marginalized people in the real world. Twitter has helped give rise to the alt right and gamergate, Facebook has had an indirect hand in advancing the Rohingya genocide, TikTok has had a hand in helping cover up the Uhygur genocide, Instagram has done untold damage to the mental health of young women, Youtube has help to radicalize countless people toward bigotry and violence through the use of its algorithm, and all of them have had a hand in the rise of figures like Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, and Donald Trump.

None of these platforms or companies are innocent or pure or good. Choosing to use any of these platforms is choosing to use a platform that has had a hand harming the innocent. Standing up on a soapbox and attacking others for their choice in social media platform is silly, petty, and ignores the real harm done by all of them. All you accomplish in doing so is feeling better about yourself and starting a pointless fight with others.

We can be better than this. Life is short and for some it can be hard to find a community with which to belong. Social media platforms can allow for these communities to grow and flourish, giving people a connection they might not have been able to make in the real world. Whichever one of these you use, there's real problems but there are also real benefits.

Besides, it's not like anyone is talking about using TruthSocial or Parler.

 in the end it didn’t matter the shaming continued. 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/elon-musk-tw𝕏tt𝕏r-dr𝕏m𝕏-𝕏t-let’s-keep-it-here-parody-🔵-official-ꕤ.649272/page-878#post-109688908

This sounds a lot more like this started with people being shamed for being on twitter.