Crime threads are useless and misinformation

[Deleted]

I don't get why we are supposed to take somebody with a communist flag on their avatar seriously. That's just as laughable as using a Swastika.

I would assume he is doing it to troll people.

[Deleted]

I would assume he is doing it to troll people.

Trolling doesn't work in Gen Ot, the people here are smart

[Deleted]

Trolling doesn't work in Gen Ot, the people here are smart

Hehe. Keep up the good work, comrade.

[Vyxn]

If it bleeds it leads

I'm sure most of you heard that saying

now whos fault is that?
The consumer and the generation brought up on violence and sex in the movies on the TV now in video games we are big consumers of violence and sex we want more and more of it we cant get enough of it but that's what progression is all about
you cant want progression then complain of the consequence of it

[Toogoodman]

Violent crime has been overall in decline worldwide, yet people are feeling more in danger than ever. Why ?

Because Crime is over represented in the media just like it is on this forum.

There are possibly thousands of news articles about crime daily.

I could post 10 a day, with a particular focus on crimes committed by X group, and give the impression that said group commits more crimes.

I could just spam them indiscriminately and give the impression that the world is a dangerous place populated by psychotic killers.

Anyways, the average crime thread on gen it goes like this:

-(Op)
- -random insult- hope he gets a hard sentence !
- religion of peace/ facts are racist
- 3 different posts of sincere condolences

Nothing of value is added or even discussed, as those threads all end up as people venting their anxiety in the various forms above.

I'm not saying we should deny the existence of crime but constant exposure to death and tragedy isn't representative of the real world nor useful in any manner.
And the people who spend their time posting them rarely do so for informational purpose, they do so to further a political agenda of fearmongering, and always post very specific kinds of articles because those are the ones that filtered through their social media feed.


Being well informed isn't knowing about every random incident and horror story that happens 24/7 and in all countries

Constant exposure to carnage is just as harmful as restrictions on information
Misinformation is not necessarily fake news it can be actual events portrayed in a specific way to fit an agenda.

I made this trade a while ago but it was deleted instantly because the title was calling for a ban. I edited it in accordance and still think it is a valid concern and worth discussing so I rephrased it. Hope it's ok @Crissi sorry if it's not

This guy is openly calling for mass censorship, political prisons, and calling for communism.

Comrade, maybe you should just stop posting garbage

[Deleted]

This guy is openly calling for mass censorship, political prisons, and calling for communism.

Comrade, maybe you should just stop posting garbage

Maybe you should stop being triggered and learn to read

[Machismo]

So, the OP doesn't like something, so he calls to have it banned. The thread gets shut down, and he's back...

Does that catch me up to speed?

[Deleted]

So, the OP doesn't like something, so he calls to have it banned. The thread gets shut down, and he's back...

Does that catch me up to speed?

Yes but I'm not asking for ban anymore because it was against forum rules and rules must be respected

[Machismo]

Yes but I'm not asking for ban anymore because it was against forum rules and rules must be respected

Then there's no issue. If you don't like them, don't read them. Problem solved.

[Rasulis]

“Don’t go to Europe, you will be attacked by terrorists and illegal immigrants.”

We just got back from a 2-week barge cruise in France. I don’t remember getting attacked by anything. Well, there was that geese that was kinda hostile looking.

“China is a horrible place.”

My wife and I lived in Shanghai for over a year. We rented a local house in a busy area. People were never anything but pleasant. All the neighborhood old ladies loved my wife. We get food delivered to the house almost every day.

“Everybody in Vietnam hates our guts.”

We have been there three times with our children, my parents and my sister’s family. My daughter’s export/import business have a branch office in Ho Chi Minh City now.

“If you go to Nepal the Maoist will kidnap you.”

My cousins and I did run into some Maoists while we were hiking in Nepal in early 2000s. We gave them some tobacco, and they did not kidnap us. I call that fair trade.

“It is not safe for foreigners to travel alone in Bali.”

As part of our honeymoon, my wife and I spent 5 days on a motorcycle traveling across Bali. We liked it so much, we ended up buying a piece of property in Ubud and building a villa there.

Etc. Etc.

[Tiwack]

Turn off the TV, phone, and PC and talk with your neighbors. You will find the world isn't as messed up as the media loves to remind you.

This! /thread

It's the offtopic general section... You're just censoring to shield people from reality OP. It's a big world out there... If it feels like nothing is happening in their corner then it's probably because it's true and not because terrorists are taking over the world in secret.

Social media do skew peoples perception by over-representing the things they like or dislike thus slowly whisking away the middle-ground in society...

[Deleted]

Then there's no issue. If you don't like them, don't read them. Problem solved.

That doesn't solve the problem of other people reading them and being misinformed about anything from terrorism to socialism or Venezuela

If everyone stopped watching tv they would be communists

[PC2]

Violent crime has been overall in decline worldwide

Yeah, violence was way worse in the past.

Because Crime is over represented in the media just like it is on this forum.

The media is perhaps the worst contributor. But also a lot people buy into dramatic narratives, doomsaying, the collapse of civilization. Without caring about all the collected data.

[Machismo]

That doesn't solve the problem of other people reading them and being misinformed about anything from terrorism to socialism or Venezuela

If everyone stopped watching tv they would be communists

So, how do you suggest we stop people from being informed, or even misinformed?

No, people would not be communist if they stopped watching television. That makes no sense at all, and I would love to see how you can possibly back up that claim.

[Video Games]

Don't you dare take away my Floridaman threads.

[Deleted]

So, how do you suggest we stop people from being informed, or even misinformed?

No, people would not be communist if they stopped watching television. That makes no sense at all, and I would love to see how you can possibly back up that claim.

This endless questioning of my opinions is really oppressing and creepy

Why are you stalking me on every thread asking for evidence whenever I claim anything

[Machismo]

This endless questioning of my opinions is really oppressing and creepy

Why are you stalking me on every thread asking for evidence whenever I claim anything

Well, that's what happens when you make tons of threads every day.

You complain about something, yet don't want to admit that your desire is to limit freedoms in order to push an agenda.

If you claim that people will be communist if they turn off their televisions, yeah, I'm going to expect you to back up such a ridiculous assertion.

[Deleted]

Well, that's what happens when you make tons of threads every day.

You complain about something, yet don't want to admit that your desire is to limit freedoms in order to push an agenda.

If you claim that people will be communist if they turn off their televisions, yeah, I'm going to expect you to back up such a ridiculous assertion.

Up until yesterday i was banned so how you could see tons of threads everyday from me is a mystery

And my threads are higher quality not just spambait news articles to say hurr durr bad terrorists

[Machismo]

Up until yesterday i was banned so how you could see tons of threads everyday from me is a mystery

And my threads are higher quality not just spambait news articles to say hurr durr bad terrorists

You still make absurd claims, yet refuse to back them up. And yes, your threads are spambait.

You have three threads today. Before you got banned, you had 10 threads in about 3 days. That's a lot of threads, I dare say they are spam.

You claimed that if people turned off their televisions, they would be communists. I want to know how you could possibly come to such a conclusion.

[Deleted]

You still make absurd claims, yet refuse to back them up. And yes, your threads are spambait.

You have three threads today. Before you got banned, you had 10 threads in about 3 days. That's a lot of threads, I dare say they are spam.

You claimed that if people turned off their televisions, they would be communists. I want to know how you could possibly come to such a conclusion.

If people turned off tv they would be more educated

Any educated person recognizes the superiority of Communism

Thus turning off tv = communism

(Infracted) ~ Trolling