*** The Official MAGAposting thread ***

[OngBonga]

The idea that they sell my information is kind of laughable to me. I mean, I use ad block, and even where I'm exposed to ads, I literally never buy products by clicking on ads. My information is worth a grand total of fuck all, so if someone is willing to pay Twitter for it, more fool them. And if people are so fucking weak that when they see a flashing image of something they like, they buy it, well more fool them too.

[Poopadoop]

The idea that they sell my information is kind of laughable to me. I mean, I use ad block, and even where I'm exposed to ads, I literally never buy products by clicking on ads. My information is worth a grand total of fuck all, so if someone is willing to pay Twitter for it, more fool them. And if people are so fucking weak that when they see a flashing image of something they like, they buy it, well more fool them too.

99.9% of people think they're immune to advertising. But 99.99% of those people are wrong. That's kinda the sick beauty of it.

[OngBonga]

This is all pretty funny. 95% of people posting on twitter in response to a disaster are "virtue signallers". Let me ask, is it possible for someone to do a good deed without it having an ulterior motive?

Do you think sending thoughts and prayers is a good deed?

[Poopadoop]

Do you think sending thoughts and prayers is a good deed?

You mean does it save lives? No. But it might be nice for people to think some twat on the other side of the world is sympathizing with their troubles, yes. So it could be a morale boost for them I guess. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, the way you seem to.

[OngBonga]

You mean does it save lives? No. But it might be nice for people to think some twat on the other side of the world is sympathizing with their troubles, yes. So it could be a morale boost for them I guess. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, the way you seem to.

I think it is a problem. It spams the Twitter feed, making it harder to find actual information. What purpose does it serve? Do you really think someone in a disaster zone reads a comment from the other side of the world and thinks "oh how nice, someone I've never met and who doesn't even speak my language has empathy for my shitty situation, I feel so much better about having lost my family."?

It serves no purpose other than to signal an individual's apparent virtue.

[Poopadoop]

I think it is a problem. It spams the Twitter feed, making it harder to find actual information. What purpose does it serve? Do you really think someone in a disaster zone reads a comment from the other side of the world and thinks "oh how nice, someone I've never met and who doesn't even speak my language has empathy for my shitty situation, I feel so much better about having lost my family."?

It serves no purpose other than to signal an individual's apparent virtue.

I mean I don't do it myself because I think it's pointless. But I can see something thinking 'oh those poor people, i can't afford to send them money I'll try to do the next best thing and send them some Jebus.' So while I agree it's retarded, I don't think it's necessarily virtue signalling. Some people actually believe praying will help.

Also I'm not sure you should be looking for missing family members on twitter lol. If they can use twitter they can use skype or I dunno, dial a number on the phone their posting on twitter with?

[MadMojoMonkey]

So while I agree it's retarded, I don't think it's necessarily virtue signalling. Some people actually believe praying will help.

It's possible to pray without telling anyone you're praying, right?

So the praying is one thing and the telling people you're praying is another thing, right?

So the telling is virtue signalling, and is separate from the praying, right?

[OngBonga]

I mean I don't do it myself because I think it's pointless. But I can see something thinking 'oh those poor people, i can't afford to send them money I'll try to do the next best thing and send them some Jebus.' So while I agree it's retarded, I don't think it's necessarily virtue signalling. Some people actually believe praying will help.

Also I'm not sure you should be looking for missing family members on twitter lol. If they can use twitter they can use skype or I dunno, dial a number on the phone their posting on twitter with?

Making a post on Twitter is not praying though. So even if you're one of the minority who thinks prayer can help, posting a comment saying you're doing it is still virtue signalling.

And you're wrong. People use Twitter, and indeed Skype, or Facebook, to search for loved ones after disasters. It might be direct, or indirect, such as seeking out information regarding emergency shelters. As for phoning someone, that's not so easy when tens of thousands of people are trying to phone people at the same time. People might also be using Twitter to try to find news articles relating to the event, to see how bad it is, and which regions are affected. That's a lot harder when 90%+ of the posts are "thoughts and prayers".

The vast majority of people do it to demonstrate they are kind and thoughtful people... that's what virtue signalling is.