Re:BitPatron – A Bitcoin Censorship-Free Patreon Alternative
by alasdair_ on Saturday January 12, 2019 @05:53PM
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>the narrative means all and facts mean nothing.
Few things are as binary as this.
But yes, narrative matters, as well as facts. Narrative built on a complete lack of facts is more difficult to sustain that that which is based on some facts.
Still, the $15,000 or so this dude makes for Patreon (at most!) is likely not worth the hassle of keeping him around.
Re:BitPatron – A Bitcoin Censorship-Free Patreon Alternative
by stcredzero on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @03:06PM
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Apparently, neither is their appearance of honesty, fairness, and transparency.
Then this is an even more disturbing thing. If "protecting their brand" means they have to act as if Sargon of Akkad is something -- contrary to the facts -- because activists and media have pushed a narrative, but they don't have to do anything about actual incidences of the n-word and groups possibly funding actual violence, then the narrative means all and facts mean nothing.
There is some group of people who has been corrupted by power and is abusing power. Nothing to do with identity here, but everything to do with socioeconomic power controlling information.