RE: OT-CHAT: Active?
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: RE: OT-CHAT: Active?
  • From: &* <c*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 19:39:50 -0800

“New brand of illiteracy” – I love it. 

 

Colleen

 

From: owner-iris@hort.net [mailto:owner-iris@hort.net] On Behalf Of Robert Pries
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 5:47 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: OT-CHAT: [iris] Active?

 

I totally agree with everyone so far. I much prefer Iris Talk to Facebook. But look at where the AIS members are, mostly on Facebook. A few years ago I asked John how many people are on Iris Talk. If I remember correctly that was about 80. Presently we have 4 in this discussion. I can tell you as a Facebook Administrator a post on Facebook gets at minimum 80 people viewing it and often it is passed on to 1500 more people. I would not give up on Iris Talk since I find it easier to communicate ideas. But it seems that is not what the majority of people wish today. It also seems most do not wish to be confronted with ideas, pictures yes, but thoughtful discussion No! It is sort of a new brand of illiteracy! It is good to hear from Colleen again!----Bob

From: 0e4ce9c21@rewrite.hort.net
To: iris@hort.net
Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 6:10:08 PM
Subject: Re: OT-CHAT: [iris] Active?


Well, I guess I'm in good company, then. My thoughts re: Facebook mirror yours, Shaub. Plus I think the whole "like" business is ridiculous. In no way do I become a better person if 100 rather than 10 people "like" me.

 

Just my 2 cents worth,

Dorothy Stiefel

Spencer, NY 

 

P.S. Hi, Linda. You are right. Very long time, no talk!

 

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In a message dated 1/6/2016 9:35:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 4*@rewrite.hort.net writes:

sigh. I am one of those people who refuses to use Facebook. I read the
'terms and conditions' of that dubiously intentioned place and cannot
understand why people would want their organization's core discourse to
get sucked into that for-profit black hole. The central idea is to have
people create content at no cost to Facebook. Content to promote profit
making. Drifting to the lowest common denominator - fast-food
'McDonald's' discourse.




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Bob Pries
Zone 7a
Roxboro, NC
(336)597-8805

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