Ban the person above you

[alefal]

Banned because that's why you read multiple newspapers.

EDIT: And people normally don't discuss news that much in social media..

[dragon_princess]

Banned because what is the point of reading a gajillion papers if you can just go on your phone or laptop and look at the internet! And thats what hashtags are for! So that people can group topics together! It really depends on who you follow or what you search for

[Absolutely Positively]

Banned because holding a newspaper is classy. And I love reading newspapers while eating breakfast.

Edit: I don't like how people become so dependent on their phones and laptops.

Edited June 18, 2013 by Absolutely Positively

[alefal]

Banned because you usually follow people who are of the same opinion as yourself anyway (this happens on a sub-concious level which you don't have all that much control over), so you're not really getting a too balanced report from social media either.

[dragon_princess]

Banned because if you care enough to, you will find opposing opinions

And true I agree with the fact that society is quite dependent on technology, but it is just convenient, I think!

[alefal]

Banned because NSA and PRISM is another reason why newspapers are awesome.

[Absolutely Positively]

Banned because the Internet and social media has nothing on newspapers.

[dragon_princess]

Banned because I'm pro-technology!

[Absolutely Positively]

Banned because what happens if you don't have electricity?

[alefal]

Banned because I'm against surveillance.

[dragon_princess]

Banned because then you would not use it but if you have access to it, why not?
And you can assume that anything on the internet that you say or do is watched! That is not news to me..I already knew that! Nobody should say anything online they do not want others to see! .

[Absolutely Positively]

Banned because it's not as simple as just not to use it anymore.

[dragon_princess]

Banned because yes it is that simple! Just be careful of what you say or do! Nothing ANYONE EVER does should be done so mindlessly! Everyone should think about every single thing they do, anyways! So if they do that, there should really be no issue! Those who object will be those who do not take the time to think about what they do, who in turn deserve what they get, no?

[alefal]

Banned because although I agree that you could assume that everything can be 'watched' online, I strongly disagree with the US' stance regarding NSA's surveillance and hacking activities (mostly of non-American persons / organisations who did nothing wrong) in the name of 'national security.'

[Absolutely Positively]

Banned because I strongly disagree with a lot of things the US does.

[dragon_princess]

Banned because I also agree with many things the US does.........and it is not very helpful that Stephen Harper does whatever he can to stay on America's good side by basically copying them!

Also, you are correct that NSA should not do this, however, I stand by what I say in the fact that we can not control what anyone does but ourselves meaning no matter what, we should be careful of what is said online

[alefal]

Banned because still.. People who discuss terrorism seriously shouldn't be considered as a threat. Nor should organisations who attempt to improve the hunger situation in Africa. We should truly avoid the 'guilty until the opposite's proven' mindset, otherwise we'll have a very dystopian future ahead of us.

[dragon_princess]

Banned because I agree there should definitely be an innocent until proven guilty policy, however, we both know how the world is never fair so what can we do about it?

[alefal]

Banned because the thought that you're powerless is not really true. Unless a government respects their population, they should feel the pressure increasing. Unless you do your best to improve the fairness of the world, you're actually contributing to the unfairness. That would be the same as to say that you accept the unfairness.

[Absolutely Positively]

Banned because apparently, the lake's now 21°.