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[Borderline]

Because violence is more common in a certain area we shrug our shoulders at individual attacks because 'that's the way it is there', while we are up in arms about an attack in a less violent part of the world. civilians dying in a marketplace in Beirut and civilians dying at a concert in Paris is the same shit but we don't see it as so. This is what I meant by 'accepting'

So you don't think a terror attack in a peaceful country is bigger news than one in a war torn third world one?

The seven pillars of newsworthiness

Timeliness
How recent it is.

Proximity
How close it is.

Rarity
How rare it is.

Prominence
How important it is.

Impact
How influential it is.

Novelty
How new it is.

Human Interest
How touching it is.

 

[BALKAN]

So you don't think a terror attack in a peaceful country is bigger news than one in a war torn third world one?

I agree with this. I think we're talking about different things though.

 

[The Passenger]

I see a lot of SJWs saying this is only making news because it's white people etc etc. No, unfortunately bombings and killings in third world Islamic shitholes are common occurrences, one of the deciding factors in how much news attention something receives is how rare/unusual it is. Attacks on famous, Western, peaceful cities are not common, hence why they make news. If it was about white/non-white we would hear about the Ukrainian war every night, but we don't, because violence is common in that region.

Let me guess.... You consider yourself an objective commenter on these matters?

 

[Borderline]

Let me guess.... You consider yourself an objective commenter on these matters?

Please don't bring that into it.

If someone blew up the Burj Khalifa in Dubai that would be massive news because terror isn't a problem in the UAE. But if someone blew up some building in Syria that wouldn't be as big in the news because terrorism is pretty common there.

 

[King Elvis]

I wonder how many of those that have been spouting the cynical "this happened in Palestine or Lebanon" line, follow Palestine and Lebanon news daily?

I wonder how many people in Lebanon have posted 'Don't forget about Paris' in response to people mourning that attacks there.

 

[ash_1050]

how do you make it so people can't see when you're active on messenger? Like it won't say 'active 13 m ago'

Would turning off chat do the trick?

 

[Rough_Edges]

Would turning off chat do the trick?

i get what he means tho.

sometimes i want to avoid someone and they can see if active on chat so even tho I havent opened chat and *seen* they know ive seen.,

 

[rippersnipper]

i get what he means tho.

sometimes i want to avoid someone and they can see if active on chat so even tho I havent opened chat and *seen* they know ive seen.,

Yeah, I think turning off chat does the trick.

 

[Rough_Edges]

Yeah, I think turning off chat does the trick.

yeh but you are chatting to someone else

 

[BALKAN]

So leaving chat off permanently means they can't ever see when I'm active?

 

[Rough_Edges]

So leaving chat off permanently means they can't ever see when I'm active?

unless you use messenger on ur phone. then it pops up 'active'

 

[BALKAN]

unless you use messenger on ur phone. then it pops up 'active'

I only really use messenger. Chat is always turned off on desktop version.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Remove them from your friends list. Then they won't see if you're active.

 

[rippersnipper]

I only really use messenger. Chat is always turned off on desktop version.

Same here

 

[Cruyff14]

Please don't bring that into it.

If someone blew up the Burj Khalifa in Dubai that would be massive news because terror isn't a problem in the UAE. But if someone blew up some building in Syria that wouldn't be as big in the news because terrorism is pretty common there.

So really, you lack objectivity on this matter.

 

[Borderline]

So really, you lack objectivity on this matter.

How?

 

[Cruyff14]

How?

"third world Islamic shitholes"

The less you say about what's going on right now, the better it is for everyone.

 

[Borderline]

"third world Islamic shitholes"

The less you say about what's going on right now, the better it is for everyone.

Which of Lebanon, Syria or Iraq do not fit that criteria?

 

[Cruyff14]

Exactly my point.

Shut up.

 

[King Elvis]

Exactly my point.

Shut up.

It's not the nicest descriptive, but is he wrong?

 

[Borderline]

Exactly my point.

Shut up.

Put aside your political correctness obsession and look at it "objectively", I'm correct.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Well..he ain't wrong

 

[craigos]

If you had to donate $5 in order to change your profile picture, my news feed would probably be a lot less french

 

[iluvparis]

It's not the nicest descriptive, but is he wrong?

Lebanon only has a marginal Muslim majority - it's a pretty even split.

 

[Rough_Edges]

unsure on the negative on FB PP changes after an event of such magnitude.

The "I'm deleting Facebook", "I've deleted facebook" (before reinstating around 5 days later), and "I hate everything on facebook" crowd is just a popular thing to do/say now.

Like hating on Man-Buns, Hipsters and beards. Popular things to hate. It makes people feel unique, to hate on these things - when really, they are just jumping on the bandwagon.

I think it is a nice touch, obviously it doesn't do much - however no doubt a small minority of people in Paris are touched by the gesture of people from all over the world.