This article gives no information about the status of this bill, or even the number for the bill so you can look it up yourself.
Covering bills like this at the point of introduction is pure fearmongering. Anyone in the legislature can introduce a bill. Most bills go nowhere. Unless it leaves committee or gets co-sponsors, it’s not really being considered at all.
If something happens with this make sure to pay attention. But covering this at this point is just trying to make you afraid to get a click.
Yes, wait until “something happens”. That’ll certainly leave enough time to counter the avalanche of bullshit that rides the apparent complicity of silence on the matter as it built up momentum.
Not OP, but they’re right that successful collective action requires a modicum of focus and prioritization – i.e., a spam filter – and it’s especially important for negative headlines since they can easily demoralize, frighten, and even paralyze would-be activists.
It’s an insidious problem for online leftism because too many of us labor exclusively within an activist paradigm of amplification, advocacy, and awareness that excels at igniting a fire of vigilance within people without proffering action to which they might apply it, other than “spread the word.”
That leads to an emotionally exhausting, unproductive churn of frustration and negativity which slowly poisons the activist with anxiety, panic, and despair.
TLDR: Unmeasured vigilance disrupts action, and vigilance without action is worse than oblivion.
This article gives no information about the status of this bill, or even the number for the bill so you can look it up yourself.
Covering bills like this at the point of introduction is pure fearmongering. Anyone in the legislature can introduce a bill. Most bills go nowhere. Unless it leaves committee or gets co-sponsors, it’s not really being considered at all.
If something happens with this make sure to pay attention. But covering this at this point is just trying to make you afraid to get a click.
Yes, wait until “something happens”. That’ll certainly leave enough time to counter the avalanche of bullshit that rides the apparent complicity of silence on the matter as it built up momentum.
Genius. 🖕🏻
Not OP, but they’re right that successful collective action requires a modicum of focus and prioritization – i.e., a spam filter – and it’s especially important for negative headlines since they can easily demoralize, frighten, and even paralyze would-be activists.
It’s an insidious problem for online leftism because too many of us labor exclusively within an activist paradigm of amplification, advocacy, and awareness that excels at igniting a fire of vigilance within people without proffering action to which they might apply it, other than “spread the word.”
That leads to an emotionally exhausting, unproductive churn of frustration and negativity which slowly poisons the activist with anxiety, panic, and despair.
TLDR: Unmeasured vigilance disrupts action, and vigilance without action is worse than oblivion.