Thing is, I don't know of a single person who has ever changed their mind about anything because of a social media post/conversation. Real change happens in real life. "Speak out" applies more to your immediate circle of influence - close friends, family, etc. You should absolutely be speaking out in those groups. Facebook, Twatter, etc. are all going to crumble into oblivion just like MySpace.
I wound up here because I knew there was something insidious and wrong with the left but didn't know how to articulate exactly what it was. I just called it the Oppression Olympics and knew that it was annoying and counter productive. Then I saw Jordan Peterson do a segment on Bill Mahr and the rest is history for me... very appreciative of JBP and the rest of the IDW for helping me realize how bad the things I had been looking away from really were...
Thing is, I don't know of a single person who has ever changed their mind about anything because of a social media post/conversation. Real change happens in real life. "Speak out" applies more to your immediate circle of influence - close friends, family, etc. You should absolutely be speaking out in those groups. Facebook, Twatter, etc. are all going to crumble into oblivion just like MySpace.
I wound up here because I knew there was something insidious and wrong with the left but didn't know how to articulate exactly what it was. I just called it the Oppression Olympics and knew that it was annoying and counter productive. Then I saw Jordan Peterson do a segment on Bill Mahr and the rest is history for me... very appreciative of JBP and the rest of the IDW for helping me realize how bad the things I had been looking away from really were...