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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 1h

** Lol “the hallway in between”

Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 1h

The real, the fake, and the hallway in between are all part of a homogeneous ocean online. That’s the Faustian bargain we agreed to when we made the internet central to our lives 30 years ago 🫤

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 2h

Anyone who uses ANY swear words in a response to me I call an internet troll and deny them any further dialogue. It’s allowing rude behavior and communication to be normalized that led millions to re-elect their avatar of no inhibitions, the Internet Troll-in-Chief, back to the White House.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 4h

FYI your comment was “hidden”

Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 6h

My 16 year-old wants to see it simply because of the NIN score (and Depeche Mode being on the soundtrack too). Well probably go in the morning if they’re over their cold. Their BFF already saw it Friday. And these kids have NOT seen the first two!

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 6h

Yup. People like that make me recall how “Animal Farm” turned out.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 7h

It turned out Keaton said the opposite on this topic after 2018?

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 8h

That would be you - not her.

www.bbc.com/news/enterta...

Diane Keaton defends Woody Allen over abuse allegations - BBC News

The actress says she "continues to believe" the director after claims against him resurfaced.

www.bbc.com

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 8h

Brilliant, Jerry! This one sings like it floated out the window of the Brill Building.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 8h

That’s crazy that headline doesn’t include “Annie Hall”!

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

… because he’s the avatar of how they want to be, living without consequences, especially when it comes to treating others harshly. It’s turtles all the way down, and if we don’t budge when it comes to demanding civil treatment from strangers online, than we’ll soon just get another Trump. (2/2)

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

I can no longer keep track of who I’m responding to (and I’m not going to start a spreadsheet when it’s not a workday), so I’m bowing out here.

But not before pointing out this thread, for me, epitomizes a transition point in America. Last fall, millions re-elected the Internet Troll-in-Chief (1/2)

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

“Pretending you didn’t understand” — nope, assuming understanding of another person’s interior experience is another Internet troll move.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

“Glad you picked up on that” — that is not something I said or indicated.

Speaking for the thoughts and emotions of others that have not been self-identified by them is another Internet troll move.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

Ad hominem insults are also a trait of internet trolls

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you for responding to my original question. But who finds hit and run drivers who have escaped in the dark? And, more importantly, how is it determined the right person has been found?

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

You also answered my question with more questions.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

You also answered my question with a question, after supplanting my anecdote with one of your own.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

“Or seeking clarity” what?

Sentence fragments are confusing in a long thread.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 9h

I am serious - and I don’t need to swear at strangers to make myself heard.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 10h

I find responding to someone’s question with another question to be an internet troll move.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 10h

Around the corner from me, a hit and run driver ran over the foot of a guy wearing a high-vis vest and killed his dog. How would that driver be found and held to consequences (so they don’t do that again, or worse) without police?

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 21h

Ooh that lil guy is creepy. Reminds me of the last shot of The Blair Witch Project 😬

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 23h

Time for a few. A few small beers.

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Jim Burlingame @jimburlingame.bsky.social · 1d

Yup. Although “hate” is a dubious big jump from unsympathetic/disapprove of. But ok, you do you.