I really wish women and even girls of all ages would see their collective power. Imagine TikTok with no videos or women trying clothes or dancing? Imagine Instagram with no beautiful women posting every day to your feed. Wha would you have? Bunch of dumb as shit dudes talking about sports and how much they hate women/immigrants/trans/gay/black/asian/[insert rest of humanity] -people. Things would change very fast.
I do think social media bans are a good idea, but women have agemcy in this society, online or not. Ladies, you have power. Use it. You can just leave. Have a global women’s strike on social media for 24h, 48h, a week. Your bodies, minds and creativity is largely what men (and women) come to social media for (maybe apart from nerds like in HN, but I’m talking addiction economy’s mega apps, not geek forums). Without it all these platforms are just stinking gym locker rooms full of guys who never surpass mental maturity of a 13-year-old.
I wish I had a solution here rather than just an "I don't think this will work".
> Wha would you have? Bunch of dumb as shit dudes talking about sports and how much they hate women/immigrants/trans/gay/black/asian/[insert rest of humanity] -people. Things would change very fast.
I think people like that would post a lot of pictures of women, some of which may be real pictures of people (even though in this hypothetical that would be without their consent), some of which may be AI-generated; so unfortunately, I don't think it would shift anything.
Self-entitled jerks don't stop being so when faced with the consequences of their actions, they victim-blame. The men who are able to be better than you describe, and I hope I'm better than that, may not even realise something is amiss during such a strike until it gets pointed out to them.
delis-thumbs-7e|6 days ago
I do think social media bans are a good idea, but women have agemcy in this society, online or not. Ladies, you have power. Use it. You can just leave. Have a global women’s strike on social media for 24h, 48h, a week. Your bodies, minds and creativity is largely what men (and women) come to social media for (maybe apart from nerds like in HN, but I’m talking addiction economy’s mega apps, not geek forums). Without it all these platforms are just stinking gym locker rooms full of guys who never surpass mental maturity of a 13-year-old.
ben_w|6 days ago
> Wha would you have? Bunch of dumb as shit dudes talking about sports and how much they hate women/immigrants/trans/gay/black/asian/[insert rest of humanity] -people. Things would change very fast.
I think people like that would post a lot of pictures of women, some of which may be real pictures of people (even though in this hypothetical that would be without their consent), some of which may be AI-generated; so unfortunately, I don't think it would shift anything.
Self-entitled jerks don't stop being so when faced with the consequences of their actions, they victim-blame. The men who are able to be better than you describe, and I hope I'm better than that, may not even realise something is amiss during such a strike until it gets pointed out to them.
enjoykaz|6 days ago