'Films For Action' Featured Steemit as Alternative Social Media
https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/social-media-alternatives-steemit-and-dtube-with-dan-dicks/
Films for Action has been a favorite website of mine. I've added it to my Feedly app because I like most of the activist documentaries they feature that raise awareness of important issues not covered by the corporate media. There are a lot of political activism videos and articles on this website and I like most of what I have been reading so far. Honestly, I have become quite skeptical of CNN and BBC these days. I still read The Guardian and independent.co.uk though, I'm just not sure which to trust anymore. What are your thoughts?
I didn't have a Tele for years so I rely mostly on reading news and articles on my Feedly app. I actually read more about international news than the local news these days. Even though I try to stay away from all the negativity, I still don't want to blind myself to the reality of the world.
Steemit and Dtube have been featured in films for action as an alternative social media in this video by James Corbett and Dan Dicks. Actually, I have never heard of these independent journalists so I'm going to watch their documentaries soon particularly the MLK documentary. But I've been reading a lot of negative comments on this youtube video about Dan Dicks. Dan's website's Steemit profile is https://steemit.com/news/@pressfortruth and James' https://steemit.com/@corbettreport.
I will just focus on their review of Steemit. I think James Corbett explained what is Steemit and how it works without being bias. With all the Facebook and Youtube issues right now, I think it is a good thing to suggest an alternative social media for the masses. James explained Steemit as a blockchain-based, decentralized Reddit type site with a monetary function. He said it's like getting money without giving money. While Dan explained how Steemit is a mix between Facebook and Reddit. I just like that he didn't fail to explain all the other issues in this community including the bots and those who are abusing their Steem Power through flag wars and massively upvoting a content. Dan concluded that he is making some money and has overall great experience on Steemit.
I'm not a Youtube star or anything and I have stopped updating my Facebook profile since the day I signed up for Steemit. I only use it for messenger as I have 800 'Facebook friends', less than 10 friends, and 2-3 real friends. And the positive result, I am now more productive as I have more time for writing quality content and meaningful blog instead of that so-called microblogging and spur-of-the-moment posting of 'what's on my mind'. I also don't feel the need to do hundreds of selfies while traveling since I'm no longer active on Facebook. During my recent trip, I was able to enjoy the moment without the need for taking pictures all the time. I have no interest in impressing the Facebook world anymore. I think I feel freer now.
Though I agree that Steemit can be a good alternative social media without censorship, and with monetary incentive as an icing on the cake, it just sucks that people are ruining good things. With all the issues going on around here, I know Steemit is still in its infancy stage and there are a lot of areas for improvement. I still hope that the founders or the developers take some serious action soon about the current power abuse issues. I don't want to be a hypocrite and say that I don't like Steemit, I am still greatly benefitting from it in terms of monetary rewards and writing/journaling. I just want to say that hopefully, all the system abuse issues will be resolved and features will be improved for this platform to stay and become a really good social media alternative.
I have become skeptical even of Guardian and the Independent, not to mention pretty much every MSM outlet there is. Regardless of what I read from "traditional" outlets, I am always seeing how it is formulated to engender trust while omitting how it reinforces the legitimacy of the existing power structure which is patently unjust.
It became even harder to trust them once I learned of Operation Mockingbird in the aftermath of WWII which is documented and was admitted to in congressional testimony (Wikipedia reads "alleged program" despite the evidence). Further, the US (re)legalized the use of propaganda against the public in 2013, which inadvertently revealed it had been issuing propaganda via news media to the rest of the world since WWII. Other countries simply don't have a law against the state using the media to spread their narratives. Some people choose to trust despite this, I have chosen distrust. There was also a best-seller in Europe not long ago by a whistleblower from one of the biggest most trusted papers who revealed intelligence services writing or planting stories in almost all the major papers.
I still read it for the compare contrast function with so-called "alternative" news outlets, and in doing so, I like to think I have a clearer view - but with so much smoke and mirrors out there, who knows? I compare the MSM with the news from The Liberty Mill and Censored News daily. I tend to read about 3-5 hours of news, reference, history etc. per day and 1-2 hours of belletristic/fiction, so I get a lot of reading done. Easy to do when you're single and the weather is so nightmarish cold most of the time you can't go outside.
I haven't watched TV in years, though I do watch news and documentaries online. Ultimately it was the social engineering on TV that turned me off. Every once in a while I will watch a series via Netflix, but I would rather read, the pictures in my head are better than anything the media can provide. And, as you can guess, I try to write regularly, though with a full time job and trying to have a social life, I don't get to it as much as I would like. Good thing I can type around 80 words a minute, or this response would have taken much too long ;)!
And check out @newsagg, a great project here on Steemit that aggegrates a bunch of different kinds of news.
It makes me remember this quote.
I read the news but it does not mean I believe all of it. With age comes being less dumb so now I question everything. This whole government propaganda and oligarch-controlled news are happening everywhere. Because power nations like the US control the world.
Sadly, most people are too gullible these days. But soon enough, they will get so tired and confused that it will become a matter of life and death. They will get out of the matrix too.
I will check it out!
I'm feeling pretty confident about Steemit thanks to people like you. I admire what you're doing.
Yep forget about the rest and let's focus on our stuff. :)
For sure!
No one is trustworthy in the field of media so there is no need to makeup your mind after reading/listening a story in media. Mostly influential people use media for their own interest.
Trip is more enjoyable when you enjoy the beauty addition of lot of selfie only distract your attention from enjoying beautiful moment.
Steem is a good platform to keep in touch and it will become more attractive if reward pool abuse, self voting, bot using for voting has been resolved. keep sharing @diabolika
I definitely agree!
People are always going to abuse power I don’t think there’s much anybody can do about that. I was watching Mark Zuckerberg on capital hill getting drilled by politicians it was sort of funny. All Facebook does is make you live a fake life it’s not a healthy thing. I need to check out that feedly app , I never heard of it.
Feedly just lets me organize the website articles I want to read.
I've never been really being active on Facebook and the likes unless of course I need to read some articles or watch some funny videos or sth. Either ways I've always felt this platform is promising, and like any developing community there's always those who'd take advantage of the system. Hopefully this platform would be rid of such people in time to come.
True!
"I still don't want to blind myself from the reality of the world."
When you unplug from the matrix and see the true reality of the world, you will not need any news of the world because you know the program that is at work and all news that you do come across you will overstand why it is being told to you as "news" and why it is happening in such a way. I can't free you Neo, I can only show you the door. -Morpheus
PS - comment back, I like paying you ;)
True words Morpheus. Ok giving back to you 9 cents lol.
Am I good with that slider or what? 9 cents! Boom!
I stopped watching the news for a long time actually. Its so biased, negative and one liner based.
Here on the island I love reading local news because this is more how it should be. More balanced with positive stories and with stuff that is closer to you.
Cnn and those things I can bear. US orientated like the rest of the world doesnt exist at all. Thanks but no thanks
I agree.
Hi @diabolika, could not agree more. Hard to know what publications, blogs or sites to believe. No fbook for me ever, steemit is about the only site I work on. As for bbc, or any American tv. I just look for quality content and try to put political bias aside. Who knows anymore ? 🐓🐓
Me too!!