Moral grandstanding - To grandstand is to turn one's contribution to public discourse into a vanity project. 🔓 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/papa.12075

#misinfromation #MoralGrandstanding #virtuesignaling

@UncensoredNews @Snoro @takvera

"The solution to that is that the description I post is now the description, which you the curators wrote. "

That's a good idea as it's important to show the context of the article (if it was being critically evaluated as "propaganda").

"You could also add a hashtag, say #propaganda, which I could use to make the article border red"

I will now use that hashtag. Though, and for example, the toot I wrote about The Guardian News 'mixed messaging' article - wasn't 'red flagging' propaganda. It was 'red flagging' misinformation.

We can conceptualize the information as empirical (e.g., research-based), misinformation ("mixed messaging"), and disinformation ("propaganda").

Will it help the search engine if I use the following hashtags?

#EmpiricalResearch (science) or
#misinfromation (mixed messaging) or #disinformation - (propaganda)

The film of the century.

Someone should make a true conspiracy \ crime film about the fuel industries - based on the evidence of 'The Climate deception dossiers'. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/07/The-Climate-Deception-Dossiers.pdf

The decades’
long campaign by a handful of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies—such as Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil,
and Peabody Energy—to deceive the American public........The *internal* documents collected and excerpted in this report tell the story of this deception. Disclosed to the public as recently as this year [2015], the seven “deception dossiers” presented here tell an *undeniable truth* —that, for nearly three decades, major fossil fuel companies have knowingly worked
to distort climate science findings, deceive the public, and
block policies designed to hasten our needed transition to a
clean energy economy.

Their tactics have included collusion, the use of front
groups to hide companies’ influence and avoid accountability,
and the secret funding of purportedly independent scientists.
Companies’ front groups have even used forged letters claiming to be from nonprofits that advocate for the well-being of women, minorities, children, seniors, and veterans, to dissuade members of Congress from supporting much-needed
climate legislation"

#ClimateJustice #film #Conspiracy #crime #conspiracy #fraud #lies #pseudoscience #deception #disinfromation #misinfromation

#climate #ClimateChange #legal #ClimateAction

Thoughts about how information flows on #Mastodon compared to the nonfederated, corporately owned social media platforms. For example, #twitter #facebook.

How would mastodon compare to Twitter, in regard to the types of information that spread on social media (e.g., going "viral") - during the outbreak of a novel virus that is infecting humans?

During a viral pandemic, the source of more reliable information is obviously the people that have been studying viruses and the spread of pathogens - as part of their everyday Job description. For instance, virologists and epidemiologists. Unfortunately, as we witnessed during the #SarsCoV2 outbreak - there are many arrogant people who believe they know more than they do, regardless of the subject. Ignorant arrogant types of personalities - have a habit of instinctively being motivated to share their unqualified opinions on social media (& get annoyed by toots like this one - that detail the evident facts about some human’s, poor quality, social media behavior)

A person only experiences this if they're qualified in a scientific subject - because then you perceive the level of ignorance. Those who aren't qualified (or "well-read" on the subject) - don't perceive that ignorance because they're part of it (within the social echo chamber of misinformation).

And then there are the social media users that are politically motivated, in other words, social gossip, rather than scientifically motivated (the average person in many cultures). They may or may not be informed about some subject, but, due to their personal agendas are either implicitly or intentionally spreading disinformation.

The fossil fuel industry and biased folk that, for example, like their fuel-burning lifestyles (e.g., cars, trucks, etc) - are typical examples of the people that intentionally spread disinformation about climate change and reject the ideas to mitigate climate change (the naysayers & the what about problems? - rather than promoting climate solutions).

So, we know that mastodon is different in that it's not owned by a corporation (though it is regulated by the instance admins) and does not use algorithms to promote toots. Would mastodon be a more reliable source of information during a novel viral outbreak that had a high mortality rate? (Better to ask these questions now rather than later) Because, due to the levels of ecological degradation that humans are causing - those pathogen outbreaks are increasing.
"Our Risk For Infectious Diseases Is Increasing Because of Climate Change" https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/what-we-do/climate-change-and-infectious-diseases/index.html

#fediverse #software #SocialMedia #climate #ClimateChange
#science #virology #virologists #epidemology #epidemiologists #InfectiousDiseases #COVID #virus #fungi #bacteria #ZoonoticInfectious #disease #mosquitoes #ticks
#laypeople #politics #ignorance #ConfirmationBias #misinfromation
#narcicism #disinformation #corruption

Thoughts about how information flows on #Mastodon compared to the nonfederated, corporately owned social media platforms. For example, #twitter #facebook.

How would mastodon compare to Twitter, in regard to the types of information that spread on social media (e.g., going "viral") - during the outbreak of a novel virus that is infecting humans?

During a viral pandemic, the source of more reliable information is obviously the people that have been studying viruses and the spread of pathogens - as part of their everyday Job description. For instance, virologists and epidemiologists. Unfortunately, as we witnessed during the #SarsCoV2 outbreak - there are many arrogant people who believe they know more than they do, regardless of the subject. Ignorant arrogant types of personalities - have a habit of instinctively being motivated to share their unqualified opinions on social media (& get annoyed by toots like this one - that detail the evident facts about some human’s, poor quality, social media behavior)

A person only experiences this if they're qualified in a scientific subject - because then you perceive the level of ignorance. Those who aren't qualified (or "well-read" on the subject) - don't perceive that ignorance because they're part of it (within the social echo chamber of misinformation).

And then there are the social media users that are politically motivated, in other words, social gossip, rather than scientifically motivated (the average person in many cultures). They may or may not be informed about some subject, but, due to their personal agendas are either implicitly or intentionally spreading disinformation.

The fossil fuel industry and biased folk that, for example, like their fuel-burning lifestyles (e.g., cars, trucks, etc) - are typical examples of the people that intentionally spread disinformation about climate change and reject the ideas to mitigate climate change (the naysayers & the what about problems? - rather than promoting climate solutions).

So, we know that mastodon is different in that it's not owned by a corporation (though it is regulated by the instance admins) and does not use algorithms to promote toots. Would mastodon be a more reliable source of information during a novel viral outbreak that had a high mortality rate? (Better to ask these questions now rather than later) Because, due to the levels of ecological degradation that humans are causing - those pathogen outbreaks are increasing.
"Our Risk For Infectious Diseases Is Increasing Because of Climate Change" https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/what-we-do/climate-change-and-infectious-diseases/index.html

#fediverse #software #SocialMedia #climate #ClimateChange
#science #virology #virologists #epidemology #epidemiologists #InfectiousDiseases #COVID #virus #fungi #bateria #ZoonoticInfectious #disease #mosquitoes #ticks
#laypeople #politics #ignorance #ConfirmationBias #misinfromation
#narcicism #disinformation #corruption

Hello, Mastodonians and #fediverse peeps in general.

This toot is written to be a form of reflective introspection.

Have you noticed how many politicians keep saying that their intentions are to deal with human-caused climate change by "sometime in the future"?

And yet, right here, right now - we (the majority) are still burning as many fossil fuels as ever. The majority of people (in fuel-powered economies) are still filling up our vehicles with diesel and petrol ("gas" in the USA).

The industries are still looking for, manufacturing, and investing in more fossil fuels. The sales in wood fuels are increasing as fossil fuels become more expensive (& fossil fuel industries make record profits).

Have you noticed how many politicians keep saying that their intentions are to deal with human-caused climate change by "sometime in the future"?

They're, in general, lying! (e.g., many politicians have close connections to the fuel industries)

"*Internal* Fossil Fuel Industry *Memos* Reveal Decades of Corporate Disinformation" https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/climate-deception-dossiers

This is how it can be - how it already could (just about) have been "100% Clean and Renewable Wind, Water, and Sunlight All-Sector Energy Roadmaps for 139 Countries of the World" https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2017.07.005

First, the industries tried to suppress the science that burning fossil fuels was heating up the climate. + cultures (average person) in general self-repress the medical evidence regarding how air pollution, and how their vehicles - are harming everyone's health (simply - they don't want to know)

They (the majority- country dependent) blame the climate protesters for stopping traffic. For demonstrating against air-polluting, harmful activities - rather than accepting the truth.

Traffic pollution (air pollution) causes brain damage: Retrospective cohort study. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 219(6), 678-685. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2021.119

Second, the industries and associated politicians speak climate "blah blah blah" (virtue signaling. i.e., moral grandstanding)

Have you noticed how many rich politicians & eco-damaging businesses keep saying that - their intentions are to deal with their own ecologically damaging activities and polluting products - but, by "sometime in the future"? (not specifically now. "maybe? in twenty years!", etc)

And yet, those that have been paying attention over the last decade - have noticed an obvious pattern - these same (personality types of) politicians & industries have been saying this "blah blah blah" for decades. If that is not deception? what is? (rhetorical question)

They really are habitual liars. They don't value honesty - they value being rich & they make profits by selling fuels & or investing money in fuel corporations. It's that simple!

"The H Factor of Personality
Why Some People are Manipulative, Self-Entitled, Materialistic, and Exploitive—And Why It Matters for Everyone" https://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/T/The-H-Factor-of-Personality

Right here, right now - we (the majority) are still burning as many fossil fuels as ever. We are still filling up our vehicles with diesel and petrol ("gas" in the USA). The industries are still looking for, manufacturing, and investing in more fossil fuels. The sales of wood fuels are increasing as fossil fuels become more expensive (& fossil fuel industries are making record profits).

"The effects of human-caused global warming are happening now, are irreversible for people alive today, and will worsen as long as humans add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere" https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/

Even when renewable energy systems are installed on the electrical network - they are often in addition to the burning of fuels - not replacing them. That's china's general policy.

For example, the UK has one of the largest wood-burning power stations in Europe (DRAX - a big industry making lots of money from deforestation). And the same forms of deception can be seen on the https://www.drax.com/ website.

They are habitual liars - they know that woodfuel isn't, to quote the DRAX website "sustainable biomass" (i.e., burning wood).

They are simply doing the same greenwashing they did with fossil fuels - with woodfuel.

The science is clear - burning wood is extremely harmful to human health. "Use of wood stoves and risk of cancers of the upper aero-digestive tract: a case-control study Conclusion: “use of wood stoves may be linked to as many as 30% of all cancers occurring in the region”. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/27.6.936

The science is clear - burning wood (biomass) is a leading cause of climate heating, deforestation, wildlife extinction, soil erosion, etc.

"It’s time to stop "pretending" [deception & denial] burning forest biomass is carbon neutral" https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12716

The woodfuel & fossil fuel industries aren't stupid - they know that their products are extremely harmful. Criminals understand they're causing harm - but do it anyway (for money).

This blog post describes the liars' (& worse) personality characteristics "The unpleasant psychology of the dark side. (Age advisory rating 15+ or with adult supervision). https://empiricalperspective.home.blog/2022/12/04/the-unpleasent-psychology-of-the-darkside-age-advisory-rating-15-or-with-adult-supervision/

#corporation #industry #business #disinfromation #misinfromation #immorality #greed #corruption #AirPollution #GreenWash #PersonalityDifferences #liars #deception #CoverUps

#science #climatology #climate #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #Ecology #biodiversity #sustainabilty #wildlife #nature #health #CleanAir #RenewableEnergy #HomeInsulation #HeatPumps #ElectricTrains #CycleLanes #ElectricJets #Electrification #GreenHydrogen #space #nasa