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Ursus Rex

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3. That's just part of the current semantic environment, unfortunately.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 09:57 AM

Nov 14

It may rankle all of us who like to believe in authenticity, factual sourcing, etc, but it's the way things are done now in many circles and the second-best option is adopt and subvert that mode of expression to suit our needs.

I also hate it when people say "scan" when they actually mean "skim," fwiw, but that battle is long lost.

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One more time - PLEASE check alleged quotes, including quotes in images, before posting them on DU as real, [View all] highplainsdem Nov 14 OP

You can't win a fight against the Internets Stacey Grove Nov 14 #1

You can try. If you don't try, you're helping the trolls. It takes only a minute to check those quotes. highplainsdem Nov 14 #2

I can dig it Stacey Grove Nov 14 #4

I've probably got more than 95% of the internet, by volume, blacklisted. hunter Nov 14 #10

I walk a lot Stacey Grove Nov 14 #11

Good for you! I have thought about it though... SouthBayDem Nov 14 #15

Most people don't know how to disappear those sites dickthegrouch Nov 14 #17

Blocking third party cookies is important too. hunter Nov 14 #18

That's just part of the current semantic environment, unfortunately. Ursus Rex Nov 14 #3

+1 There's an upside leftstreet Nov 14 #9

Like Lincoln said Shambala Nov 14 #5

I don't know about that. usonian Nov 14 #6

Sadly, there is no prohibition against spreading misinformation or lies. Fiendish Thingy Nov 14 #7

i'm worried about the future. i keep a tab in browser to google the crap i see. mopinko Nov 14 #8

Agreed. I paraphrased, using quotes here on DU & was called on it. I argued that it was very similar. I was wrong. AnotherMother4Peace Nov 14 #12

I really WISH there was a way to quarantine suspicious posts that have unverified "quotes" FakeNoose Nov 14 #13

Good reminder. Thanks for posting. Martin68 Nov 14 #14

It's not just the fake quotes or social media quotes or AI. A weekly very obvious satire posted on here gets more people WhiskeyGrinder Nov 14 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Nov 14 #19