Semi retired perpetual student currently living in Sheffield (UK). Career & academic background in #Film, #CriminalJustice, & #Psychology. BA, MA & MSc, & trying to decide what to do next. Interested in the #Environment, #WildlifeGardening, #ForensicPsychology, & British & American #Politics, which I view with a mixture of fascination & horror. Big fan of #CriticalThinking, & trying to separate fact from #Misinformation. Can't say to no to #Cats
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Last Notes npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer "#Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer "The first #EarthDay in 1970 sparked a movement in the #UnitedStates that led to the #CleanAirAct, the #CleanWaterAct and the creation of the #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency. Today, the U.S. may be run by those who seem willing to squander the #economicopportunities of the #greeneconomy, but #cities around the world are already seizing them." npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer It depends what JSO's aims actually were? npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer "As Ellie Mae O’Hagan of the #climatechange thinktank E3G put it to me: “The #energytransition is unstoppable. The anti-net zero #politicalpantomime we’re seeing right now doesn’t change the fundamental #economics.” npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I guess I'm saying, in a very long winded way, I need more balance in my news intake. I want more articles from experts & less opinion pieces. /End. npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I've noticed, if you wait long enough, there will always be a news story which challenges the doom laden one you have just been presented with. Or at least puts it in perspective. However the nature of the newscycle now means we don't want to wait for the less emotive story, & when it comes it's insufficient which is bc the previous one was so extreme in it's presentation, it (almost) suggested there was no solution. So we remain permanently angry. 2/ npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I know there are lots of studies which demonstrate that rage gets clicks, & that keeping us permanently angry increases engagement (no matter how detrimental that may be for our health). Therefore framing is an important part of how news is shared. For example, headlines often appear at odds with reality, which is why digital media has shifted our reality to always believe the worst & to be dissatisfied with any solutions - the solution becomes something to be angry about as well.1/ npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I was thinking this morning about how news is presented (curated?) on the Guardian Web page. Does it set out to just give the reader an endless list of rage inducing/doom laden stories. Or is it feeding me these because I click on them (even though I try to limit my daily rage intake)? When I'm looking at Masto, I try and boost a range of posts to give a breather from the endless doom. I often wonder why digital media doesn't (appear to) do this? npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer What went right this week: the #goodnews that matters - #PositiveNews npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer Just had a quick Google re polling on the subject, & quite frankly it's all over the place. What's clear (as any good researcher knows!) is that your question very much influences the response. So all political colours of the rainbow have declared victory on this one. I do hope Labour decide to educate people about immigration, bc this will be the best (if not the quickest) way of changing minds. Sadly their current trajectory doesn't suggest this is Labour's goal. npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I also think we shouldn't overlook the implicit sexism in so many men in positions of power portraying a female chancellor (someone who has spent most of her life in banking) as unable to stand up to the Treasury. npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer Worth a 3 minute watch npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer 👍 npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I remember reading Andrea Dworkin when I was an angry feminist undergrad in the early 90s. Even then I could see how her terrible upbringing had affected her perception of men. Although I didn't reject her outright then, because to do so would mean rejecting feminism right? Reading around the subject (as they say) helped me understand how simplistic a lot of her arguments were. And simplification & slogans do well for the right. npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I think the problem is actually; the media insist on reporting it. Bad weather will disrupt travel, therefore it's relatively normal. If it's normal then why is it reported? (Obviously I'm excluding extreme persistent weather events caused by climate change for which we do need to find a solution). npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I'm not sure even that would make it bearable! It's a sad indictment of our British culture lol. But then I don't really find much British comedy that funny... Although I was surprised by how much I liked Ghosts. So I guess I can occasionally move with the crowd. npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer Mrs Brown's Boys is one of the most popular comedies on British television. It is not funny. The fact that so many British people like this outdated unfunny comedy show is the reason we voted to leave the EU. If you look it up it'll all make sense to you! npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer "Put simply, the system has moved from a very tidy area with little for #wildlife to a messy complex jumble of #waterscapes and diverse #habitats that is full to the brim with a huge variety of #plants and #animals.” npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I was saying the very same thing when I recently trolled Barratt #homes on Fb for their so-called #EnergyEfficient (but without heat pumps or solar panels) homes npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer "The amount of power generated by #fossilfuels fell to 3.6 terrawatt-hours (TWh), its lowest level in over a century." npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer The 2025 #CommunityGarden Grants scheme is open for applications from Monday 9th September until noon on 28th October 2024. npub1dv7jx9xu3aknrkp0um4srkxrk7u4esn6cdew5sdw9t78av93098srhk724 A.Stringer I'm not sure women as a sex are victims of most murders. 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