Quotes about "Social Media & Online Culture"

When I was in high school, I got bullied through social media - on the Internet, on my Facebook. That was hard for me, and I think social media has made it easy for people to bully other people on-line because they can just post anything they want anonymously. ”

It's disingenuous to... pretend the sources of our money don't impact the policy we write - you just can't serve two masters. ”

What I see is that the Democratic Party takes working class communities for granted, they take people of color for granted, and they just assume that we're going to turn out no matter how bland or half-stepping these proposals are. ”

The biggest hurdle that our communities have is cynicism - saying it's a done deal, who cares; there's no point to voting. If we can get somebody to care, it's a huge victory for the movement and the causes we're trying to advance. ”

I'm very hands-on about social media. That's my voice. ”

The difference between face-to-face conversation and any other medium of communication is simple: No distractions are permitted. ”

It is possible to assemble a narrative for yourself, brokenly, on social media, only seeing what you want to look at. ”

Ferguson shows the power of social media. This could have not been a story. Or it could have just been a local story. Or it could have been something that we saw only from a distance, through the usual filters. Instead, it gathered steam. ”

As a culture, we really like our food passive. ”

Retaining culture takes effort and persistence and discipline. It's a commitment, not a flag. You can't just pull it out and wave it about when it's convenient. ”