To Post or Not to Post?

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Only posting about shit you have personal experience of? 
  • Ali explains why white middle class people should maybe shut up. 
  • Team discuss different social media platforms and shouting into the void
  • Posting hot photos on Instagram as awareness raising? 
  • The power of posting about stuff you have lived experience with. 
  • Sam talks about the power of herd acceptance and how minds change more often than people realise. 
  • The advantages of podcasts over social media for actually learning things. 
  • The team discuss the information space and Australian politics. Joe talks about becoming a centrist because he’s so sick of being in the inner-city leftie bubble. 
  • The Voice referendum is discussed. Sam accuses Joe of thinking people power is non-existent. 
  • Facebook is waning fast but offered strong predictive data about Boomer voting intentions in said referendum  
  • Ali mentions marriage equality as a successful campaign with a social media element. The Middle East rears it’s ugly head.
  • Ali and Sam conclude that everyone has personal experience of everything and should post whatever they want, Joe is pissed off.
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  • (00:00) - Theme and intro
  • (00:29) - Topic: Posting outside your personal experience - staying in your lane
  • (01:52) - Political Discourse
  • (02:06) - Predicting the Voice referendum based on Facebook posts
  • (03:14) - Reflecting on Personal Social Media Usage
  • (03:40) - Demographics of over posting
  • (03:53) - Personal Background and posting - private school graduates
  • (05:57) - Social Media for Social Change - who to listen to, making space
  • (12:01) - Personal experience resonates more than opinion
  • (29:35) - Analyzing Communication Strategies
  • (30:17) - Class and Political Perception
  • (31:19) - The Impact of Social Media on Politics
  • (32:50) - The Role of Personal Involvement in Political Discourse
  • (35:12) - The Power of Social Movements
  • (37:04) - The Influence of Social Media on Social Movements
  • (39:27) - The Complexity of Political Engagement
  • (44:30) - The Role of Social Media in Raising Awareness

Creators and Guests

Ali Catramados
Host
Ali Catramados
Diagnosed crazy cat lady/part time podcaster
Joe Loh
Host
Joe Loh
Film crew guy and mental health care worker with aspirations of being a small town intellectual one day.
Sam Ellis
Host
Sam Ellis
Teacher/father/leftist loonie/raised hare Krishna and have never quite renounced it - "I just have one more thing to say, then I’ll let you speak"
To Post or Not to Post?
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