Strava goes political. What are your thoughts? Should I delete the App?

It is dangerous and divisive to continue to support the false narrative put forth by BLM like Strava and the rest of corporate America is falling in line for. In Seattle alone 5 people have died as a direct result of protests. Neighborhoods of all Americans in the city but especially minority groups are less safe and can expect less police enforcement due the defending and the promotion of criminal behavior over law abiding citizens by the city council, mayor, and DA. The city is no longer conducive for any small business and many are forced to close. A transfer of wealth will occur unfortunately as those with assets step to buy what remains in the future for cheap one the government begs people to come back. What we saw in the Capital was disgraced unanimously by all and the national manhunt to arrest them all and throw the book at them was supported by all. Reminded me of the Boston manhunt. Contrast that to the constant message from elected Democrat officials that protests are not meant to be peaceful and that anyone arrested for violence against peoples rights to have a business or violence against police should be let go with no charges. The left tacitly supports Antifa and their fascist policies of forcing businesses and people into having only one viewpoint that America is bad and all our institutions (which we never stop improving upon) must be torn down and given to leftist. Nope, never going to succeed as long as Americans understand the singular purpose of government is to protect their rights and safety. I support Starva exercising free speech and I will exercise my freedom of association by deleting the app. (Yes, this last statement is meant to outline the stark differences between the fundamental support of rights which all Americans should agree with and the cancel culture which seeks to destroy rights.)

Harambe wrote:

Paradoxical wrote:

Wow, seems like I hit a nerve there. Maybe crawl back into your safe space if the internet comments are too offensive for you.

There irony here is too much lol

"Cancel culture means you can't make comments on the internet anymore!!"

"Crawl back in your safe space if internet comments are too offensive!"

Are you just a right-wing random phrase generator at this point?

Sure, Harambe, I am a right-wing random phrase generator. Score 1 for Harambe!

There, will that bit of attention satisfy you for the day?

I do disagree with domestic terrorism. It's the rest of the SJW garbage Strava put in there for whatever reason that I disagree with. Just make sure you signal properly with your BLM sign in your condo window so they won't bother you...that'll keep you safe!! Hahaha

Paradoxical wrote:

Harambe wrote:

There irony here is too much lol

"Cancel culture means you can't make comments on the internet anymore!!"

"Crawl back in your safe space if internet comments are too offensive!"

Are you just a right-wing random phrase generator at this point?

Sure, Harambe, I am a right-wing random phrase generator. Score 1 for Harambe!

There, will that bit of attention satisfy you for the day?

I mean you literally

1) Complained about not being able to make comments on the internet b/c of cancel culture

2) Told someone to log off if they couldn't handle your offensive comments

in the span of two posts! Direct contradiction! You even quoted so you could see that as you were writing!

Calling you a random phrase generator would be a charitable interpretation of the though process that went into your above responses.

Paradoxical wrote:

Urine Idiot wrote:

You mean like when Yahoo and other "news sources" ban commentary to question their slanted and fake stories?

You mean like when Twitter, Facebook, etc. all ban and censor conservative voices?

You mean like when conservative celebrities are dropped by sponsors?

You mean when churches are threatened if they open but funerals for thugs are allowed to have a packed auditorium?

When are those different opinions shared then, kip?

This x1000. I don't know what it's going to take for people to realize the cultural hegemony going on here, where one side of beliefs by the ruling political class is allowed to dominate all of society and the other is being actively suppressed by corporate and political elites. And what's worse are the brainwashed sheep masses actually cheering this on!

These takes are just comically ridiculous, I'm sorry. The internet allows more viewpoint diversity than ever before. Millions of people watch OANN and Newsmax from their homes. People can meet people with similar political views from all over the world from the comfort of their own home.

I would need to see evidence that people somehow have less exposure to right wing views in this day and age. It's extremely hard to believe.

P.S. There is no right to be paid money by a company. I can't believe the amount of conservatives who want to compel speech by private corporations. Horseshoe theory is 100% true. You guys are just leftists.

oldschoollrc wrote:

I honestly thought it was foolish for them to post it. Unless they knew that 90%+ of their audience agreed. Seemed like a good way to alienate your customer base. I'm sure there are Trumpers on Strava.

Sounds like you are unfamiliar with "conviction" or "courage,"

Sad!

Better than good, this is a great analysis. Everyone who keeps shouting "wHAt's WrONg wiTH WhaT STraVA SAID?? DO yOU liKe DoMESTiC TeRROriZm?!?!" needs to read this post and maybe, just maybe try to understand why their specific statement might be coming across as manipulative. And why maybe, just maybe that's rubbing people the wrong way.

This is who the real snowflake are.

bryan evans wrote:

mikey wrote:

That said, the OP reaction is just more cancel culture. Don’t complain about cancel culture if that is exactly what you do when confronted with a view you don’t like.

That you can't tell the difference between uninstalling an app yourself vs. calling people's work who use Strava, doxxing people's personal info who use Strava, calling Strava's sponsors, and my favorite, organizing employee protests at seemingly apolitical Internet backbones to deplatform Strava from the web is pretty obtuse.

You mean like starting a thread here and trying to get others to also cancel strava. If you just uninstalled, then this thread wouldn’t exist.

exactly

Eh, it's just virtue signaling that is required these days for social media. It'd be nice if I could close it or something since I've already seen it. I'm a free user so they're not getting any of my money anyway.

Urine Idiot wrote:

outsider69 wrote:

haha this is such an overreaction. We all need to practice living in a world where people have different opinions and it's okay.

You mean like when Yahoo and other "news sources" ban commentary to question their slanted and fake stories?

You mean like when Twitter, Facebook, etc. all ban and censor conservative voices?

You mean like when conservative celebrities are dropped by sponsors?

You mean when churches are threatened if they open but funerals for thugs are allowed to have a packed auditorium?

When are those different opinions shared then, kip?

It’s impossible for Yahoo to ban commentary on their articles - I see it on here all the time. Surely you aren’t saying the government should mandate all websites pay for messageboards/comments.

Just checked Twitter and Facebook and still see conservatives.

Are you against the free market of companies deciding who they sponsor?

COVID is real, even at church, and some government make policies to try to limit the spread. I’m fine if you want to voice displeasure of events such as funerals that violate those guidelines.

Hope that helps Mr. Pee Pants.

Harambe wrote:

Paradoxical wrote:

Sure, Harambe, I am a right-wing random phrase generator. Score 1 for Harambe!

There, will that bit of attention satisfy you for the day?

I mean you literally

1) Complained about not being able to make comments on the internet b/c of cancel culture

2) Told someone to log off if they couldn't handle your offensive comments

in the span of two posts! Direct contradiction! You even quoted so you could see that as you were writing!

Calling you a random phrase generator would be a charitable interpretation of the though process that went into your above responses.

Your reading comprehension has failed you. I never complained about not being able to make comments on the internet. The cancel culture I was referring to was businesses kowtowing to leftists for fear of being cancelled.

Paradoxical wrote:

Harambe wrote:

I mean you literally

1) Complained about not being able to make comments on the internet b/c of cancel culture

2) Told someone to log off if they couldn't handle your offensive comments

in the span of two posts! Direct contradiction! You even quoted so you could see that as you were writing!

Calling you a random phrase generator would be a charitable interpretation of the though process that went into your above responses.

Your reading comprehension has failed you. I never complained about not being able to make comments on the internet. The cancel culture I was referring to was businesses kowtowing to leftists for fear of being cancelled.

IE capitalism at work. Apparently many of you are not a fan of capitalism.

this is not analysis it's reinvention. read it like this, The contrast between how the mob of domestic terrorists was treated as they breached the US Capitol and the treatment of those who peacefully demonstrated against systemic racism . the subjects are applied to acts committed to the end of their expressions; it is very specific. only one prone to expressing (perhaps inured by) tautologies reads it this way. someone here already mentioned, but horseshoe theory: the right does not love the truth more than the left does; they are just as inclined to be reactionary and ridiculous. if you aren't political or don't care, this wouldn't bother you, so you should begin any attempt at "truth" by dispelling this notion 1st

jyhjkhjk wrote:

Paradoxical wrote:

Your reading comprehension has failed you. I never complained about not being able to make comments on the internet. The cancel culture I was referring to was businesses kowtowing to leftists for fear of being cancelled.

IE capitalism at work. Apparently many of you are not a fan of capitalism.

Yep, you got me, I hate capitalism. If I don't agree with an internet-running service's ridiculous take on current events and political pandering, it means I hate capitalism. That makes a lot of sense.

By that logic, if you disagreed with Strava for saying "I hate all minorities and love fascism and evil and Trump," you would also hate capitalism.

i mean wrote:

this is not analysis it's reinvention. read it like this, The contrast between how the mob of domestic terrorists was treated as they breached the US Capitol and the treatment of those who peacefully demonstrated against systemic racism .

You could just as easily say it this way:

The group of people who unlawfully entered the US Capitol for a couple of hours to protest an election that they believed to be stolen (death toll = 5) vs. the group of people who spent an entire summer burning down businesses, vandalizing national monuments and assaulting police officers (death toll = 25+) while mayors sat by idly watching.

It might help for you to understand that the majority of the country and I imagine, the majority of their users feel the same exact way as their message. So they are appealing to the consumers. The fact people are taking issue with companies appealing to their consumers makes one think that perhaps those complaining don't actually like companies appealing to their consumers unless they agree with them. Hence my comment.

Paradoxical wrote:

trollism wrote:

Word of advice:

If you're going to complain about people being 'whiny' stop doing it in such a whiny manner.

It's pathetic and nobody will ever take you seriously. It's bad enough that they don't like you, but if you're going to relentlessly whine too, they won't respect you either.

Wow, seems like I hit a nerve there. Maybe crawl back into your safe space if the internet comments are too offensive for you.

You weren't offensive.

Just whiny.

It's weird to complain about whinyness whilst being very whiny yourself.

Just saying.