Yeah, the old shadow hammer. And like you said, all we need to do to run afoul of it is to be inconvenient and factual. It might be why my stack has gone backwards lately.
wow! Banned from LinkedIn for 10 days for "accurate information". Where in the hell has freedom of speech gone? glad I'm not on LinkedIn if I had been and they did it to me well, who knows what would've happened. Freedom of speech lawsuit, maybe? It's ridiculous. I'm sorry that happened to you, but it just proves that you're making a difference! 💪
Thanks Kathleen. Yeah, some "untouchables" decide these days what "science" is. It's very sad. But we, the ones who are hard to govern? We will find each other anyway. Always have...
Yes, absolutely all of this. Except on thing. The CO2 plant thing. Yes, plants need carbon dioxide to live and photosynthesize and to produce the carbs, fats, and proteins that nearly our entire food chain depends on. But as the CO2 levels go up, plants get more creative, and they start producing more toxic compounds. And that is not really to our benefit. Also, at night, most plants breathe oxygen just like we do. They have mitochondria just like we do, and mitochondria can't live or function without oxygen. And neither can we, by the way. Carbon dioxide is made up of one atom of carbon, and two atoms of oxygen. Every molecule of carbon dioxide we emit, binds two atoms of oxygen and renders them unbreathable by us. We have been and continue to be supercharging our carbon dioxide emissions, while at the same time we are rapidly deforesting our planet and reducing tree cover and green spaces in and around many of our cities as well. While in most places this isn't a problem, yet. It does seem like a fool hardy path to be traveling for the long term.
Thank you for this post and mention! Yeah I experienced sudden stagnations and drastic decrease of visibility and drops of some posts out of the feed more or less regularly.
While I'm not claiming it's necessarily shadowbanning but I'm sure algorithms do have a way to decrease my visibility here and taking into account my content is quite anti-establishment with almost every regard, shadow ban or something like it is more likely reason for it that just sudden bug or random algorithm failure or Internet connection technical problems.
It puts the so-called “beginner hell” in a slightly different perspective. As always - only by working together we can cut a little slice of that huge pie. Thank you for your mindful comment. Appreciate very much!
Yeah, the old shadow hammer. And like you said, all we need to do to run afoul of it is to be inconvenient and factual. It might be why my stack has gone backwards lately.
Yours too?? I'm for months around 850 subscribers, despite of doing all the right things...🤣🤣
Didn't even know one could get banned from Linkedin... lol. Thanks for sharing some creator channels that inspire you!
Yeah, it's a crazy time…
My list is actually much longer… but even Substack has word limits. 🙄😉
wow! Banned from LinkedIn for 10 days for "accurate information". Where in the hell has freedom of speech gone? glad I'm not on LinkedIn if I had been and they did it to me well, who knows what would've happened. Freedom of speech lawsuit, maybe? It's ridiculous. I'm sorry that happened to you, but it just proves that you're making a difference! 💪
Thanks Kathleen. Yeah, some "untouchables" decide these days what "science" is. It's very sad. But we, the ones who are hard to govern? We will find each other anyway. Always have...
Algorithms..This is how 'they' control us all. Also great job to your wife on the crochet shoes!
Thank you so much! Will tell her.
Yes, absolutely all of this. Except on thing. The CO2 plant thing. Yes, plants need carbon dioxide to live and photosynthesize and to produce the carbs, fats, and proteins that nearly our entire food chain depends on. But as the CO2 levels go up, plants get more creative, and they start producing more toxic compounds. And that is not really to our benefit. Also, at night, most plants breathe oxygen just like we do. They have mitochondria just like we do, and mitochondria can't live or function without oxygen. And neither can we, by the way. Carbon dioxide is made up of one atom of carbon, and two atoms of oxygen. Every molecule of carbon dioxide we emit, binds two atoms of oxygen and renders them unbreathable by us. We have been and continue to be supercharging our carbon dioxide emissions, while at the same time we are rapidly deforesting our planet and reducing tree cover and green spaces in and around many of our cities as well. While in most places this isn't a problem, yet. It does seem like a fool hardy path to be traveling for the long term.
I did not expect to be mentioned here.
I didn't ever think about if I have been shadow banned. I guess I have some thinking to do.
I really appreciate your shout out!!
Very welcome 🙏 I didn't claim you are banned in any form. But people able to feed and take care of themselves are increasingly a threat...
We don’t buy enough stuff...🤣
Thank you for this post and mention! Yeah I experienced sudden stagnations and drastic decrease of visibility and drops of some posts out of the feed more or less regularly.
While I'm not claiming it's necessarily shadowbanning but I'm sure algorithms do have a way to decrease my visibility here and taking into account my content is quite anti-establishment with almost every regard, shadow ban or something like it is more likely reason for it that just sudden bug or random algorithm failure or Internet connection technical problems.
I love your content. It’s important - and somebody has to say it out loud. Good job, Alex.
I 100% believe that voices like you are dimmed. They go too much against the grain…
Thank you again, I do really appreciate it! Your post was really a pleasant discovery!
Thanks for your mindful comment.
You’re right, the tension is very real. Most platforms are built to serve their own incentives first, not the creator or the reader.
That’s why I’m investing more energy in spaces where people choose to connect, not in those where an algorithm decides who gets seen.
Email, community, and direct relationships might grow more slowly, but they grow stronger.
And in a world optimized for noise, choosing depth is almost an act of resistance.
It puts the so-called “beginner hell” in a slightly different perspective. As always - only by working together we can cut a little slice of that huge pie. Thank you for your mindful comment. Appreciate very much!