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I've really enjoyed this radio4 series about internet culture and the impact that messaging apps have had on our lives/politics.

Each episode is a half hour with different themes: WhatsApp groups, Politicians using WhatsApp, Slack, Chatbots/AI, Discord leakers, Telegram in Russia.

Probably would say the first half is more UK-specific but the show does a good job of making the later episodes relevant, thought provoking.

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[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 1 points 7 months ago (13 children)

She's a transphobic piece of shit who abuses the concept of intersectionality to claim eternal victimhood for middle-class white women. Empty-brained narcissist.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

You can have a nuance debate about trans-inclusion in women’s sports without having to label the person you disagree with “a transphobic piece of shit”. It’s a complex issue that deserves better

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You really can't it's been a settled issue for a long time.

Trans women get shit for the possibility of testosterone improving their performance but the science shows they actually have less testosterone than some of the cis women they're competing against. This is thanks to the puberty blockers the government just decided that kids can't have access to. Transphobia begets transphobia.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

As I say, it’s a complex issue. Different people transition at different ages, with affects on development. Some may have taken puberty blockers at a young age, others may have transitioned later in life having gone through puberty, with accompanying musculature.

People are a diverse bunch, it wouldn’t surprise me if some trans women may have less testosterone than some cisgender women. You’re saying that “science shows they [all?] actually have less testosterone than some of the cis women they’re competing against” - I’d be interested in seeing the studies you are thinking of.

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