Shot across the foil.
Hours ago, BeachGrit, a website with a tagline “Ultra Hard Surf Candy” and a generally anti-depressive aesthetic had its official Instagram account violently ripped down and without warning. A simple message of deletion followed by a strange blink of light then nothing. As proud purveyor of other Instagram accounts that have been disappeared (@reportsfromhell 180k followers, another which I can’t remember at 20k followers), this one was different as there were no messages detailing violation previously.
Zero anything leaving the 115k sometimes loyal followers to wonder if, perhaps, Mark Zuckerberg’s embrace of the big wave life has, possibly, emboldened him thereby sparking a revenge of the nerds, scorched earth approach to his perceived “enemies.”
Cancellation came directly after this posting.
In truth, BeachGrit, as official policy, has endorsed and celebrated Zuckerberg’s discovery of ocean games I mostly think.
Well, @beach_grit is gone replaced by @beach.grit (follow here) which will likely be replaced by a return to Twitter.
David Lee Scales and I discussed the joys of Jack Dorsey today along with Kelly Slater’s continued push into toxic print media.
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Truly dreadful writing! Even for a casual, non-formal audience and the intent to appear “hip” it was non-sensical and uninformative. Sorry to seem harsh, but there it is.
Lighten up Pauly
An opinion, Sean. But writing, as in speaking, should mean something.
Bitch boy can’t take criticism
Zuck gives Chas a bigger slapdown than Ashton
I’ll listen to it later
Poor Caio needs some of that Hawaiian ski assist
BG – canceled by the world’s biggest kook.
Did Jonah make a complaint?
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I elect Seaside Point for the needed cold water tour spot. Medina has said that he wants more lefts on tour, and more mass murders, yes?
Sofia mulanovich surfed it once during international woman’s month, was taking off a little deep but made a few. P2P Meth and natty ice can sponsor it….
Twitter is where it’s at. I jumped back into socials in November with a Twitter account and it was a bit overwhelming at first but it’s not been too bad. I like the way they do things.
Can’t stomach Instagram or anything else. Feel like with Twitter you get the info without a lot of the noise and fluff. And I don’t find myself doing the doom scrolling thing where every swipe of my thumb is another crack in my self-esteem.
How quickly you forget the cold water stop that was Steamer Lane , JP. Not sure about bringing it back, unless you’re in the “we need more fat rights” camp .
Not cold water! Not really.
In fairness to the evil tech overlords, it was a pretty shit Instagram account
Have you tried turning it off than back on?
Zuck’s metaverse avatar would go
Ok…who posted the dick pic to get us banned? Be honest
Point of clarification: Trump right and anti vac movement have fully embraced Putin in a fight against the global liberal elite.
Yeah it’s ‘weird’ how all the all the anti-vax accounts on various places have suddenly turned into pro-Putin accounts.
Absolutely piss-pathetic. These people, that should’ve already been in the bin, need to fuck off into one, stat.
That’s called confirmation bias, dear. The fact that you think they’re actually “anti-vax” says a lot.
I’d like to see these verified Trump right and anti-vax accounts you speak of. Are they actively cheering on Putin, encouraging bloodshed, or are they saying that while there’s bad shit going on in Ukraine, it’s just as, if not more important that issues in America be addressed.
Is Biden really taking this shit seriously?
Why is he sending this dumb fucking broad to Europe AGAIN to deal with it?
Listen to her. Would you take this bitch serious? She hardly takes herself serious.
https://youtu.be/Uz5sADmN8IE
Is that you up first Otto? https://www.instagram.com/t…
In all seriousness I should say there’s many on the left I’ve seen taking a similar siding like Tulsi Gibbard over your way, John Pilger on ours. Even my favourite Instagram account, @MarxistLeninistMemeParty is hammering it
Just funny to see how warped peoples perspectives are on all sides. People spend a good couple of years advocating to fight ‘tyranny’ then side with someone like Putin.
The world is a complex place. Treat it accordingly.
No one is siding with Putin.
Fuck ’em! My family has been fighting against Russia my entire life through collective military service. They were the enemy then and they are the enemy now. trump literally tried to turn us into Russia. Anyone supporting this evil dictator is a piece of shit and they can fuck off. My nephew is an officer in the Army and they blow shit up covertly – hope they blow that asshole putin into a million tiny pieces.
LOL! Republican’s are actually calling for Putin’s assassination but they are on russia’s side or trying to make us into russia. The delusions run deep in blue circles…
Anyone who is not far right, ultra white nationalist, ultra evangelical authoritarian = deep blue. Whatevs qotard. Shouldn’t you be in Dallas waiting for JFK to return? LMFO
Go read a book or something
Trump ordered the annihilation of over 200 Russian soldiers in Syria who were fighting in a capacity as mercs. In one fucking bombing run. All 200+ fucking Russians annihilated in a matter of moments.
You’re a fucking jackass to think Trump was trying to turn the US into some sort of Russia. How out of your fucking mind are you pal?!
How about you criticize Biden for engaging the Russians in Obama’s biggest fucking mistake Iran nuke deal. Right now! Fuck you and your dumb fucking lefty commie ways.
And here is qotard #1 right on cue. Beat it kook…
What’s the matter clown, facts too much for you to handle?
Well said
But he/she/them/us.
Are Puppets of their own ignorance.
So Putin got Trump elected, but he gets Ukraine when Biden is in office? You are truly delusional.
Don’t fuck with zuck.
#FvckZuck
Are there any Hawaiians left on Kauai?
Good to see Zuck got my complaint
Is Trump’s social media up and running yet?
You want the Truth?! Yes, it is.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Co…
That guy that tried to turn us into Russia? Fuck him, he should be shot right along with putin. World will be a much better place without those roaches.
Zuck taking cues from Pooty-poots regarding quashing of dissenting / comedic voices. Oh well, it’s a private business, not a Government-managed ‘public square’. They can do what they want. The danger of lies in the effective monopoly on channels (no, no, don’t) of discourse.
Maybe it’s time that BG underwent mitosis to create its own surf-adjacent Insta-style platform. Can’t be that expensive if using open-source code and not bothering about radical security issues re: politics.