u/HPLydcraft

Something I've noticed as my own engagement in politics has ramped up is how platforms are doing their best to suppress certain political opinions. Lately any comment I make on Youtube immediately disappears no matter what it pertains to. I noticed it almost immediately after I started replying to Youtube comments on videos from channels like Channel 5. None of these comments were ever inflammatory. None of them were even replying in a dissenting manner to the original comment I was replying to.

All of the comments that kicked off my presumed shadowban were about how people need to organize offline. I even made an effort to avoid specifically saying what they should be organizing for or against. A common sentiment in all of these would be something like "It doesn't matter what organization it is. Find something you agree with, thats actually fighting for change, and believe in. Start attending meetings, get involved in your local community,etc. if you want real change for real people". Soon after I noticed all of my comments were disappearing. It's something I noticed quickly because I was watching/hoping to have some replies to have a dialogue with.

It's no secret that the tech giants want to keep people as divided as possible. It keeps social media addiction up and critical thinking skills down. As long as you're scared of the people next to you you'll stayed hunkered down in your box of content. I think in the coming year as we see working class solidarity go up we are going to be seeing more and more effort to suppress any speech encouraging it.

Anyone else noticing this? I think I may notice it more than others because I do like to make incendiary comments with the purpose of starting conversations.

All of this to say - get outside and start talking to the people that are around you. Attend protests. The single day of action is not the point. The point is to communicate with your peers and for you to go up to the tables at protests to start getting involved with the people doing work to better what you want to better for yourselves and your neighbors. Attend community events. Start hard conversations. Social media is an excellent tool that has and can help us. But its not where the real work is done and it never will be.

Something that really sparks a fire in me is the idea of "specializing" in a field like biodefense/bioterrorism. Only problem is I have no idea where to start.

I plan on starting doing my undergrad in the very near future. I never thought I would have the opportunity in my life to be able to pursue an advanced degree but I've found myself in a place now where that's possible. I've been in vet med for five years now as a technician and I definitely see the doctor side being more of my calling in this field. I work ECC. I love it. I absolutely would start with clinical practice. My ultimate goal would be to specialize in the previously mentioned fields.

I want to gear my education towards that goal. I don't know exactly where to start. Is there an undergrad degree I should go for before heading to vet school like a ba in biochemistry? Are there other things I should do to guide myself towards that route. Any guidance is appreciated!