I'm not sure how to answer this, since the original post wasn't very well thought-out, but basically I worry I'd be seen as trying to "freeload", so to speak. (Even though I would of course get a job and pay taxes.)
I think it's unlikely that you'd be perceived that way, honestly. It might depend where in the UK you were, but generally I'd imagine not.
Re: Eva, I get the impression it's one of those shows you're expected to have seen, but what little I have hasn't left me with a strong compulsion to do so, and I'm not that into anime. Maybe some day, if I have a lot of time to spare, I guess.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Another reason not to move to the UK:
Distance between Denver, Colorado and Columbus, Ohio: 1161 miles
Distance between Denver, Colorado and London, UK: 4694 miles
and yes, I know I wouldn't necessarily live in London, but I wanted to keep the pattern of capital cities. :P
he's so fat yoour hits don't damage him and you can't beat him. but then you learn magic or throw a slice of pizza and his weak point shows and you win
i thought snark was trying to sound smart by being an asshole
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Sometimes I'm tempted to say "if you get to snark at SJWs, I get to snark at political cartoons" but I'm worried it would quickly turn into a discussion of the politics instead of the mediocrity of the cartoons themselves and I don't really feel like getting into that.
Because frankly, snarking at SJWs and snarking at political cartoons both strike me as beating dead horses by now, but the latter is mildly more entertaining to me personally.
but he's so fat you can't hit his stomach or his balls. so pizza is the only way
pizza, btw, is the name of cyborg from a warrior planet created to protect this cyborg with the function of purifying evil negative energy. he pilots a ship which he can fuse himself with and turn into a robot
Sometimes I'm tempted to say "if you get to snark at SJWs, I get to snark at political cartoons" but I'm worried it would quickly turn into a discussion of the politics instead of the mediocrity of the cartoons themselves and I don't really feel like getting into that.
Because frankly, snarking at SJWs and snarking at political cartoons both strike me as beating dead horses by now, but the latter is mildly more entertaining to me personally.
This seems fair. What I've noticed is that politcl cartuns rarely elicit a better reaction than "I agree with this," so using them for snark should be fine.
See I was bothered by the snarking at social justice bloggers to begin with because it seemed so meanspirited that I suspected overgeneralizations and conclusion-jumping were at work. Then I started actually reading tumblr and seeing how people were being treated and I started to feel like maybe a little snark was deserved.
On the other hand political cartoons are usually pretty abysmal regardless of political content.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
"I say! That political cartoon has inserted a random black person behind that podium...and he seems to be talking about..."presidential concerns"? That won't do, everyone KNOWS our President is Mr. Obama, not just any black tom, dick or harry, off the street. I can't tell if this political cartoon is addressing the president or race concerns!"
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
See I was bothered by the snarking at social justice bloggers to begin with because it seemed so meanspirited that I suspected overgeneralizations and conclusion-jumping were at work. Then I started actually reading tumblr and seeing how people were being treated and I started to feel like maybe a little snark was deserved.
Funny, I think the opposite happened for me. I immersed myself in Tumblr for about a year and saw the way people were being treated and the way certain bloggers tried to stomp out actual discourse and I found it worthy of some level of mockery, but once people started going full-steam with it I was like "wait, I think there are some overgeneralizations going on here."
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Here's a pretty recent one that gets me:
Regardless of the statement he's trying to make...how does that comparison make sense? The US Postal Service and an iPhone don't serve remotely the same function, except for the very vague idea of enabling communication.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Is it creepy to look at my boyfriend's home on Google Street View?
I was looking through my emails to find the address to send his package to, and Gmail "helpfully" adds a Google Maps link for any email with a street address in it...
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Here's a pretty recent one that gets me:
Regardless of the statement he's trying to make...how does that comparison make sense? The US Postal Service and an iPhone don't serve remotely the same function, except for the very vague idea of enabling communication.
Just uhhh...
What is the point of this?
Instead of giving money to the post office everyone should get free iPhones?!
This is why I hate political cartoons. They're SUPPOSE to be the simplest things in the world, and often time I look at them and I have no idea what's trying to be communicated to me.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
The Lorry is supposed to be representative of the US Federal Government as a whole, not the postal service.
*headdesk*
Yeah, I got that much, Sherlock. What I'm saying is that Ramirez's analogy doesn't make sense because an iPhone can't replace all the functions of the postal service.
The Lorry is supposed to be representative of the US Federal Government as a whole, not the postal service.
*headdesk*
Yeah, I got that much, Sherlock. What I'm saying is that Ramirez's analogy doesn't make sense because an iPhone can't replace all the functions of the postal service.
Yeah, except thats not the point Ramirez is actually trying to make (I think).
Another problem is that they're usually symbolic, but the non symbolic parts simply don't work. I saw a bumper sticker once that showed the Obama campaign logo on a cherry with a caption that said "The weed of Socialism bears a poisonous fruit" and all I could think was WEEDS DON'T BEAR FRUIT MORON.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Funny, I think the opposite happened for me. I immersed myself in Tumblr for about a year and saw the way people were being treated and the way certain bloggers tried to stomp out actual discourse and I found it worthy of some level of mockery, but once people started going full-steam with it I was like "wait, I think there are some overgeneralizations going on here."
Well, like I said I think I'm hypersensitive to snark aimed in my direction.
Here's a confession: when Cygan, Anne Beeche and others started raising social justice-related points on TvT a while back, and others pointed out goons who'd levelled similar criticisms at the site, I felt kind of validated, like I was normal and the community was at fault, and like it was suddenly OK to express opinions I had previously thought would just be laughed down.
Whereas here, conversely, I kind of felt like my core values were under fire, like it was my responsibility to say something in the name of doing the right thing and being a decent human being.
Besides that I generally don't like to assume large groups of people are just crazy. I feel that behaviours and practices that seem weird or attention-seeking from an external perspective, if happening on a large enough scale, likely seemed quite rational from the perspectives of those responsible.
But my current perception is that, within tumblr, it's gotten to the point where it's actually quite difficult to express a minority political opinion or even to attempt to discuss anything because people are afraid of being pounced upon by self-righteous "allies" who don't seem to care even if they're persecuting the very people on whose behalf they presume to speak.
The biggest problem is that Tumblr is deeply divided and that both sides hate each other, mainly because the nature of the internet makes it difficult to see people you disagree with as human.
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I think it's unlikely that you'd be perceived that way, honestly. It might depend where in the UK you were, but generally I'd imagine not.
Re: Eva, I get the impression it's one of those shows you're expected to have seen, but what little I have hasn't left me with a strong compulsion to do so, and I'm not that into anime. Maybe some day, if I have a lot of time to spare, I guess.
I daresay I'm hypersensitive to snark aimed in my particular direction.
which of course i am
Why
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
On the other hand political cartoons are usually pretty abysmal regardless of political content.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Otherwise how would the ignorant public realize he was Obama?
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
The Lorry is supposed to be representative of the US Federal Government as a whole, not the postal service.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Yeah, I got that much, Sherlock. What I'm saying is that Ramirez's analogy doesn't make sense because an iPhone can't replace all the functions of the postal service.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Well, like I said I think I'm hypersensitive to snark aimed in my direction.
Here's a confession: when Cygan, Anne Beeche and others started raising social justice-related points on TvT a while back, and others pointed out goons who'd levelled similar criticisms at the site, I felt kind of validated, like I was normal and the community was at fault, and like it was suddenly OK to express opinions I had previously thought would just be laughed down.
Whereas here, conversely, I kind of felt like my core values were under fire, like it was my responsibility to say something in the name of doing the right thing and being a decent human being.
Besides that I generally don't like to assume large groups of people are just crazy. I feel that behaviours and practices that seem weird or attention-seeking from an external perspective, if happening on a large enough scale, likely seemed quite rational from the perspectives of those responsible.
But my current perception is that, within tumblr, it's gotten to the point where it's actually quite difficult to express a minority political opinion or even to attempt to discuss anything because people are afraid of being pounced upon by self-righteous "allies" who don't seem to care even if they're persecuting the very people on whose behalf they presume to speak.