One thing I've noted on the Internet is that all kinds of things can get people worked up enough to do shit like that. Politics and its bedmate religion are of course the biggest ones, though ...
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Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
Cross-posting because of reasons.
You know what I’m tired of? Making fun of Tumblr users as if you weren’t a user yourself.
Like, I get it. Make fun of the ridiculous acts, thumb your nose at the foolishness. Everyone has a big laugh.
But we’re not mocking them from our comfortable spaces on Blogspot or 4chan or Livejournal or whathaveyou. We’re mocking them - no. We’re mocking ourselves from the same place the foolishness springs.
We’ve been here for what, two years? Three years? I think it’s time we stopped pretending to be outsiders on the inside.
In truth, there is a bit of mainstream to every site that it's okay to point out you don't belong too.
Tvtropes for instance involved people who listed tropes for themselves, whether or not you fit into this kind of person, that was a mainstream for tvtropes.
Tumblr is a mixed bag, but there are some behaviors that follow it that people can fall into.
I would say after my visitation there, that fact-checking might fit into that kind of behavioral circle.
The spread of misinformation can go far on tumblr, because people don't fact-check on things.
That is a behavioral circle that I would accuse tumblr of.
Mind you, It's interesting to look into that kind of thing from a behavioral science perspective, but the fact remains, this is something I now associate with tumblr, but I don't take it out on the people who use tumblr, that would be stereotyping, a rather inefficient brain-parsing ability.
Rather, It's important to keep in mind so I don't fall into the same kind of trap.
So that when a post comes around that I could keep in mind whether or not that post is using sources that I can verify.
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
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
I suppose.
I just have knee-jerk reaction to people complaining about advertising on free websites, to be honest. Oftentimes it smacks of a sense of entitlement.
the thing about ads is that under non-scummy (or at least as non-scummy as ads can get) circumstances generally admit to being ads and being placed there for money. it's called disclosure.
...this seems to defeat the purpose of a blog host.
And also runs counter to the spirit of the established tumblr community.
i thought you'd be against this, CA? This is a pretty clear instance of a private property owner opening that property to the public and then screwing about with them, is it not?
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
I guess if they were sticking things on my blog I'd be pretty annoyed, yeah
I just have knee-jerk reaction to people complaining about advertising on free websites, to be honest. Oftentimes it smacks of a sense of entitlement.
Tachyon's got a point about this particular case, but in general I agree that tumblr has a lot of this going on. There's this one reblog chain that's just complaining about "staff why haven't you taken down all 50 shades of grey advertisements" and well...that's because they were paid money, and someone has to keep the lights on.
I keep wanting to point out to people that they're on a website they use for free, and when you sign up for a social media site like that, you're not the customer, you're the commodity. Remembering that idea explains a lot about how tumblr works, I think.
But every time I go to make a post about that I feel like I'm being a jerk, so I don't.
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
To be honest: if I hadn't been in a pissy mood when I saw that post, it probably wouldn't have bothered me.
As it was, it struck a nerve because it seemed tangentially related to two of my Tumblr pet peeves: misapplication of the concept of "consent" and, as you mentioned, a disdain for advertising on a free website.
Also worth noting is that it's just this one person's word that they're doing this, so I'm not about to condemn Tumblr for this practice until I'm sure it's actually a thing that's happening, you know?
I just have knee-jerk reaction to people complaining about advertising on free websites, to be honest. Oftentimes it smacks of a sense of entitlement.
Tachyon's got a point about this particular case, but in general I agree that tumblr has a lot of this going on. There's this one reblog chain that's just complaining about "staff why haven't you taken down all 50 shades of grey advertisements" and well...that's because they were paid money, and someone has to keep the lights on.
I keep wanting to point out to people that they're on a website they use for free, and when you sign up for a social media site like that, you're not the customer, you're the commodity. Remembering that idea explains a lot about how tumblr works, I think.
But every time I go to make a post about that I feel like I'm being a jerk, so I don't.
there's still a difference between "advertising" and "making your users appear to endorse a product"
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
there's still a difference between "advertising" and "making your users appear to endorse a product"
Oh yeah, definitely. I just had a tangentially related rant that needed to be set free.
Like I said, I'm still not sufficiently convinced this is a thing that's actually happening, which is why I've taken such a cavalier attitude towards it.
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
Honestly, I should probably cut back on the "Tumblr users" thing because it's a bit like when AU used to go on about "nerds": I have a specific subset of people in mind, but I can't articulate whom, so I use phrasing that unintentionally implicates a much larger group. :\
I'd say "the kind of people who hassle vastderp" instead but only like two of you would know what I'm talking about.
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it is a seven layer dip of disappointment, with overly salty refried beans, under-seasoned ground beef, generic mild salsa and guac that has that weird vaguely off flavor that guac has sometimes
So that when a post comes around that I could keep in mind whether or not that post is using sources that I can verify.
And also runs counter to the spirit of the established tumblr community.
i thought you'd be against this, CA? This is a pretty clear instance of a private property owner opening that property to the public and then screwing about with them, is it not?
it's part euphemism for sjws and part euphemism for whiny fans of whatever, i think