#i'm only really able to handle reddit/twitter/tiktok/etc through degrees of separation

[klysanderelias]

Y'know, there are a lot of things I appreciate about Tumblr but maybe one of my favorite things is that it's entirely possible to create and curate a social media experience that's radically different from basically every other website. Everyone* is so excited and pleased about Bridget Guilty Gear and I think it's hard to overstate how much control I have over the things I'm exposed to on this site.

I always think about my experience here compared to reddit where most of the communities I would consider engaging with generally have a not-insignificant amount of shithead nazis and bigots, and the only way I can really control what I'm exposed to is by completely abandoning a subreddit.

We talk a lot of shit about leftist infighting on this site, and I think it's still fair to complain about it, but to a certain extent it is in fact possible to build the 'leftist echo chamber' where the people you engage with generally share your beliefs and while they may challenge and offend you occasionally, it's usually by way of a minor infraction that feels larger because you've come to see them as, if not a friend, then at least as someone that you're safe around.

But at the end of the day, even the disagreements and infighting I'm exposed to here are relatively minor in comparison because I can just delete someone out of my life forever if it comes to it. And like, I follow people whose politics I disagree with to a certain extent because I think it's valuable to have viewpoints that challenge mine, but here it's like, MLs and demsocs, as opposed to on reddit where you'll literally see deus vult shit.

Anyway, I'm just saying, I wish I cared about fighting games because guilty gear always looks so fucking good, and Bridget Guilty Gear is adorable, and I appreciate being able to inhabit a space that genuinely is positive and uplifting.