#then the fucking comment section

[mako-neexu]

seeing twitter burns my eyes...which makes me realize that i dont really have a clear dni? but i know i will automatically block you instantly if you only refer to guda as only "he" or just "she" instead of "they" if there is no clear indication of guda's gender in the post because i prefer that guda is neutral when it comes to discussing meta about them. i am definitely alright if it is on shipping terms... but if you are going to talk about their plight, their feelings, their problems in the story itself, please just say "they"... it doesnt feel right when one of them is left out....

[the-meme-monarch]

i don’t forgive curly for not helping anya “you sound ableist”

are you fucking stupid. bc i didn’t even bring up his disfigurement in relation to that. do you actually seriously think that bc he got disfigured that i should forgive him. bc hmmm it sounds like you’re implying that he deserved to be disfigured as a punishment. or that bc he was disfigured that i should feel wholly bad for him. which. is ableist.

[lazylittledragon]

obsessed with people saying “it’s cool to be weird now” fucking WHERE and how do i get there

[bioethicists]

it's quite offputting to me when ppl can't disentangle their hatred for capitalism from a hatred for... new technological innovation? the ways in which capitalism has shaped the development of certain technologies has been deeply negative, not to mention that imperialism ensures that new technology is usually produced via extractive relationships with both the planet + ppl in the global south.

but this weird tying of capitalist impact on innovation (+the idea of what is/is not innovation) to hatred of innovation itself (or even more disturbing valorization of "the good old days"/implications that technology is causing social degeneracy) is baffling to me. perhaps it is impossible to achieve specific technologies without unconscionable resource extraction practices, in which case they should not be pursued. but so many ppl act like there is something inherently morally suspect in pursuit of tech such as autonomous vehicles or AI or automation, independent of the material conditions that produced them/that they may produce.

tesla is evil because they exploit ppl for profit + participate in an economy built on the exploitation of the global south + use 'innovation' as a marketing tool to mask serious safety concerns. they're not evil bcuz they want to make vehicles that move on their own. there are actually a great deal of fantastic applications for vehicles which move on their own? equating technology with moral decay is not a radical position; you need a material analysis of why technological innovation has become characterized by harmful practices.

[locusfandomtime]

you can really tell the different audience demographics of Lifesteal vs Hermitcraft by the comment sections because the average spokeishere or whatever comment is like “LIKE THIS if you are a real Spoke fan!!! ❤️👊😎 if this comment gets 100 LIKES ill tell my mom to subscribe 🤪 who else is watching in 2028❓❓😂” whilst the average ethoslab comment is like “my wife is giving birth but this is more important”

[stromer]

one thing about bo horvat is he WILL be in a qhughes comment section. that is a PROMISE

[knxfesck]

making all the artsy anarchists and solarpunks watch an in depth documentary on the ghost ship warehouse fire day one of reeducation

[golden--goofball]

might be time for me to delete tiktok because WHAT in the fuck is this bullshit.

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i can TASTE my brain rotting from reading these comments holy fucking shit dude.

[townofcrosshollow]

Sorry I'm talking about Minecraft shit again but like...

The thing that makes the Iskall situation so sad to me, even moreso after this new info, is that it literally did not need to be this big of a deal. The allegations were not life or even career ending stuff. Don't get me wrong, the dude's a gross sex creep, but he didn't commit any crimes and people have been forgiven for worse. He also clearly knew about the allegations well in advance of any of the other Hermits finding out.

It would have been very easy for him to get out of this situation. There are so many different ways he could have gotten out of this situation.

Reach out to the people affected privately, apologize, and agree to come to a conclusion about the situation privately! They don't have to even forgive him to agree to just not talk publicly about it.

Discuss the allegations well ahead of time with the other Hermits and come to a conclusion about how to proceed! They would have been more than capable of handling it as a group. Other Hermits could have reached out to moderate with the people making the allegations, and they could have helped him make an apology video to explain the situation and do damage control. Hell, it sounds like they were already gearing up to do this when he resigned.

Quietly resign and keep working on Vault Hunters! He wasn't even active on Hermitcraft when this happened. Apologize and work it out with the people he hurt, explain the situation to the VH community, and just keep doing his thing with a lower profile.

But all of those solutions would require a fucking iota of shame, a tiny little inkling in his brain that maybe the stuff he did was bad, and the personal moral character to say "my bad, I fucked up." And this whole video whining about being cancelled just shows that he absolutely does not have that moral character in the slightest. He does not have the self awareness or emotional maturity to say "Hey, I did something shitty that hurt people's feelings" and take responsibility for that fact. Not only has he not apologized for being a creep in the past, he genuinely thinks everything he did was fine and he will absolutely continue to be a creep in the future.

So what could have been a very minor drama, another "Wow, Hermitcraft handled that controversy really well!" moment, turned into him torpedoing his own career and causing awful stress and pain to everyone involved for no fucking reason. Congratulations everybody, we did it.

[morkaischosen]

Something I've seen a couple of times recently: "Credit to the original artist," or words to that effect.

I've bitched elsewhere to get the feelings out (tl;dr FUCK OFFFFF WHAT A NOTHING PHRASE), but here you're getting the positively-worded PSA:

Crediting art is a practical act to let people know whose work they're enjoying. It needs to at least include their name, and if at all possible it's polite to put a link to somewhere their work can be found so people can explore further. This isn't just a spell we invoke for politeness' sake: it's part of a healthy artistic ecosystem, and without actually connecting to the original artist it's not achieving that purpose.

"Credit to the original artist" invokes the form but has none of the function. It's wearing credit's skin but I don't care about the skin; I need the meat.

[platonicau]

crackfic rinezha modern!au where rin runs a cooking blog on the side and nezha is living alone for the first time in his life trying to cook and he keeps leaving comments with diabolical ingredient replacements ('can i replace the peaches with carrots?') and rin loses her shit everytime she gets a notification

[murderofsomeone]

when playing the social media game, some people give up on trying to be funny for engagement and go to the next big thing: being really really mean to strangers online

[theyarebothgunshot]

nearly 3 years since despair aired and there are still people on this earth who believe with their full chests that the confession scene was platonic. even from cas' side.

[bettycooper]

and i'd get him to swap our places

For @roosterforme's Rocktober Playlist!

[astras-ender]

okay i was too p*sy to say it on monday but it's christmas so fuck it: (beware super long post)

THAT MAN IS ABSOLUTELY MEANT TO BE MC'S BROTHER

and that's okay. the sooner we accept this FACT, the better. (im talking to you tiktok and twitter)

i've seen too many c-dramas and manhuas and can easily recognize the trope when i see it. and many, if not all CN players themselves have said that's what it is. (not to mention every other translation refer to caleb as 'brother' or 'non blood related brother')

it's just for some reason, ENG translations must think we're too sensitive for that kind of trope and have changed it to 'childhood best friend' (maybe bc we have a history of not being able to distinguish fiction and reality and can't read btwn the lines)

this is fanart commissioned by Love and Deepspace THEMSELVES:

the apple and serpent have long been a symbol of forbidden-ness bc of adam and eve, and there's nothing forbidden or taboo about dating your childhood friend. but there certainly is when that someone is your adopted brother 👀

the pseudo-incest is the draw and the 'forbidden love' of it all is what gets the girlies giggling and kicking their feet, just like us girlies who love sylus and his criminal ass

it does not mean there are people who actively want to fuck their siblings (blood-related or otherwise) just like how we would run in the other direction if sylus was a real person

so enough with the "b-b-but we can't be related!!" bc he definitely is lmaooo

and more importantly enough with the unnecessary ass bullying 🙄

[messrsrarchives]

i was talking to a friend about this today and i, of course, am going to yap about it. because i've been incredibly vocal and it's pointed out a lot how annoying it is but,,,

discussions of jkr in the marauders fandom are ongoing, and they need to be. this is not a topic we visit once, it's a topic we need to continue discussing because it's constantly evolving.

when jkr first became public with her views, it was "boycott the studios, boycott the merch, don't interact", which was appropriate for the time of "this franchise is done, do not engage with what is already there"

when things like cursed child and hogwarts legacy come out, it's a different conversation. because we're not just discussing things with her name plastered on the front of, we're talking about her IP as a whole. as the franchise develops into other areas, we need to discuss how to navigate that. we have discussions about the contributions of others, on "supporting the theatre cast/developers, not her" and how that's still harmful. it's a different discussion.

and today, it's more important than ever. not just because trans rights are under violent attack, but because fandom is more mainstream. more people join who may not be aware and they need to be educated, and this increased traction contributes to complacency.

we need to discuss how blowing up random tiktokers comment section with "this is so james potter!!!" is harmful even when it seems like a bit of fun, because it normalises engagement with this media, and encourages people to join without education. how blowing up fancasts comment sections is harmful because then people get excited over the possibility of them joining the reboot, or even just the fact that a high-profile celebrity is now connected with this fandom, and if they don't speak up on it, engagement with jkr must be okay, right? whether you're speaking on it, commenting on it, or a reposting a tiktok, it's engagement.

because like it or not, being in this fandom and producing content for this fandom is a form of promotion, so what can we do to make sure that we are promoting the right things? that we are doing it ethically? that we are keeping people educated?

the changing face of the franchise, the changing face of trans rights, and the changing face of fandom spaces is why these discussions keep coming up. because newer fans need to be educated, and older fans need to stay updated as things change.

but the one constant, the one constant thing that i really want to emphasise here is that it has never been about shaming. or cancelling. or "ganging up" against people.

it's about human rights. it's about lives > content.

these discussions aren't had so that we can call people out - although, if you feel called out by such discussions, maybe that's a sign you need to do better - it's about education. a guiding hand. awareness.

we educate and we have these discussions because one person doesn't make a difference. one person not watching the reboot makes no difference, and realistically? a complete, total boycott of JKR will make no difference - trans people will be under attack either way.

but you don't need to change the world to change your corner of it. and you don't need to have global influence to have an influence - you may not make an individual difference to her income and influence by profiting her, but you make a difference to the people around you, the people in this space, when you openly do so. you don't need to change the world to show solidarity.

and that's why these discussions take place. and that's why they keep taking place.

because in the wider world? everything is shit. everything is fucking awful. trans people are fighting day by day to not off themselves, or be offed.

so, listen, because the way you shape your corner matters, and we should not have to fight to prove that us living authentically, and enjoying our time in this space, is more important than a remake.

so yes, these discussions might be annoying. you can reach out and complain in my dms as much as you want, you can leave comments on people's videos asking if it's that deep, and you can say you just want to enjoy your time without getting lectured.

you can say that it's annoying.

and it won't be a fraction of the annoyance trans people feel both in and out of this space.

it's annoying for me too, even more so. but these discussions have to take place. whether you listen or not is up to you.