The thread format is fucking garbage for some thing.
The whole thing about the rest of the site is that it's set up to reward "dunks" above all else, so you have a dipshit OP with a snarky reply below it that means nothing unless you're already in the replier's circle. We could sit here and opine about a platform that encourage "substantial conversation", but if people wanted that they'd be on Reddit (which has its own set of issues lol).
very true. like, tumblr is designed to encourage long form posting, but it was hell in its heyday because dunking on someone almost always works if youre funny enough or your opinion is popular, or you have a large audience.
The thread format is fucking garbage for some thing.
The whole thing about the rest of the site is that it's set up to reward "dunks" above all else, so you have a dipshit OP with a snarky reply below it that means nothing unless you're already in the replier's circle. We could sit here and opine about a platform that encourage "substantial conversation", but if people wanted that they'd be on Reddit (which has its own set of issues lol).
very true. like, tumblr is designed to encourage long form posting, but it was hell in its heyday because dunking on someone almost always works if youre funny enough or your opinion is popular, or you have a large audience.