today I spent way too much time on the internet and I got into some really petty argument in a comment chain somewhere. And then I asked myself, why do I care? Why do they care? All of this shit is so stupid and irrelevant.

this sounds really edgy but pop culture especially with the assistance of the internet feels so synthetic and absurd, even pervasive in a sense. I'm sure some smart dude can connect all the dots with some analysis. After this Im just left with a really uncanny feeling.

Obviously I have no influence on this on a macroscopic level but as an individual I think disconnecting from most of this would be beneficial.

    • threebody [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      I know, even ignoring the actively repulsive shit, basically all forms of media on every platform feel fucking poisonous. Actually its better when it is just individual idiots in a community, at least you are still interacting with real human beings as opposed to something a team of ghouls put together to farm clicks...

      • shitstorm [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Something about communicating thru text gives off the worst tones. Anything you type will be interpreted the worst way. I've personally made a decision not to delve into more internet arguments and it's 100% for the better. I barely even use the actual reddit anymore.