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On Lemmy I feel like we do the same except for instances. Some person signs up with an instance oblivious to its politics but will get judged based on it.
Of course someone on .world would say that. /j
But also blocking .ml instances by default is a great way to reduce your exposure to stupid ass takes and arguments. /not a joke
World is worse than ml imo. So much worse.
Except people accidentally join dumb instances. Nobody accidentally sets their pfp as a preteen anime girl. That shit is a choice.
Ummmmm actually my discord pfp is definitely of a girl in her early twenties. Well, ok MAYBE she’s a teenager but she’s definitely of age!
“She’s a 1,000 year old demon in the FORM of a preteen schoolgirl. It’s totally different.”
Did actually do that once.
Yeah but you’re on .world, so lets take what you have to say with a bucket of salt.
I signed up to lemmy waaay before the reddit API thing and back then there were only like three instances available.
My instance gets blocked a lot and now I know its because I am apparently a tankie.
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I feel seen
Is it really a valid point if you have an anime PFP?
Hot take: it’s totally fair to judge someone based on their avatar as that’s literary what it is, a pictorial summary of what you’re all about.
Counterpoint: sometimes it’s just a funny picture I like, and sometimes it’s some anime titties I like. Assuming it’s always going to be a meaningful representation of the user is unrealistic.
In my mind, some edgy-looking anime dude is very different from anime booba.
While both remove validity of argumentation, the former probably means you’re a minor, and the ladder means you will never have a social life outside the internet.
While both remove validity of argumentation,
Why?
You don’t want a ladder unless you are cleaning the gutters
Not my first language, sorry
It’s ok
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It’s obviously based purely on my own (admittedly vast) experience on the internet.
I think the average age here is much higher than on reddit, for what it’s worth. Playing lots of video games, though, has taught me that at least half of the adults act like children anyway.
Doesn’t the ladder increase the odds of a social life outside the internet? Am I the only who watched Clarissa Explains It All? It’s called a social ladder for a reason!?
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Sure, just like it’s fully fair for people to clown on someone for judging them based on something as unserious as a social media profile picture.
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Or, and hear me out here, instead of escalating to a “immature schoolyard shouting match” for whatever reason, you could look at a person’s pfp, have your feelings about it, and then move on to something that actually matters
But I am gathering that there are a lot of people who really enjoy schoolyard shouting matches and invite them because it makes them feel superior to fight others over trivial nonsense.
The irony of you saying this is not lost on me
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No, but you are fighting over trivial nonsense
I mean it tells me that you’re somebody who weighs levity over seriousness. Even if it doesn’t specifically tell me who you are, to imply that any choice is devoid of meaning is equally unrealistic.
Good thing my joke comment on a joke thread on a meme post didn’t imply anything of the sort then
Bro do you think I typed this through clenched teeth or something? My comment was in exactly the same light tone as yours.
Nope, just clarifying since you seemed to be confused. Anything else I can help with, let me know partner
it’s totally fair to judge someone
rarely
You’re judging them based off of what is ostensibly a first impression they have chosen for themselves. I can’t imagine a scenario where that’s not fair. And you don’t need to form an entire opinion, but the opinion starts there. If their picture was a sports team I didn’t like, some furry shit, or even MAGA, I’d form some opinions out of the gate.
I do the same. I don’t have the time or patience to listen to every person on the internet to understand where they’re truly coming from. What I meant is if I did I would probably find out that more often than not my initial assumptions were too harsh or otherwise inaccurate.
That hasn’t been my experience. My experience is that my first impressions are woefully incomplete, but rarely wrong.
You aren’t reading the wrong book, you’re just only getting the prelude chapter.
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Obviously anyone is free to judge anyone based on whatever criteria they want.
People are allowed to have whatever impression they want over something like anime pfps. That person who decides it’s some crazy negative red light or whatever, just won’t be my friend, which is fine. Sometimes people forget that not everyone has to be your friend.
A lot of people don’t treat it as such though, and thus it becomes odd to assume so. But some things are just downright questionable, obviously.
Your not going to stop me from saying unhinged shit in political subs.
And you can’t stop me from feeling your argument is invalid
Yes i can!
Feel this sweater instead. It’s real velour!
A true hero
…congrats?
Can’t argue with that.
Maybe you just need to find the right community for your profile picture? Then you are unstoppable.
The trick is to not have an anime pfp and just make terrible arguments in general
Finally, something I’m qualified to do
I’d argue that’s nothing more than an ad hominem strawman.
Plot twist - the one calling out your anime pfp has a furry pfp
If the topic is tech related, the furry instantly gains +1 credibility
“Yeah well you’re not a real animal!”
“Uh… Yes I am. Humans are animals, doofus.”
Not a real fluffy animal!!!
True… I am funny guy, but maybe not that funny.
Furry pfp means chaotic neutral. They can do whatever.
Also, they drew the pfp themselves on some drawing tablet.
CAN do whatever, and if it’s IT related, they can do it better than you.
True that, That’s a given in this case
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No How can you do this to me!!! 😭😭😭😭 Please no J Slur
I’m in this picture and I hate it
Oh, hi Achilles! How have the last dozen centuries been?
I’d say kicking it but frankly not a lot of kicking anything with the ankle. Uk how it is. Generally Greece hasn’t been friendly towards people with kinetic disabilities what with all the stairs and ships and all, so I live on an island relying on the community.
Lovely woman opened a hotel here. Had to move out when her daughter was gonna get married but apparently there was like 3 men who might be her dad…and they sang about it? Idk lotta personal issues there. So just hanging around with some guy and his rock these days.
Anime profile pics are cringe, truly
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Brother it’s a picture. I’m not giving the internet my real face. I’m not uploading a picture of my lifted truck nor my hellcat. Some of yall are just haters projecting. It ain’t that deep.
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Yes I fully understand some people have genuine mental health issues and believe a profile picture being rooted in a form of media someone else personally enjoys somehow invalidates their opinion. The people who truly hold this perception, themselves, often don’t understand or hate from the outside.
Those who don’t understand something will often degrade or disregard it in an attempt to maintain credibility with others who share the same warped views. This is tribalism mixed with counter culture.
There is no foundation for a good faith discussion. To what end would telling an idiot they’re an idiot grant either of us?
Yeah, I’m actually surprised to see so many people agreeing with this bullshit on Lemmy.
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It feels like the hallmark of someone with very limited media exposure.
You could say that for anyone using any pop culture reference as a pf pic, really.
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We can definitely agree to disagree there.
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Hi, I AM IN YOUR WIFI. NOW RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. YOU BAKA
Fuck That now it’s full on war
what the fuck is a “baka”
Means stupid, but can have different meanings depending on context, inflection, or pronunciation. For example it can be used for a rough equivalent to calling someone a dumbass.
Haha, what a baka, doesn’t know what it means, lol.
Greek gods casting their ballot is actually a great propaganda image for democracy
It could be worse. They could have a greek marble bust with laser eyes instead of the anime pfp.
Me, a Classics enjoyer, immediately suspecting someone of fascism when they have a Graeco-Roman bust pfp:
SiIvaGunner noooo don’t start world rip 3
Similar to the Yahoo email I created when I was 14. Somehow C0d_G0dx69_420@yahoo (Made up but similar) isn’t quite the professional impression I want to make now a days.
Instead I now use [email protected]
(much more professional)
Genuinely.
Or a reflection of your prowess as a fisherman
Well, of course, there’s nowhere near enough Xs in that username.
