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I took psychic damage from this tagline (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 months ago* by to c/chat@hexbear.net
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Because I’ve talked to people who say things like that and it just makes me lose my faith in humanity a little yea

But I have to remind myself that this tagline is some western Marxist (or maybe socdem?) verbal diarrhea and isn’t common among the people who matter

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[–] 18 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

Taglines used to be a collection of the funniest and most defining moments of the site's history...now they're just a rogues' gallery of the most asinine brainfarts by crypto-nazi lemmycrat #9,999

I don't know where the idea of rage-baiting ourselves came from, or why it's perceived by some as cool or interesting, but it's a definite vibe-killer

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I think it's nice to see a take like this that you can't engage with, it's like exposure therapy. The big problem with Internet arguments is that the other person is right there being wrong and you can type at them until your fingers fall off while they continue to get more and more wrong.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I don't understand this mentality at all

    Looking at exhausting, low-effort political bait on a daily basis doesn't cure internet addiction or build character; real exposure therapy is a controlled, intentional psychological process designed to reduce irrational fear or anxiety, not slowly desensitize users to toxicity and degrade the overall culture of the platform by acting as a glorified advertisement broad for lemmy fascists

    It's like saying, "Yeah, the local park is covered in broken glass and trash now, but look at it as agility training! Confront your fear! And watch where you step; it's great for your reflexes." Meanwhile, I'm over here wondering why the hell is the park covered in trash and glass in the first place

    Insider humor, community history, and shared joy, gone for the sake of toxic therapy lessons? How is this argument not an admission that the platform's vibe is dead?

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