I’m Going To Hold Onto My Community, Friends, And Loved Ones As Tight And As Close As I Can. We Have

I used to hate the world and I was happy when everyone died. But I was wrong, because there was one person worth saving. That’s what I did.

THE LAST OF US (2023-) S01E03 | “Long Long Time”

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I really like the small workhorse type ships, the Catalan in my mind is mostly staffed by older officers, except for the young officer, (little gay boy in a vest) who chose this usual dead-end position for unhealthy reasons.

Hey, let's talk about anons like this, because I know some people haven't been in a position to see the patterns these play out in on broader scale and may indeed not spot the trap.

And it is a trap.

An ask like this has several purposes.

First, it uses social justice language in passive aggressive and manipulative ways to try to coerce a behavior. In this case, the desired behavior is usually for the recipent to participate in community shunning and/or harrassment. The language above is intended to put the recipient on the defensive where, in the haste to disassociate themself from the Bad Thing, they quickly disassociate themself from the bad person, often with no particular fact checking or evidence.

The message is also intended to create a sense of being surveilled and judged by an unknown amount of people with unknown amount of social power and an unknown amount of relevance to your life.

Notice that these asks are usually framed as if they are coming from a follower or potential follower, someone who is addressing you personally and who cares about your opinion and who your blog has an effect on. However this is usually.... very much not the case. If you've ever had the misfortune to watch a gossip campaign from like this from the outside, you will very quickly notice that messages like this get sent in mass batches to dozens and dozens of strangers. (You can often turn these up with a tumblr search, if you look.)

The sender does not know you and probably does not follow you. They have a person they don't like (possibly for their stated reason and possibly not), and they are going through the reblogs of a post from that blog and mass messaging *everyone* with a form letter. They will not see your response and they will probably never even see your blog again.

Which brings us to the second goal of whisper campaigns like this:

Notice that I blacked out the names above? That's because when the recipient answers anonymous asks like this, they provide a platform for the opinion on their blog. An anonymous message like this that gets posted doesn't just spread gossip and apply pressure to the recipient, it is spread to the recipient's entire community.

The *goal* is to get access to your community. The *goal* is to use you as a soapbox.

Is the information accurate? Did anyone check? Does the anon have an ulterior social motive? BIG SHRUG

If you go into the comments on one of these whisper campaigns you will see that *most people never bother to check.*

They assume good faith from a follower, they're off balance defending themselves, and they jump straight to conciliation.

It's a really, really effective form of social manipulation, and really really commonly misused.

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Hope that helps and makes your sex life even better~

i’m old, i’m satisfied, and you were my purpose. THE LAST OF US, 1x03: LONG, LONG TIME.

Btw you can be intensely critical of the Democratic party and recognize that it is full of aged out of touch moderates who are refusing to meet the urgency of the moment,

and also recognize that voting for Democrats is extremely important because it allows things like the confirmation of Justices and prevents the literal fascist party from gaining more power and that harm reduction is an important end in itself

These things can coexist

Politics is a long game. Being disappointed and angry today does not obviate your responsibility to participate

The thief that only borrows in a sea with out the shark, But who protects the shadow from the dark?

in homestuck made this world, a podcast where two media academics do a legit critical reading of homestuck, one of the hosts will occasionally interrupt by saying ‘hey, hold on a second. i just realized something. none of this is real. andrew hussie made this all up’ and not only is it very funny but it is also a fantastic little voice to have in your head when people try to drag your criticisms of a text down into the diegetic level. like. no that reason you just gave me isnt why that happened. that happened because a guy made it all up and then wrote it down actually. anyway,

I consider this a short ranged attack shuttle meant for rapid hit and runs on soft targets, relying on its sensors and mobility to stay one step ahead of any aggressors