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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 87 points 1 year ago (5 children)

TIL Linus is capable of decency. Occasionally.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 114 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As long as the code you submit is quality. Otherwise brace for impact.

[–] RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world 88 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well. He's gotten better.

I think he really struggled understanding that he was seen as a leader, and that people were modelling his behavior because he was setting the standard. Once he realized that, his criticisms became more... measured.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Arguably it was his daughter who got him to tone down.

[–] jared@mander.xyz 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the kids are lucky

[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 year ago

Must... Resist... TVTropes... Link...

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Idk, it's more of a Dr. Cox from Scrubs situation. Clearly not the "villain" but definitely abusive on his way to do good works.

I guess it's "Jerk With a Heart of Gold" but it's not very zippy.

[–] macattack@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's also mellowed as he's gotten older

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

makes you wonder what the reply would have been like 10 years ago. probably something along the lines "just breathing the same air as you already makes me feel stupider..."

[–] gjoel@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago

He is offensively decent.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

A compassionate misanthrope. I can relate.