PSA: Remember that the internet isn't real life : whitepeopletwitter

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 119 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Most of the Internet is just the random intrusive thoughts everyone has, but never say out loud, being said out loud. I'm pretty sure it originally started as a joke, but then I am reminded of this quote:

"Any group that gets its kicks by pretending to be stupid is eventually taken over by actually stupid people who believe they are in good company."

[-] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 21 points 4 months ago

I remember watching this happen to r/TheDonald in real time.

[-] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 17 points 4 months ago

That's how the recent flat earth movement got started.

[-] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

With this logic, I will try to form a group called the crimson cummers and convice people that only soyboys cum white, real americans cum red.

[-] feedmecontent@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

What if the red is in streaks? What if the streaks become more prominent over time? What if there's a smell?

[-] atomicorange@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Don’t worry about it. Doctors are expensive and living is overrated anyway. It’s probably fine.

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[-] insomniac_lemon@kbin.social 71 points 4 months ago

Somebody on the internet: "U think bees can smell the flowers? Just a dude lovin' his job, that's purpose. Not like us, oh boy if I don't sell the pointless squares right an old man is gonna project his angry breath at me and if this happens enough I become homeless again."

Family in real life: "What they're doing at CERN scares me. They're gonna destroy the world! Also climate change is made up for some reason and I see no problem with oil companies."

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago

Too real, please dial it back a bit

[-] insomniac_lemon@kbin.social 28 points 4 months ago

Sorry to say but... I already did.
The dial doesn't go any lower without a major loss in accuracy.

[-] admiralteal@kbin.social 12 points 4 months ago

One of my all time favorite science internet videos, and it's only a minute, can bees tell time?

[-] modifier@lemmy.ca 56 points 4 months ago

I know it makes me sound like the old guy I am, but I lament the extinction of punctuation on social media.

[-] figaro 19 points 4 months ago

Interestingly, no punctuation has become a form of punctuation. Ending your statement with no period has the effect of creating a softer landing for the sentence. With a period might come off too hard.

[-] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I'm out of the loop on this one. Are you for real?

[-] ModsAreCopsACAB@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

It's real.

Adding a period adds a sense of finality and emphasis, while ending your sentence without one means the tone is lighter. This is inherited from texting habits

https://theconversation.com/why-does-using-a-period-in-a-text-message-make-you-sound-insincere-or-angry-61792

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563217306192?casa_token=2GuEomfEzyMAAAAA:xnd6UeoYlKC8-DUZBhiC4hh5p3CZefiXL6FX3ku7yTixGEd6pQ_n5BORZ-iFZY_-zz7rP_ArsyY

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563215302181?casa_token=NC-Hjq5VqI8AAAAA:JKFpxaM-KHvzCSr9Iw0OJVUiMsDh3ecSAQpdnYoFGMfeTm-HakGAVXK3XhYQin6uGrmS-Q2XjX8

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089858982030108X?casa_token=L_bofonFo1QAAAAA:yqKmY7po0gXJdUxoBDv4Lw_TGMxb-oeBplHLSKxlZySiBb7Z8nIQmfmMYAB3mfl0SI37fYWY6Ho

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563215302181?casa_token=FBJrNZQnj-UAAAAA:afZ2QLPX4KeSvY7_LtQ2nfJJCY27fOGrxCpQXP_UegQW1TqSShC0cCVFNVw9ZXyQW51N0Ssoc4Q

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I can't see why they wouldn't be

See how that sentence got that soft landing as opposed to this one that informs you of the nature of the statement it's at the end of? The first one doesn't direct you to get excited or to take the statement as a question, but it also doesn't give the hard ending of a period. It lets the sentence "breathe"

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I don't feel like it extends to long(er) form communication. Texting, absolutely.

Hello

is very different from

Hello.

in text. Or lol is "that's funny" and lol period is more "fuck you." Longer things makes punctuation more necessary.

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[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

I died a little when people started misspelling headlines on reddit just for the comment correction clicks rather than just downvoting it into oblivion.

I have slowly relented on emoji since they can be handy at times but I dread using them so end up writing about 5x more to convey my intention than just using 😆😅😭🥹🤪🥺🤐😱🤬🤯🤮😈 or ☺️.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

My problem with emojis is that they're so often used for sarcasm that it's hard to tell whether a 👍is supposed to be an "I agree" or a "yeah whatever"

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[-] MBM@lemmings.world 11 points 4 months ago

At least it doesn't hurt the readability here. You should see the stream of consciousness Tumblr essays that use as little punctuation as possible and avoid all capitalisation.

[-] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Depends on the context--a short statement can be fully understood on its own if separated by a paragraph (or just the end of the message itself). Lack of punctuation is really only an issue with huge run-on sentences.

But I'm on board with a little message chilling on its own without a period

[-] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I was the guy who would spell out every word and use correct punctuation when sending texts on mobile phones.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago

Drugs aren't the same for everyone...

Some people can do a line of coke and leave it at that. Others get a tiny taste and will do anything for the tiniest bit more.

It makes it very dangerous when people don't understand human variation. People it doesn't effect much or who aren't prone to addiction will act like it's no big deal, then some unlucky sucker who hangs out with at a club becomes an addict overnight.

[-] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 72 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'm so glad it rained yesterday we really needed it

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[-] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

I get zero pleasure from cocaine. It's literally just a tool to keep drinking. (NB: don't do this. It's terrible for your heart) But for some of my friends it's the end-all, be-all. They wanna do lines all weekend and I'm just like, "why?"

[-] ULS@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 months ago

Luckily for me alcohol is my cocaine.

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I happen to enjoy both. One I do in responsible amounts less than once a year. The other I'm abusing like a rented mule.

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[-] You999@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Random question but are you ADHD?

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Yes, this is a me and a few of my friends in our twenties.

Turns out getting on Adderall makes you want to do coke a whole lot less and makes your mornings actually feel fine.

[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Also turns out that actually treating people's issues will prevent them from self-medicating with more harmful substances.

Happy for you, mate!

– fellow ADHD-haver

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[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

I've never liked coke or meth. I know not to ~~try~~ abuse strong opiates.

I'll take anything offered if I'm drunk, tho.

[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah it's fun for a bit but the self loathing afterwards is intense. I kind of don't understand how you can get addicted to it but I guess people do.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Exactly the reason I've never tried coke. I know I would fuckin love it and it would ruin my entire life

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[-] dumbass@leminal.space 27 points 4 months ago

I'm so glad it rained yesterday, gave me a reason to stay home and take all this healthy cocaine.

[-] hungprocess@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 4 months ago

20 years on, it still rings true: The Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory

[-] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 months ago

UT2004 was one hell of a game

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[-] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

The further removed you are from the other person in a conversation/altercation the more your brain dehumanises them. It's why people are rude to call centre workers, get road rage, and behave like dickheads online.

[-] otacon239@feddit.de 4 points 4 months ago

I’m curious how this was specifically related to UT2004. One of my favorites growing up.

[-] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

An artifact of its time - 2004. Console FPS as a genre was drowning in WWII themed shooters then, but online play wasn’t big outside PC until the Xbox 360 launched service in 2005. If you were playing online FPS then, it probably was on PC, and either Unreal Tournament, Quake, or Counter Strike.

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

Wolf:ET

[-] Topipolous@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That one single game for which I want to go back in time and go again on a server with like what 48 or 64 people and play gold rush or siwa oasis. Still best multiplayer game in history for me. So sad that last time I checked a couple years ago it was pretty much dead.

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

Same. Somehow no game since then has gotten it right.

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[-] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 months ago

I'm the second person because I have spring allergies. I rejoice every single day that it rains.

[-] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

but it's so much worse the next day when the plants jizz extra hard after drinking all dat rain

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[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 months ago

There are people who say both. Just because your aquaintances don't shitpost in RL, doesn't mean no one does.

[-] casual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Remember that those you are most likely to encounter on social media are those most active on social media.

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