Latest Posts by starcocktail - Page 3
starting my collection of memes for when homelander dies so when the day comes i can properly celebrate
question 2 my followers: what’s the most obscure piece of media you’ve ever developed a fixation with? not obscure as in “at one point had a reasonably thriving fandom that eventually faded” but something you feel you were almost entirely alone in your appreciation for
it’s kind of deeply depressing that there exists this entire vast subculture of progressive-learning 15-19 year olds online who are legitimately filled with anxiety over their media consumption diet and closely monitor themselves and others to make sure nothing they consume is Problematic™ lest they be ousted from their social circles. at the exact age where it’s actually good to have a varied media diet and be able to critically engage with harmful elements, too
zach hadel antis are real and theyre coming for your children
nintendo is taking down the 3ds and wii u eshops next year
and they had this lovingly made totally not taunting message to leave about their virtual console legacy they’re destroying
(that they’ve, fun fact, taken down from their site now :])
i think gen z ppl need to stop trying to moderate social media– which is impossible to moderate– and just go on forums already. “this is for mlm, wlw dni” bruh i’m telling you, if you discover mlm forums you’ll go bananas. everyone there will be mlm, i promise. this is genuinely friendly advice. stop wasting your time trying to control your twitter and tik tok, it won’t work because it’s designed to not be controlled.
My favorite thing about early Internet forum culture was the default understanding that people live in different time zones and work off shifts or what have you and that some or most of the people engaged in an ongoing conversation were probably AFK while you're online. You got mercilessly mocked for making a stink about someone not replying fast enough.
Read receipts are literally of the devil. If you send me a message and it takes me a few hours or days to reply to it, I'm probably asleep (from 8-9 am to 5 pm US Eastern) or spending time with my family or experiencing symptoms of mental illness or otherwise doing hot girl shit, and if I don't reply fast enough for your tastes then sweetie that's a you problem.
also you guys are losers for talking about smoking the grass cat when serperior is right there pre-rolled
L + ratio + you only consume media to interact with the fandom + no critical thinking + no understanding of the themes + you force characters into troupes they don't fit into + you only care about shipping