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before contributing to a conversation online, one should think: is this a valuable contribution? am i educated enough in this subject to speak authoritatively on it? is what im about to say something that’s probably been observed hundreds of times? is it funny?
if you cannot answer these questions, you need to (as we once said in The Old Times) “lurk more”.
the other laws of the internet that used to be considered obvious pillars of online communication have been totally abandoned by 99% of people. NEVER FORGET THESE:
- you are not the personal army of another person. when someone you like or admire bitches and moans publicly, that’s not a call to act on their behalf. it is in fact a practice widely viewed as pathetic and bitchmade. if they do actually try to sic their audience on someone, they should be laughed out of reality for being incapable of solving their own problems lol
- you know less than you do and what you have to say is probably really dog shit. lurk more (or…moar) before you post any stupid shit and get a feel for the community you are joining.
- stop believing what you read online. assume things are lies unless proven otherwise. stop believing things are true unless proven otherwise. literally why would anything you hear or read be true unless you can literally see the source it came from in the space where people lie for fun and profit openly and without shame. stop being a chump.
- reveal nothing about yourself unless you understand how it can be used against you. use a pseudonym. i literally cannot believe people use their real ass names online lmfao. esp in this much more reactive internet age where people can easily look you up and blow up your entire life.
- stop letting algorithms decide things for you. this is the biggest possible loser behavior in the world. the amount of people who decry “the algorithm” and then continue to use it are the biggest losers in the world. turn off all of your tracking and stop helping companies fuck you in exchange for nothing.
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