Cheating is against the rules, that means you don't get to play anymore. It doesn't make you a target for harassment and abuse because you've "done something to deserve it."

There are people waiting 24/7 for a new target to pounce on with the cover of mob justice. Don't feed them new victims.

And it's never "Evidence that this run is spliced" it's always "MORON Speedrunner WASTED HIS ENTIRE LIFE" or "Too STUPID to Realize He's Been Caught"

It's low rent slop that has no place in a compassionate community.

and treat these as real human beings deserving of love and understanding. Imagine how utterly humiliating it must be to have every shitty thing you've done published for millions to see.

And imagine the twisted incentive structure the creator has when they make thousands of dollars for exposing it

i am generally opposed these days to the genre of video that boils down to "get a load of this fuckin' idiot. let's laugh at all the bad stuff they did."

I used to love shit like that. Hbomb's Tommy Tallarico video was a comfort watch on repeat for months. But I think we should consider empathy-

My headcanon is they're all a super nice and bubbly group of besties bc thats what they deserve

I revived my very old dragon cave account, basically, so uh, yeah. Didn't wanna edit the default post so moots have this explanation as a reply instead lmaoo-