I've dedicated pretty much half my life to internet culture. Problem I see these days is a buncha "tourists" barging into communities and raising a fuss over nothing.

You've got a pretty face. Too bad it ain't real.

Heh. "Gazonga University".

Lukewarm take: Tropes are not bad. Some familiar assumptions is sometimes necessary superstructure for innovation.

Mild take: Lampshading is detrimental when it undermines the verisimilitude of a work.

Hahahahah, poor gal. She's just like me frrrrr. 💖

People think I'm joking when I mention my incest kink. Nah sis, I'm all about that forbidden love.

Discord does blow, tbh. I wish we could go back to forums. But this is functionally the best we got.

popular vids with 5k to even zero views. This has led to a burgeoning indie music community, which was how I found this incredible Vocaloid chiptune punk rock piece. You might find good stuff yourself.

youtu.be/FVpo-_0Xok4

It's... honestly a hugely diverse place. Such that I'd recommend making a burner handle, just to discover new stuff.

The Algorithm craves watch time, and people need noise for while they're eating or gaming. So long-form essays are a mainstay. But it also purposely recommends less (1/2)

I'm moreso annoyed by the hundreds of 3-hour-long nothingburger video essays that sometimes clog my YouTube reccs. It's even worse with Halo.

Follow some feeds, browse the Discover tab, throw in a trendy hashtag or two. And be a cool guy, but I'm sure you've got that.

AI is a fun toy. I doubt it's the future, though.

The only thing that kept me offa Tumblr is the NSFW ban. Did they finally lift that?