I’ve noticed that there seems to be an emphasis on being extremely serious at all times, as if every single comment is a PhD dissertation being evaluated or something. There’s like this weird, subtle one upmanship about every little thing and a lot of people are very nitpicky and judgmental. It kind of takes the fun out of being on here, TBH. Or am I the only one experiencing this?
I know what you mean.
There’s a lot of people here who just take everything so seriously, and want to one up everyone. That they don’t even know why they’re ramming a stick up their ass anymore.
Wait aren’t you literally that guy who goes around starting trouble by saying all gamers are subhuman or something? I have seen you have like 30+ comment flame wars about this.
Kinda seems like the pot calling the kettle black
Let me break kayfabe for a bit
I do it because I know there’s a bunch of gamers who do take it seriously. Because they have a stick up their ass. They take what is meant to be a fun hobby, and take it so seriously they don’t realise what they’re doing.
I’m big into sim racing, and the sheer amount of people who get upset over driving fake cars using hunks of plastic. Of course I’m going to make fun of people over that.
I censor gamer for heaven’s sake. How could anyone take me seriously.
Kind of seems like you’re just being antagonistic for no reason, doesn’t matter if you think no one should take you seriously. It’s the internet, tone doesn’t translate
Taking things seriously is a sign one cares. The alternative is apathy. To borrow a quote, either everything matters or nothing does, and much rather the former than the latter.
If you are uncomfortable being held to some kind of standard, I’m sure you can find communities for that. Anything with ‘shitpost’ in it’s name should fit.
There’s a big difference between “I have something to say” and “I want everyone to see how smart I am”.
Not really. If someone is offering their view, it’s often because they want to be valued for what they bring to the conversation. There’s nothing wrong with someone wanting to feel valued. There’s just no way to filter the things people say based on their motivation because even the speakers are often unaware of it. That’s a level of self-awareness very few people can manage. If you could magically shut down all communication that wasn’t at least heavily based in the esteem drive, you’d have a nearly silent world.