I don't understand what the term "shitposting" actually means and it confuses and angers me
I think(?) it refers to intentionally posting something bad with the express purpose of riling people up or otherwise lowering the quality of discourse.
I find Lovecraft's writing style to be very dry and boring and overly-analytical but I guess that's something that hooked people back in the day because the protagonist/narrator is always some intellectual dude who runs up against the unknowable and has their view of reality destroyed by it.
I've enjoyed playing the Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG and seeing one of the HP Lovecraft Historical Society's "The Whisperer in the Darkness". I believe the only stories I read were "The Thing on the Doorstep", "In the Mountains of Madness", "The Curse of Yig", and one other I can't recall. Doorstep being the only one I actually enjoyed reading.
When I did run against the racism in it, even though I know it was true to the author's character, I just couldn't take it seriously. I don't know if it was due to the lens of time or just my overall lack of personal connection to the work, but it did not impact my take on the stories that much.
I'd definitely prefer to read more stories in that world through the POV of a character who wasn't an asshole academic, though, so that Ballad of Black Tom book sounds pretty dope.
don't worry i know how to make joel understand this
Shitposting is puns.
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shitposting seems to be used as a term to describe a wider spectrum of communication than I think what vinny is talking about
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I'd definitely prefer to read more stories in that world through the POV of a character who wasn't an asshole academic, though, so that Ballad of Black Tom book sounds pretty dope.
I'm happy to hear that
I would also highly recommend checking out She Walks In Shadow, am anthology that's focused on women in the Lovecraft universe
shitposting seems to be used as a term to describe a wider spectrum of communication than I think what vinny is talking about
yeah to be honest when I think of shitposting I don't at all think of what WeedLordVegeta does
I think of starting fights and posting offensive memes
Yeah, joking aside, I think of it as intentionally trying to sabotage or otherwise ruin a discussion. Something that is, for example, both amusing and intentionally stupid is just, well, a type of joke.
Essentially, yeah. A lot of people use "trolling" as a banner to hide behind when shitposting, so I think of the new term as a way of trying to rob them of that shield.
I don't understand what the term "shitposting" actually means and it confuses and angers me
it's making a dumb joke, often an inside joke or that sort of thing, that is bad and lame but can be sort of funny in that way that stupid inside jokes sometimes are to some people, and does not contribute to the discussion so it's sort of a white noise post
like going "Mods?!" or " @Blankzilla dinosaur feathers"
sometimes shitposts are good and not bad, like whenever chico posts
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I guess it's difficult to see both sides' shitposting--if we're talking right and left--from the inside
because the FATT shitposting weedlord engages in is the sort of dumb/sophomorically clever post that often elicits playful disgust akin to that of the noble pun, it's not trying to legitimately shit up a conversation. rather, the intent is always friendly, even if it is intentionally dropping the level of the discourse off a cliff
whereas when I think of shitposting of the trump meme sort, it's so hard to get that "good-natured ribbing" quality because I'm not on the inside of that. I guess that can happen plenty with shitposting about a media thing, but the stakes are just so much lower
I think I actually understand how both are shitposting now. it's just, like most rightwing humor, it's nastier stuff, or uses techniques I find gross, or takes aim at subjects I'm not inclined to laugh at, so it feels so wholly different from something I recognize as funny
Which one of the HPL stories is it revealed that the terrifying creature is a black person
I know this was meant to be kind of a joke, but that answers are "Facts Concerning the Late Authur Jermyn and His Family" (Hoooly shit) and "The Reanimator".
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Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
If you want an idea of what an intellectual shitposter looks like, theo, I cannot recommend following Michael Lutz enough
very well. I will follow this lutz and expose myself to his shittery
And for an unintellectual shitposter, might I suggest J. D. Lutz
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Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
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I'm always struck thinking the theme is slightly longer than it should be, ideally
But the marielda theme is just SO good
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I would want Jack de Quidt to score a Terry Pratchett TV-series, which is probably as high praise as I'm capable of.
I'd definitely prefer to read more stories in that world through the POV of a character who wasn't an asshole academic, though, so that Ballad of Black Tom book sounds pretty dope.
I'm happy to hear that
I would also highly recommend checking out She Walks In Shadow, am anthology that's focused on women in the Lovecraft universe
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I think(?) it refers to intentionally posting something bad with the express purpose of riling people up or otherwise lowering the quality of discourse.
And/or posting while on the toilet.
intentionally low-quality posts
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I just call that "posting".
I've enjoyed playing the Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG and seeing one of the HP Lovecraft Historical Society's "The Whisperer in the Darkness". I believe the only stories I read were "The Thing on the Doorstep", "In the Mountains of Madness", "The Curse of Yig", and one other I can't recall. Doorstep being the only one I actually enjoyed reading.
When I did run against the racism in it, even though I know it was true to the author's character, I just couldn't take it seriously. I don't know if it was due to the lens of time or just my overall lack of personal connection to the work, but it did not impact my take on the stories that much.
I'd definitely prefer to read more stories in that world through the POV of a character who wasn't an asshole academic, though, so that Ballad of Black Tom book sounds pretty dope.
Shitposting is puns.
I'm happy to hear that
I would also highly recommend checking out She Walks In Shadow, am anthology that's focused on women in the Lovecraft universe
Only when done on the toilet--I've covered this!
yeah to be honest when I think of shitposting I don't at all think of what @WeedLordVegeta does
I think of starting fights and posting offensive memes
so trolling
Yeah, joking aside, I think of it as intentionally trying to sabotage or otherwise ruin a discussion. Something that is, for example, both amusing and intentionally stupid is just, well, a type of joke.
Essentially, yeah. A lot of people use "trolling" as a banner to hide behind when shitposting, so I think of the new term as a way of trying to rob them of that shield.
it's making a dumb joke, often an inside joke or that sort of thing, that is bad and lame but can be sort of funny in that way that stupid inside jokes sometimes are to some people, and does not contribute to the discussion so it's sort of a white noise post
like going "Mods?!" or " @Blankzilla dinosaur feathers"
*licks finger, touches it to his butt, makes a hissing noise while winking*
because the FATT shitposting weedlord engages in is the sort of dumb/sophomorically clever post that often elicits playful disgust akin to that of the noble pun, it's not trying to legitimately shit up a conversation. rather, the intent is always friendly, even if it is intentionally dropping the level of the discourse off a cliff
whereas when I think of shitposting of the trump meme sort, it's so hard to get that "good-natured ribbing" quality because I'm not on the inside of that. I guess that can happen plenty with shitposting about a media thing, but the stakes are just so much lower
I think I actually understand how both are shitposting now. it's just, like most rightwing humor, it's nastier stuff, or uses techniques I find gross, or takes aim at subjects I'm not inclined to laugh at, so it feels so wholly different from something I recognize as funny
3D animation is hard, but if I get this down it opens up a whole new world of possibilities when it comes to TV intros mashups
I'm hoping to start with this one. Three guesses as to what I want to mash it up with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaPgd_x7Qmk
Is it me?
I know this was meant to be kind of a joke, but that answers are "Facts Concerning the Late Authur Jermyn and His Family" (Hoooly shit) and "The Reanimator".
very well. I will follow this lutz and expose myself to his shittery
And for an unintellectual shitposter, might I suggest J. D. Lutz
ugh, lutz
ur posts
Justin and Sydnee McElroy are guests at the same thing as Aimee Mann, Peter Sagal, and the creator of Mad Men
So, like, old bbs's?
Maybe one day
One guess down
Is it @Theodore Floosevelt?
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been prayin for the day i get mashed
Wait hang on I think my question has been misinterpreted
I think I'll have to throw some money Jack's way because I continue to be blown away by how well that theme music works every time
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But the marielda theme is just SO good
The extended intro on it this time had me losing it waiting for the drop
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That doesn't excuse them, really? But it makes me okay with enjoying his less problematic works
...oh we're not talking about that anymore
Uh
Shitposting is shit
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