Pic on the right... Oh snap, neurons activate! The whole of the aesthetic is greater than the sum of its parts!

People are inherently stupid. It is an essential part of our species for a reason that's clever by no merit of our own. That reason is because fitting into social structure takes precedent over everything else. Without it being the highest priority, we are exiled from the goup which historically has spelled death and the end of our family line.

Above all we are a social animal. Of all traits, it is the entirety of our strength and survivability as a species. We believe what we are told to believe by people we believe. That's it. The adaptability of our world modeling systems is remarkable and the vast influx of environmental data is ambiguous at best.

From the moment you are pooped out onto the earth to the moment you sink into its chilly clutches, all of us, from the beginning of humankind, believe only what our socialization allows us to believe.

Except for the very few things you've objectively tested with rigor, everything you think you know falls within the category of second hand knowledge by trusting that certain people are telling you the truth.

Conversely, logical deduction, mathematics, statistics, etc., etc., are not natural to our instincts. They're skills that must be learned.

So just remember that. You, me, and the vast sea of morons that cover this planet are inherently built for fucking, hunting for resources, and being an integral part of our in-group way beyond things like understanding long term cause and effect, objective analysis, or anything else that paints a somewhat clearer picture of reality.

I've lived my entire pretty long life in a haze of immutable horniness. I am an unrepentant gooner and sexual deviant. That said, I don't think I have ever commented on anyone's pics nor engaged in any lengthy discussion. I have reasons for that but it's not related to the gist of your question.

Coming from Reddit, aside from the sheer number of people which makes it feel less intimate, 90% of nsfw posts always looked like karma bots or OF shills and the comment section is filled with a bunch of morons that didn't seem to realize it. It always reminded me of watching some un-self-aware boomer grandfather hitting on an uncomfortable cashier. Generally the kind of guys who are too stupid to find lemmy. Without that demographic, it's a lot quieter. I think lemmy is a more discerning crowd.

I'm sure there were niche subs that had an active user base but on the whole most online platforms feel too random and filled with anonymous strangers to get comfortable sharing opinions.

Some of the afterdark style subs were pretty decent.

Really?? Right in front of my Stella?

After typing that it occurred to me that if you're taking nude photos of yourself and posting them online, titillating a crowd, including a bunch of horny creepy fucks you'd probably not want to be in a room with in rl is part of the thrill. 😅

HSR is a powerhouse when you include the lore, story, graphics, music, etc., that just happens to also be a gacha game.

Yet another victim of the grinder that is the entertainment industry. All persons, young and beautiful, must be chucked into the media grinder for the insatiable appetite of the public and industry. Whoever survives is spat out like gristle.

Now this is ironic.

Reading post: "Hey, I have that game! Wouldn't it be funny if I took a picture of it and wrote something like 'oh, it's over here'."

goes to xbox stash

"Hmm, that's weird, it's gone."

It was pretty fun. Plot was kind of convoluted. Think I only played it all the way through once but it had a good feel, the upgrades were neat, and it looked great. I probably bought it used and there was a scratch that caused a glitch at one of the boss fights which deterred me from finishing it for a long time but at some point I finished it.

Thanks, chatGPT!

I felt a convulsing shudder roll up my innards, complete with subtle eye twitch at the peak, like a cherry on top, when I read your comment.

Meh, I used to use almost all the same methods, including the em dashes, ending conclusions with a mic drop statement, etc., but LLMs are so specifically patterned that you can spot it a mile away. ChatGPT talks like people, people do not talk like chatGPT.

The answer to this is the same answer to 80% of the issues that we face on the current tech landscape. It's the answer most need but few want.

You have to circumvent the current monopolies and create your own space. It's the answer to just about everything.

Almost the entirety of what the web is was originally built by enthusists who saw the tremendous benefit of people being able to communicate freely and privately.

Yes, it's hard, and it takes time, and it takes exerting effort towards learning new skills, with a much lower turnout of participants.

But once it's built, it's yours. No longer do you have to bend to other systems, systems that have proven to be detrimental to a fair and open society.

Basically you have to take matters into your own hands and build the thing you want. Not try to work off the back of something already built that isn't friendly to your desires.

Count those that won't follow you as temporarily lost and move on without them.

And besides, no offense bro, even if there was a way to infiltrate Reddit, who would share it here? You could work or contract for Reddit looking for holes to plug or, even worse, the Turkish government.

Pervmiscuous?

As opposed to proverted, the next level of pervert.

Leave us behind? Where is it going?