I understand your underlying point and I can appreciate the mocking component, but I think these are done to optimize engagement for monetary reasons but that current of revenue is heavily tainted with something worse. I’m all for passive resistance though as we step into enforced regulation of speech.
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Fair points.
My underlying point might be that whatever site it is that the screencaps come from is silly bullshit. But the more important point is that when you let it stress you out, the censors are winning. They’re using fear to manipulate you off your baseline. And you’re not even a desired subject of their censorship! You are putting yourself under control by reacting with fear.
Flashers do what they do to elicit a reaction of fear and horror. The reaction they don’t want, more than anything, is laughter. To have the insecurity that drives them called out.
In this case, I’m asking you to think rationally about this and see it as an indicator or what you’ve correctly noted. But also laugh at it and understand that if you don’t let it force a reaction in you, that you can react to it when and how is bet for the goals you have. Then you are in control.
Speculater@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Well said and thanks for your thoughtful follow-ups and taking time out of your day to lower the temperature in our general discourse. I’ll make an effort to laugh instead of yell at these. I appreciate what you’re doing out here.
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Thanks, and thanks for being willing to discuss this. I guess, for today, dead internet theory is confirmed not true!