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yeah, but that's boring though, isn't the whole point of the internet posting stupid shit for shitposting reasons or just incoherent train of thought rambling?
Seems more productive than spreading misinformation and ideological biases that are actually negatively influential on society.
Sometimes it's important to sit down and think about shit, even if it's stupid.
Have you considered that you might be the one spreading misinformation and negative biases?
no, but that's also because i don't tell anybody to believe anything i say.
I'm literally here to kill time, why would you put any conviction behind half the shit i say without being a little bit independent and capable of figuring things out on your own.
Part of the reason i do this is to make an example of the fact that people can just post shit on the internet, i could literally just make some shit up, and you would believe me.
I don't think people believe you, based on the down votes you've received.
I also don't think people need examples of "shit". It makes the comment section worse, which seems weird to do to a place you want to participate in. You have a choice to be better.
it's fine if other people believe me, i assume you've spent some time on reddit, as i have, you should know by now that downvotes mean almost nothing other than "uh oh stinky" and "mmmm i like this post, it make me feel good"
I've seen people get downvote bombed for forgetting a /s on an obviously sarcastic shitpost. Threads will often have progressively and progressively less downvote bombing even if they start bad, and pretty quickly start to engage in good faith argument. The only thing that seems to lower the downvotes is the "display thread" button that blocks the rest of the messages.
you aren't wrong, but it's not like anybody needs the internet either, i just think it's often the best way to get people thinking about the shit they read and the shit they say. Maybe i'm wrong, or maybe you disagree, but that's the beauty of the internet.
i wouldn't say what i did makes the comment section worse beyond that of being mildly offtopic, it's relatively schizo, that's about it.
i'm not sure what you're trying to imply here, racism?