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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?

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[–] Klear@piefed.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not at all what I was talking about.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Just having a conversation with you!

[–] Klear@piefed.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, sorry. Didn't mean to snap. There's a lot of people spewing hate and then hiding behind the "just a joke" excuse, and I didn't like what I saw as an implication that I'm one of those.

And looking at the timestamp, it was right between me waking up and before getting my first coffee - my most vulnerable time =D

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Oh I totally get it! Yeah I was expanding on your comment, definitely not accusing you of being one of those shitheads who punch down :)

No worries at all

[–] AskewLord@piefed.social -3 points 2 days ago (4 children)

No, you're injecting your political agenda of oppressed vs oppressor into someone else's random comment that has nothing to do with that.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah totally out of left field to have a conversation on an internet forum specifically for conversations and social interactions about specific topics.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

You're all over this thread complaining about people being unnecessarily negative and you come into a conversation between myself and another person to scold ME?

You are the problem you are complaining about.