#internet rules

[nyxshadowhawk]

One day, I'll have kids, and my kids are going to want to go on the internet. And this is what I'll tell them:

The internet is like Fairyland. It is a wondrous place, a place of many marvels and many opportunities.

It is also a dangerous place, with strange rules that often seem arbitrary — to navigate it, you have to learn its fairy-logic, and learn to speak its language.

It is a place of tests and trials — the folk can be cruel, pointlessly so, just because it amuses them. It's often not personal, even if it seems like it is. The worst are the Trolls, but they will lose power if you don't engage with them.

It is a place of illusion and lies. Everyone wears a mask, and not all the masked people are actually people. Don't believe everything you see or hear, for illusions are everywhere.

Time moves differently there. Entire days can go by, seemingly in an instant.

Do not accept anything you're offered, and be very careful to whom you tell your True Name.

[antispopausandstuff]

i think it's gotta be talked about every now and then about 'posting anxiety' people can have as a result of being cursed at and insulted time and time again for making a statement that isn't any way harmful, but is simply the opposite of someone else's. especially if you're a child, who likely doesn't know how to handle conflict like this.

so, for anyone who's struggling with this sort of thing at the moment, here's a tried and true method that's put me at ease several times:

block them.

it may feel petty.

it may feel the opposite of helpful at first.

it may even make you feel a little angry, because you didn't say anything beforehand ( or maybe you did ).

but listen.

it is much more important to keep your mental health a priority than it is to 'not be petty'.

it is much more important to keep your mental health a priority than it is to 'win' an argument.

your mental health is much more important than anything the person trying to argue with you could say and you need to keep that above all else, especially on the internet.

nowadays, if i do respond to haters, it's usually with static phrases or emojis, nothing that could give them 'ammo' to further attack and antagonize me with.

basically, you don't always have to engage. it's not really ignoring them either, just refusing to give them any ability to hurt you further.

[designatedkilljoy]

internet rule number 78:

if it exists it can be turned pink and it can be feferi

@cuttlefishprincess

[phantomhunt]

Rule number 58: if you like a content creator, never check their Twitter.

[omri-kilah]

It's 2am and I just had a realization.

The Monopoly board game is basically like Rule #34.

If it exists, there's a monopoly game of it.

[wausaupilot]

Internet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing, FCC says

While many providers will begin displaying their labels in April, some firms with less than 100,000 subscribers will have until Oct. 10, 2024, to comply with the FCC rules.

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Much like nutritional labels on food products, “broadband labels” for internet packages will soon tell you just what is going into the pricing of your service, thanks to new rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission this week. “If you’ve ever shopped for home or mobile internet, you can understand how hard it can be to understand what…

[pennycat83]

I really wanna make a goofy lil internet rule book/lore vinebook

[mexicanistnet]

Mexican families are losing sleep over online harassment, with 78% concerned. Setting internet rules is a challenge for 84%, up 41% from 2022. Younger kids access inappropriate content, while teens face social media risks. Parental controls are underused, and better communication is needed.

[calaveraskeleton]

Internet rules missed sth

"There's an omegaverse of it. No exceptions"

[astraltrickster]

ngl I'm not a fan of how the very necessary discussion of how autistic girls (and many poc for that matter, not that we usually remember this) often end up masking hard due to the pressure to "be ladylike" or "not be too angry" and therefore end up being seen as "very polite" and "mature for your age" and so on and so forth is morphing into being less about how social pressures may impact how autism presents and more about saying "so there's Girl Autism and there's Boy Autism and Girl Autism makes you nice and polite and pleasant but Boy Autism makes you gross and annoying and rude and offputting and no it's not ableist at all to say that being overly excitable or trying to get a turn to talk when you don't know when your turn is or struggling with arbitrary rules is rude and annoying because Girl Autism exists uwu"

[femboy-jerma]

Blåhaj (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)

[trungles]

I can’t tell if I’m kidding, really.

[spookberry]

WHAT. DOES. GLOMPED. MEAN?????

Haha oh man,

glomping is an action. Its like a hug but you sorta jump onto the person a bit. Looks cute in anime but irl its not super great, you can hurt yourself and the other person pretty easily.

[iftadwascool]

[ashes2caches]

[arttsuka]

Jedediah and Octavius

Some wips (but I forgot to take pictures of most of the steps) + the 'clean' version (basically without the hearts because I posted this on Instagram too and people I know irl follow me there 🥲)