#on discourse

[simnostalgia]

You know, I remember this time in the early 2010s when we were all like against the jaded 'over it' '90s and 2000s world view. But like, looking back, no, yeah. I think maybe we're all sleeping on pessimism. Maybe we should believe in causes less, just in general? I think caring less about everything all the time may be a universal good.

I just think that the age bracket that mostly makes up Tumblr's demographic has earned a little pessimism. Like I'm allowed to recognize that even movements I believe in will be utilized by bad faith actors for a negative outcome and I'm allowed to not put my energy into them.

[lurkiestvoid]

y'know how sometimes you'll come across a fuckn WILD comment or response on a post, usually either 1) a very short and inflammatory statement OR 2) a very long bigoted rant

And then you go to their blog and it's just them angrily reblogging shit and arguing with people in the notes or in ping-pong reblog chains?

Instead of giving them your time and energy, remember that in 2024 nearly half of all web traffic was non-human, about a whole third of traffic was specifically malicious bots, and that this year we're likely to pass the tipping point where more than half of all internet activity is non-human. All that IN ADDITION to rampant malicious/bad-faith HUMAN trolls which are even sometimes much harder to identify.

And then just block them 💜

[andersunmenschlich]

I recognize the futility; I just don't care. Calling out the bullshit is a form of catharsis.

[lgbtransgirl]

Ice cold takes from a Transgender Woman:

Men are not inherently Evil

Everyone has the capacity for evil

Transgender Men are men

Transgender Women are women

Excluding Cisgender Men from your spaces requires Transgender Men to out themselves if they want to engage (Same for Women)

Anyone can be Non-Binary, there is no "look" or requirement

Non-binary masculine presenting people should be welcome in queer spaces, many are just treated as men and predators

Non-binary feminine presenting people should be welcome in queer spaces without being seen as "Woman-Lite"

Edited the wording on the first point because too many terfs keep thinking I'm their friend.

[shyjusticewarrior]

At some point "fanfic can be as good as professional writing" became "fanfic should be as good as professional writing" and that's caused major damage to fandom spaces.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

Happy annual Dracula Paprika Discourse Day to those who celebrate!

[etz-ashashiyot]

Happy freedom weekend to all who celebrate!

[griffonatrix]

"you don't have to transition to be trans": overdone, dull, runs cover for taking away medical care from those who need it

"you don't have to be trans to transition": exciting, poignant, radical perspective on the right to bodily autonomy

[keitrinkomfloukru]

[respectissexy]

There are two basic arguments for shutting the fuck up about cishets at Pride.

First: What if a trans kid asks their parents to show their support by attending Pride with them? What if a lesbian can only attend pride if she gets a ride from someone and the only person willing and able to drive her is her straight brother? What if a bi disabled person can't attend a large outdoor event without hands-on assistance from their straight partner? What if someone just wants to bring their fucking friends? What if, contrary to popular tumblr discourse, most queers don't inhabit perfectly pure social bubbles populated only by other queers? What if it's none of your business?

Second and perhaps more important: If you think you can tell that someone is CIS, let alone HET, by LOOKING at them, you are a cop and an idiot.

[crabussy]

"dolphins are completely evil" I actually don't think we should assign human morality to animals with no concept of law or civilisation with an intelligence roughly equating to that of a toddler

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

that article going around abt firefox's new ad program is annoying bc it's phrased as though "mozilla has finally TURNED on its people and is SELLING YOU OUT for cold hard cash!!" when. that's not what's happening. it is specifically being implemented to discourage tracking behavior, and literally all the data they are giving to advertisers is aggregate and anonymized, which is like, the opposite of what that post wants you to worry about, lol

[myfandomrealitea]

I am actually begging some people to just let some spaces exist untouched by real-world issues and horrors.

Like I've lost count of the amount of times peaceful game or fandom servers have been ruined by people stampeding in with political rants, bitching about world issues, demanding internal activism, demanding vent channels so they can whine about their shitty parents, ect.

Like. Respectfully. Not every single space has to be inclusive of and welcoming of outside topics. The real world sucks. We don't needed to be reminded of that absolutely everywhere.