Simple

[FPLOON]

Simple... but rarely clean...

OT: Good thing I can't say the C-word otherwise I might end up being a C-word by unknowingly knowing what that means...

Other than that, who knew Erin could draw? Or chose to not use NGE as an example in this strip?

 

[Guffe]

Only social media I use is Facebook, and that one is for chatting with friends and knowing what's going on. I very rarely make a post on my wall for many to see, mayb 3-6 times a year. I usually chat and talk in the groups I'm a part of.

I've never had a Twitter or Instagram account and seeing how my friends use them... I don't need one either.

 

[Trude]

Whatever happened to the days where we could express our displeasure in more than 140 characters? Feels like so long ago.

 

[Lvl 64 Klutz]

My experience with Tumblr is a little different.

To me, Tumblr is a place where a bunch of slacktivists go to smugly make the least controversial social commentary among like-minded people so they can all pat each other on the back for being so progressive.

 

[Bob_McMillan]

What exactly happened to Joss Whedon? I've read an article or two but there were no specifics.

 

[immortalfrieza]

As I said in the Off Topic Discussion thread on this note:

*In a pirate voice* Arrrgh! The loyalties of the rabid left be a harsh and fickle mistress!

Seriously, from what I can tell groups such as the over-aggressive feminists will never be satisfied because they don't want to be satisfied. If their grievances were ever addressed and resolved, they'd no longer have anything to be pissed off about...and then what would they do with their lives? They'd have lost their purpose.

What they'll do and have done is find more and more petty things to whine about so they have something to continue to crusade against because however they might have started out they have become obsessed with fighting against their victimization so much they can no longer recognize that they really aren't being victimized in any real sense anymore.

This is true of any advocacy group eventually, they all fight against legitimate problems (if they ever had anything legitimate in the first place) for so long that once those problems are solved rather than pat themselves on the back, congratulate themselves on a job well done, and get on with their lives like sensible people they simply work to find anything they possibly can no matter how insignificant if they don't make something up outright to continue fighting against. In short, legitimate attempts at revolution give way to fanaticism. The best case scenario is they go more and more petty until they realize what they are doing and stop, worst case they become so obsessed with undoing their victimization they start victimizing others, becoming the next oppressors that have to be fought against and the cycle continues.

 

[Gatlank]

What exactly happened to Joss Whedon? Ive read an artiacke or two but there were no specifics.

"Great feminist" Joss Whedon was rabidly shamed and harassed because Avengers Age of Utron was deemed too sexist and misogynist by the same kind of people he so proudly used to defend on twitter.

 

[Bob_McMillan]

What exactly happened to Joss Whedon? Ive read an artiacke or two but there were no specifics.

"Great feminist" Joss Whedon was rabidly shamed and harassed because Avengers Age of Utron was deemed too sexist and misogynist by the same kind of people he so proudly used to defend on twitter.

Ah, so that's why they didn't actually mention who chased him off twitter.

 

[Gatlank]

What exactly happened to Joss Whedon? Ive read an artiacke or two but there were no specifics.

"Great feminist" Joss Whedon was rabidly shamed and harassed because Avengers Age of Utron was deemed too sexist and misogynist by the same kind of people he so proudly used to defend on twitter.

Ah, so that's why they didn't actually mention who chased him off twitter.

You can check this thread too.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.874894-Joss-Whedon-deletes-twitter-account-following-mass-of-feminist-criticism?page=1
One of the posts has pics of some of the tweets he got.

 

[RJ 17]

The comic makes a great point but my offendedness outweighs my rational thinking

So in other words you're just a generic internet goer?

 

[DrownedAmmet]

Burritos are only better because they are portable, and you can eat one while doing literally anything else

Tacos, due to their open nature, allow you to stuff way more meat, cheese, and other taco-y goodness into it than any mere burrito can handle

 

[Lvl 64 Klutz]

Burritos are only better because they are portable, and you can eat one while doing literally anything else

Tacos, due to their open nature, allow you to stuff way more meat, cheese, and other taco-y goodness into it than any mere burrito can handle

You poor soul. What kind of tiny-ass burritos have you been being fed?

 

[Fdzzaigl]

Problem with the 140 characters thing...

It's far easier to state a whole lot of bullshit in a small amount of words or time than it is to dismiss that same bullshit.

 

[Sleepy Sol]

Fulfill is spelled incorrectly in the comic.

...I'll crawl back in my hole now.

Agree pretty wholeheartedly with the spirit of the comic.

 

[Erttheking]

It's true. But you want to know what the sad thing is?

These people type in three words of an uninformed opinion and we can't stop talking about them. That's the really sad thing. They barely have to try and the spotlight just zooms in on them.

Cuz we love some bullshit and to have someone to hate.

 

[Erttheking]

My experience with Tumblr is a little different.

To me, Tumblr is a place where a bunch of slacktivists go to smugly make the least controversial social commentary among like-minded people so they can all pat each other on the back for being so progressive.

I've yet to find a single website where people don't smugly pat each other on the back for one thing or another. Tis the nature of the internet. People like echo chambers.

 

[marioandsonic]

Yeah, no. I never liked Twitter at all. I wish it never existed. Twitter is one of the biggest cancers of the internet.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to hop on my Rascal and head to the park to yell at the kids.

 

[The Wooster]

Fulfill is spelled correctly in the comic.

Why... thank you for noticing. [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/fulfil]

 

[Sleepy Sol]

Fulfill is spelled correctly in the comic.

Why... thank you for noticing. [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/fulfil]

What the fuck? I wasn't even aware that was also a correct spelling. I guess I got schooled.

Nice to know, though, I guess. Goddang weirdo non-American spellings of words.

 

[Darth_Payn]

Digg and Reddit are missing from this comic, but I guess the less said about those two, the better.

It's obvious now that people will use their anonymity to say whatever is on the top of their heads, but I don't think the creators behind twitter knew how ridiculously vile it could become. Besides that, I have an idea of most twitter messages ranging between pointless and benign. We just tend to notice the horrible ones more...

I've found that discussing almost anything online evolves into standard responses. If someone is typing in a good-mannered way, people assume they're gullible. If someone states something, people will assume they're an arrogant know-it-all. If someone writes in an emotional way, others either respond to it in kind or assume them to be bi-polar freak without self control.

I find the most frustrating people to be those who refuse to consider any other viewpoint than their own. The worst ones are the hypocrits who flat out make no sense when they're caught breaking their own rules, and refuse to reassess the discussion.
Having grown up with instant messaging, chat channels and message boards, I've said some extremely stupid things (like most, if not all people) and facing those things really brings things into perspective.

And that right there is the smartest thing I've read about the problems with social media, especially Twitter and Tumbler. To me, those two sites, and Craigslist, are tainted by that kind of jackassery of misuse. If you act like an asshole on those places, you reveal yourself to be an asshole. I believe Phil Coulson put it best: "This is what I love about social media; the people are surveiling themselves."