Tumblr Convention "Disaster" Unfolds at Illinois' DashCon

[Z.Ben Garrison]

What did you guys think would happen when you take a large portion of the world's craziest nut cases and concentrate them all into one room? All hell broke loose as one would expect.

After most of the world's asylums shut down, these loonies were able to let loose on the internet, and then eventually settle down on one common domain for crazies; Tumblr. There they are free to circle jerk their crack-pot ideas in an echo chamber and reinforce each other's delusions and convince each other that they are normal.

 

[IamLEAM1983]

What did you guys think would happen when you take a large portion of the world's craziest nut cases and concentrate them all into one room? All hell broke loose as one would expect.

After most of the world's asylums shut down, these loonies were able to let loose on the internet, and then eventually settle down on one common domain for crazies; Tumblr. There they are free to circle jerk their crack-pot ideas in an echo chamber and reinforce each other's delusions and convince each other that they are normal.

I'd temper those words, honestly. Admist the expected cray-cray, you find little gems like SQAD's official blog for Kerbal Space Program, plenty of incredible reception or party suggestions if your cookbook's running dry, and plenty of fairly serious essays, news and reviews.

What rises to the top of the pile exploits the site's Reblog system. Unfortunately, Fandom Amazons and various White Knights are more than eager to spam the front page of anyone without a custom feed. If you don't visit the site with an actual search topic in mind, all you'll see is a sea of 420 references, GIF recaps of TV shows, Anime GIFs, fanart and just about a metric fuckton of paranoid or self-centered ramblings.

The short of it is pretty simple: subscribe to what interests you. Nothing else matters. Someone else you follow happens to Reblog some stupid story about the penguins in Antarctica dying or Sherlock being their husbando or MLP being a deeply misunderstood Neo-Marxist social critique? Ignore it. Better yet, block that offending person from your feed.

 

[Vault101]

What did you guys think would happen when you take a large portion of the world's craziest nut cases and concentrate them all into one room? All hell broke loose as one would expect.
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did you even read what actually happed? the fault lies not with the Tumblr users but the oraganisers....honestly the amount of hate I'm seeing here is borderline hypocritical

 

[GabeZhul]

I can only say what I have said in the other thread: I don't care about Tumbler, I don't really care about SJWs, I don't care about how their con went, but damn, that "ball pit" is filled with so much ennui (and piss, don't forget the piss) that I can't decide whether I should laugh or cry about it, so I guess I will just stare at the ceiling and let the tsunami of fail wash over me...

 

[Dragonlayer]

I found this

Spoiler

I don't know why, but it is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen, and I had a look at the fallout from the 4chan raids.

shipping preferences.

Of all things you would think that Tumblr would at least be able to handle this!

Please tell me those ball-pit people descriptions were put up by someone who hates them, because I don't think it's humanly possibly to cringe the amount I want to if those ten describe themselves as such. I mean, some of it sounds like its mocking, but some of sounds like the self-insert wank fantasies of people who should know better....

 

[Malty Milk Whistle]

I'm actually in tears over this. Haven't laughed so long in a while tbh.

And for those saying that it's typical tumblr, the whole ball-pit escapade (and the cringeworthy antics of those attending) have been well and truly mocked.

http://www.tumblr.com/search/ball+pit

 

[Zanderinfal]

Not surprised, all I've ever gotten from Tumblr is that it is filled with whiny, incompetent teenagers who hate men. Frankly, it's fucking hilarious to see this happen - just goes to show that Tumblr is the most insanely inept group of individuals on the internet. I mean fuck, they couldn't raid 4Chan and played the victim when they got raided back. Too funny.

 

[BX3]

Look, I know that Tumblr is the punching bag of the internet right around now, but can we not indulge in sterotypes?

No. This is the Escapist. Feeling as though we're better than certain groups of people because of that one thing we heard that one time is basically our community's lifeblood... y'know, like Tumblr.

 

[Saulkar]

Oh dear god. That ball-pit photo makes me wanna cry. It's like an abandoned teddy bear in a rainy street.

I am going to be serious, I find it nauseating to look at, in a dejected kind of way. Sorta like that feeling where you show up to a party, being thrown by a person you know, with all of your friends who were invited. You start to enjoy yourself before being zealously told to leave because you were not given an invitation. A gripping sadness that blankets a sensation of humiliation and rejection.

Wow, that got personal. 0_0

 

[Extra-Ordinary]

Goodness gracious, that is one sad looking ball pit.
Just a ball pit in the middle of a warehouse, that sounds like the beginning of... well, I don't know what kind of movie but the kind you watch out of morbid curiosity.

 

[AsurasEyes]

Look, I know that Tumblr is the punching bag of the internet right around now, but can we not indulge in sterotypes?

No, we're going to indulge in them all we like because Tumblr and its userbase deserves to be mocked.

 

[Scarim Coral]

So is this worse than that other con. I can't remember the name but it was the one that had specific cosplayers on their photos only.

 

[Strazdas]

Look, I know that Tumblr is the punching bag of the internet right around now, but can we not indulge in sterotypes?

No. This is the Escapist. Feeling as though we're better than certain groups of people because of that one thing we heard that one time is basically our community's lifeblood... y'know, like Tumblr.

well, to be honest, im yet to meet a better community than that of escapist, so it may be pompous but its true.

 

[AndrewC]

"Why didn't the Tumblr convention get organised?"

"Because white girls can't even."

Lololololol.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

What did you guys think would happen when you take a large portion of the world's craziest nut cases and concentrate them all into one room? All hell broke loose as one would expect.
.

did you even read what actually happed? the fault lies not with the Tumblr users but the oraganisers....honestly the amount of hate I'm seeing here is borderline hypocritical

I'm sorry but aren't the organizers Tumblr users?

"For Tumblr Users, By Tumblr Users. We are not in any way affiliated with or endorsed by Tumblr.? was apparently the motto for this clusterfuck.

 

[Uhura]

I'm sorry but aren't the organizers Tumblr users?

"For Tumblr Users, By Tumblr Users. We are not in any way affiliated with or endorsed by Tumblr.? was apparently the motto for this clusterfuck.

Tumblr has about 193 million blogs. This con had about 500 guests. The con was organized by a handful of tumblr users. I think she is saying that it's pretty over the top to drag all tumblr users into this mess.

 

[Piorn]

I found this

Spoiler

I don't know why, but it is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen, and I had a look at the fallout from the 4chan raids.

This has to be fake. Please tell me the text was added later. That's the worst case of Chuunibyou I've ever read.

Edit: So I just read them again and I'm pretty sure they're mocking them. Some are just hilarious. These really can't be real.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

I'm sorry but aren't the organizers Tumblr users?

"For Tumblr Users, By Tumblr Users. We are not in any way affiliated with or endorsed by Tumblr.? was apparently the motto for this clusterfuck.

Tumblr has about 193 million blogs. This con had about 500 guests. The con was organized by a handful of tumblr users. I think she is saying that it's pretty over the top to drag all tumblr users into this mess.

The curse of being a community, the most vocal morons are the ones everyone knows about.

And I'm uncertain that your view of Vault's post is the correct one.

 

[Rufus Shinra]

Reminds me of that MLP convention in Vegas, which was also an epic organisational fail/scam by the crew. Though, back then, solidarity prevailed and the whole community chipped in to get the attendants out of trouble.

Tumbler... well, they try some memewar. I wonder how it would go if the hotel called the police and they tried going full Misérables on it. Ball pit balls against tasers?

 

[Uhura]

The curse of being a community, the most vocal morons are the ones everyone knows about.

I wouldn't call Tumblr a community, just like I wouldn't call Facebook a community.