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(1/10) This is going to be my least tweet on this topic, then I'll tweet about what I usually do. Sorry I won't really be responding to further discourse, you're free to say whatever to me, just don't expect a response.
I've been thinking a lot about internet ostracization.
I've been thinking a lot about internet ostracization.
(2/10) Let me clarify first I don't me canceling people over terrible actions they did, that's a whole other can of worms. This is about a "quainter" form of that, when someone says something someone doesn't like, or people pile on someone for a perceived image of them in need of
(3/10) punishment. I've had an interesting opportunity to examine this first hand.
So there's been a narrative spin on me, that I'm a smear agent for Xbox, upset my favorite console is losing the console war. That I'm spreading lies to try and hurt the PS5, but I was caught in my
So there's been a narrative spin on me, that I'm a smear agent for Xbox, upset my favorite console is losing the console war. That I'm spreading lies to try and hurt the PS5, but I was caught in my
(4/10) lie, the fact I was demodded proves it, & now I should be outcast as I'm just a blind lying fanboy.
To me it feels like a joke, like if someone was complaining I was terrible shrimp cook even though I don't cook shrimp. I don't own any Xbox One games, the image constructed
To me it feels like a joke, like if someone was complaining I was terrible shrimp cook even though I don't cook shrimp. I don't own any Xbox One games, the image constructed
(5/10)of me doesn't reflect me, so it doesn't hit home. But I've been thinking, what if it did? It'd probably get to me more because it'd feel more personal, but in this instance it's clear to me they're not really upset at me. They're upset at a constructed narrative I represent
(6/10) It's more people buying into a narrative and attacking something that's not you, just what they think you represent. Once the narrative is constructed at least in this window of time, you can't really say anything to please the argument towards you. If I don't say anything
(7/10) people think I'm hiding in shame, if I do say something people tell me to not say anything as I'm a liar & take that I need more harassment. If I talk about other things I'm trying to change the topic & need to shown my faults, if I talk directly about it I'm just trying
(8/10) step back on what I've said & change the narrative in their eyes.
It's been interesting to see first-hand, & I can see why many public figures don't speak out, or certain people cut off communication, because it's a situation you literally cannot win. And what people see
It's been interesting to see first-hand, & I can see why many public figures don't speak out, or certain people cut off communication, because it's a situation you literally cannot win. And what people see
(9/10)isn't you, but who they think you are - This has been particularly clear to me as what the narrative & framing of who I am, why I said things, everything, isn't reflective of reality very clearly, I even think to anyone who knows me beyond surface level.
But I love talking.
But I love talking.
(10/10) So I'm not going anywhere. This experience actually has helped me better understand a certain side of the internet first-hand, & I'll think about it more when I spot ostracization efforts over things said.
The internet loves a dramatic spin on things, that's for a certain
The internet loves a dramatic spin on things, that's for a certain
