I don't make many threads but when I do I make sure it isn't another bad news bad time thread because those are a dime a dozen here. Not to say I'm against those threads per say. But I feel there is value in the amusing threads as well.
Huh, strange. I'm inclined to agree with you that the thread should have been allowed to run its course and fall off instead of getting locked.Now, I want to start out by saying my issue isnt that the trump threads exist, my issue is something completely different: The humor/light hearted threads get locked or taken down. The reason? "There are too many humor threads of this type already." So I am told anyway.
I'll only pull one of my own to show as an example, but there are others:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/if...g-you-are-not-wiping-your-ass-properly.49521/
This was recent. A thread designed to evoke laughter. Obviously. Of course not everyone will find it amusing, but some did. In fact, I was surprised that many posters decided to join in. That made me happy. Instead of letting the thread run its course and slowly fall off the front page, they shut it down. Again, their reasoning was:
I'm not upset about it btw. Please dont kill me mods.
It's infuriating to see people tune out like this.
If you'd rather do a deep dive on some TV show that acknowledge the horrors around you, I can't stop you; but you should feel awful for doing so.
You *should* be depressed and angry at the news.
You *should* feel overwhelmed by how much things have changed since Trump was elected.
You *cannot* "see no evil, hear no evil" your way out of this, because it's only gonna get worse, sunshine.
Sanitizing and self-curating the information you see is exactly how we got here in the first place. Don't be a part of the problem, OP.
We live in garbage times. It's only natural that the discourse reflects that.
The fact that things are bleak in certain ways should not mean we obsess and constantly focus on them, which is what happens a lot on this forum.
Frankly, I found the early 00's far bleaker.
What is happening in this forum is the equivalent of watching the news 24/7. At some point it's bad for your brain, and at some point people are just piling on with every little bit of negativity they can come up, compounding there and everyone else's anxiety.
Inb4 privileged white man can't deal with the reality of others.
If people are so interested in politics here, maybe there should be a different section for it? Leave etcetera for non-gaming entertainment discussions and such.
I am not privileged nor am I white, and I would give the same "horrible" advice you seem to think only privileged white man with give.
Take a break Era, especially the OT. Play some video games. Go exercise. Spend some time with your GF/BF.
Life goes on. The world is going to continue spinning. Don't give into the fatalism so many in Era have.
Because forums like this survive on clicks. Politics will always drive clicks. The admins would be foolish to have politics be a separate sub-forum.
Simple economics at play here.
Thats not true at all. that is fundamentally false. this does change things and sentiments especially with people who may not even be posting but just reading. TONS of people visit this site.I agree with you OP. It seems like lots of posters seem to think they're going to change things by posting on a forum, when in reality nothing posted here matters, and it's just a waste of time if they legitimately want to change politics or society.
Every cause I believe in and want to support, I do so in the real world, face to face, with real people - because writing essays on the internet is going to have absolutely no impact whatsoever.
I miss fun off-topic threads.
I agree with you OP. It seems like lots of posters seem to think they're going to change things by posting on a forum, when in reality nothing posted here matters, and it's just a waste of time if they legitimately want to change politics or society.
Every cause I believe in and want to support, I do so in the real world, face to face, with real people - because writing essays on the internet is going to have absolutely no impact whatsoever.
I miss fun off-topic threads.
I learned about the upcoming protests through ERA and I bet many others who plan on participating did as well, so no you are wrongI agree with you OP. It seems like lots of posters seem to think they're going to change things by posting on a forum, when in reality nothing posted here matters, and it's just a waste of time if they legitimately want to change politics or society.
Every cause I believe in and want to support, I do so in the real world, face to face, with real people - because writing essays on the internet is going to have absolutely no impact whatsoever.
I miss fun off-topic threads.
Thanks, I stay informed about issues and politics in the US, Europe in general, my own country and various places in the world. I do feel overwhelmed, not only because of or since Trump, and I do feel depressed about it. That is why I sometimes feel I need a break, one of those breaks would be to browse lighthearted things or at least simply non-political when I have time for it.
yogurt posting some good stuff in this thread.
This is so incorrect. People are actually motivated by awareness. If we post about ugly Italian meals and other silly shit, sure that's fun, but stating discussion about the awful things currently happening changes nothing is so defeatist that you might as well give up on life. And secondly, you state it's simply a waste of time and you want to return to inanity over discussion of the current situation because "it's a bummer", well "waste" your time with the $30 Italian meal threads, and ignore the ones you think change nothing. I will be taking my family to the protests on June 30 and donating and doing whatever I can so this country doesn't slip away.I agree with you OP. It seems like lots of posters seem to think they're going to change things by posting on a forum, when in reality nothing posted here matters, and it's just a waste of time if they legitimately want to change politics or society.
Every cause I believe in and want to support, I do so in the real world, face to face, with real people - because writing essays on the internet is going to have absolutely no impact whatsoever.
I miss fun off-topic threads.
It kind of feels like people are trying to be as miserable as possible. The vast majority of threads here seem intended to either make you angry, upset or just disappointed. With a large amount of posters going on those threads just to post their one-liner reactions. Fair enough to the few people who actually want to have conversations, though.
But it's rather depressing, even as someone who isn't affected by any of it. If I were, I certainly don't think I'd want to be reminded at every turn.
I'm not sure what it is. It's not something I've seen outside of here and the old NeoGAF. There's a much healthier balance of positivity in any other forum I go to, although maybe in this case maybe it just all went to the gamer side.
I think some of you aren't being honest here. It's not that there are too many political threads, it's that there are too many left leaning political threads.
Fuck this script.
Yup. People just seem to only post negative shit.
"One random person who isn't famous or relevant called someone a racist word". Better post this article
"Put my dog to sleep today" better tell everyone.
I wish we could have a Social issue/political issue sub forum to get all that crap out of the way of my entertainment news.
I started putting people on ignore who make race bait threads and trump threads. My ignore list is wonderful. But then I got banned for not responding to people in a thread and I'm not sure if ignored people can respond to me?
Yup. People just seem to only post negative shit.
"One random person who isn't famous or relevant called someone a racist word". Better post this article
"Put my dog to sleep today" better tell everyone.
I wish we could have a Social issue/political issue sub forum to get all that crap out of the way of my entertainment news.
I started putting people on ignore who make race bait threads and trump threads. My ignore list is wonderful. But then I got banned for not responding to people in a thread and I'm not sure if ignored people can respond to me?
Fuck this script.
Some of you would have nuke flying and not care as long as there is netflix, and when that goes down too, as long as there is a puppet show made of clothing debris to see.
So you think families being torn apart is just "crap"?
Nope. Not at all. It's heartbreaking. Hence why I think we need a new sub forum. I read the news thank you.Fuck this script.
Some of you would have nuke flying and not care as long as there is netflix, and when that goes down too, as long as there is a puppet show made of clothing debris to see.
So you think families being torn apart is just "crap"?
Nope. Not at all. It's heartbreaking. Hence why I think we need a new sub forum
The thing that depresses me about Etcetera is that you can see the mod messages and there's clearly a pattern of people being censured for holding the "wrong" opinion. That's never the stated reason, but people that are ideologically correct are allowed to slide with worse behavior. Don't get me wrong, I think I'm comfortably to the left of Era's moderators on politics and feminism and so far I've always disagreed with the people that are getting shut down. But I feel like resisting them should be left up to other posters, we can handle it without bringing mod powers into play.
I know, I know, "Just leave." And I will. This is my last post here, whether I get sent to the cornfield or not I just can't bring myself to take part any more. But it is kinda sad and the end of an "Era" for me.
The thing that depresses me about Etcetera is that you can see the mod messages and there's clearly a pattern of people being censured for holding the "wrong" opinion. That's never the stated reason, but people that are ideologically correct are allowed to slide with worse behavior. Don't get me wrong, I think I'm comfortably to the left of Era's moderators on politics and feminism and so far I've always disagreed with the people that are getting shut down. But I feel like resisting them should be left up to other posters, we can handle it without bringing mod powers into play.
I know, I know, "Just leave." And I will. This is my last post here, whether I get sent to the cornfield or not I just can't bring myself to take part any more. But it is kinda sad and the end of an "Era" for me.
Unless you're literally at the point this is drastically affecting your mental health and causing serious harm, you can almost certainly afford the discomfort.
There's a reason this place is the way it is right now, and we 100% NEED to keep talking.
I keep myself well abreast of the news of the world in a variety of ways. It's not discomfort. It's beating yourself over the head with the same thing constantly.
They're "intended" to make you angry? A lot of times it's just reporting the news.
I learned about the upcoming protests through ERA and I bet many others who plan on participating did as well, so no you are wrong
People creating an experience they want to read about on a forum isn't something you should critisize.Fuck this script.
Some of you would have nuke flying and not care as long as there is netflix, and when that goes down too, as long as there is a puppet show made of clothing debris to see.
So you think families being torn apart is just "crap"?
People creating an experience they want to read about on a forum isn't something you should critisize.
People have different interests and not every topic, serious or not, is going to interest them. I'd be hard pressed to critisize someone for choosing or not choosing their subjects of discussion and you should be too.
Nope. Not at all. It's heartbreaking. Hence why I think we need a new sub forum. I read the news thank you.
Go play videogames then if you don't wanna deal with grown up stuff.
Might as well wear a blindfold and earplugs while you're at it.
This thread is literally thisisfine.jpg.
No, the reason they won't separate it is because this forum was created for a specific set of reasons, and one major reason is that it be a place we can discuss important issues like these.
I think some of you aren't being honest here. It's not that there are too many political threads, it's that there are too many left leaning political threads.