You’ll be tagged as the one who thought a shitpost was serious
Please do tag me; tag me as the one who didn’t think a shitpost was serious but that Lemmy users collectively cannot be trusted to tell the difference.
You know what, I’ll just copy–paste this here, although I’ve never actually hoarded examples of all the times Lemmy was essentially as dumb as Reddit:
Several weeks ago, there was this post in a news community to a BBC News article. It was a real article; no tricks, correct headline. But the link was a 404. When I found it, it was upvoted about 20–0. I downvoted it as obviously nonfunctional but also commented remarking that it’s a 404 and giving the OP the correct link. When I came back to that post a couple hours later hoping to upvote a fixed link, the link was unchanged, it was upvoted 50–1 (my downvote), and it had one comment (mine) upvoted 1–0. (Edit: I checked, to preemptively clarify, that this wasn’t a “me” problem.)
Lemmy users collectively have the media literacy of a housefly.
In this thread, you’re the one we’re giggling at because you think you’re so clever, yet simultaneously fail to realize that everyone knows this shit is fake. Nobody cares about your previous interactions, just how dumb and smarmy you look here.
Shit, no, I think you’re right, actually: maybe Lemmy are worth taking seriously because I remember they were smart enough to correct your stupid, confidently incorrect ass the other day with “hurr durr Windows malware can’t run through WINE”.
I see your point, but the people you’re speaking of (ones who don’t check the community name before taking this for granted) are probably not going to be reading these comments either, they’re most likely 400 metric screen-spans away by now and pausing a couple milliseconds as they try to parse a post about jeans made out of beans.
but the people you’re speaking of (ones who don’t check the community name before taking this for granted) are probably not going to be reading these comments either
Genuinely fair, well-considered point. I appreciate it and will consider it more heavily the next time I see something like this.
And then everyone stood up and clapped.
Guys, you can slap text over anyone’s portrait and say they did literally anything; it doesn’t make it true.
Edit: Oh, Lemmy does not like being told that they can’t be trusted to have basic media literacy.
Wrong /c/ for logic, friend.
I’ve fell victim to that one before. You’ll learn
It’s a shitpost mate, settle down.
First time?
Lemmy will and does believe literally anything; I’m sorry that I take it within that context.
Not true. I’m Lemmy, and I don’t believe you. Checkmate!
Shit.
You’ll be tagged as the one who thought a shitpost was serious, got corrected, and doubled down.
I’m starting to recognize their username.
Please do tag me; tag me as the one who didn’t think a shitpost was serious but that Lemmy users collectively cannot be trusted to tell the difference.
YOU are the one that cannot tell the difference! You seem to not know where you are.
You: Don’t believe it! It’s a shitpost!
Everyone: Haha Yeah it’s a shitpost. That’s… Why we’re here.
You: No, you don’t get it! It’s not real!
Everyone: Yeah, we know.
You: I’m the only one who knew!!
🥈heres your award
You must be so fun at parties
The people I party with aren’t morons like the average Lemmy user.
We all knew this was fake, you were just the only one dumb enough to think others believed it. Ironic.
You know what, I’ll just copy–paste this here, although I’ve never actually hoarded examples of all the times Lemmy was essentially as dumb as Reddit:
Lemmy users collectively have the media literacy of a housefly.
In this thread, you’re the one we’re giggling at because you think you’re so clever, yet simultaneously fail to realize that everyone knows this shit is fake. Nobody cares about your previous interactions, just how dumb and smarmy you look here.
Shit, no, I think you’re right, actually: maybe Lemmy are worth taking seriously because I remember they were smart enough to correct your stupid, confidently incorrect ass the other day with “hurr durr Windows malware can’t run through WINE”.
No, but like Lemmy users, they are invisible.
So you believe literally anything?
I see your point, but the people you’re speaking of (ones who don’t check the community name before taking this for granted) are probably not going to be reading these comments either, they’re most likely 400 metric screen-spans away by now and pausing a couple milliseconds as they try to parse a post about jeans made out of beans.
Genuinely fair, well-considered point. I appreciate it and will consider it more heavily the next time I see something like this.
Good for you. Glad I could make a change today.
Not only “anyone’s portrait”, this one is giving off AI vibes. Slopposts are easier and easier to generate nowadays.