Woke up and saw the rest of the comments from the DOGUS post. I’ve thought a lot of about the vibe that was stirring and I just kind of want to say something. It’s not the longest thing I’ve ever written but I have feeeeeelliinnggs so it’s under a cut.
[Spoiler (click to open)]For a majority of users and lurkers, ONTD is an escape. You may come here to avoid work, family, a relationship, loud neighbors, financial trouble, heartache, anger. Whatever the case, big or small, most of us come here to take our minds off things for a while. There’s a sense of community where we can give each other advice, provide support, and debate. While the topics here range from the shallow to the deeply troubling, there’s a sense that ONTD is a collective of people trying to do the best they can with the cards they’ve been dealt. I think it’s fair to say that this is the general consensus of what ONTD currently is
( ... )
The users who were doing the most are the usual suspects who I generally ignore in any political posts and don't reply to if they reply to a comment of mine.
anyone who was like "wow how dare you like pictures of dogs. this clearly means you agree with everything Biden has ever done and ever will do"
shut upppppppppppp
let me enjoy pictures of doggggs and like speak up when Biden does something I disagree with!
It's all just become a competition to show who is the most enlightened and wokest of them all. This is celebrity gossip site that debates whether male actors are hot or just tall lol Nobody is expecting an in depth discussion of political theory and discourse but it makes some people feel better to be antagonistic on a livejournal community in 2021 lol
Yeah I've been thinking of spending less time on here because of it too. I don't feel like arguing with people who have this innate desire to try to be smarter or better than me or others all the time for a flame reaction on their dumb comment.
No one saying Joe Biden‘s dogs are cute is suddenly going to be his #1 stan, going to run off and create a fan account, forget all the horrible things the US has done, and suddenly enlist in the military. I also take offense that me and others are gaslighting anyone because we’re exhausted by overt political posturing. It doesn’t just happen here it happens everywhere. I’m a WOC myself and not exactly in the upper ranks of literally anything in the United States so its not like I was jumping up and down to go vote for an old centrist with the most milquetoast policies. It’s important to be critical of politicians but a dog post featuring his rescue pet where most of the time people were using the post to talk about their own pets doesn’t exactly sound alarms in my brain that ONTD suddenly perpetuates US propaganda.
You can continue commenting here in any way you please. I know how to scroll past comments and posts! I was just stating how I feel and by the looks of it others too. Enjoy your day.
I debated even putting the politics tag on it because my intention was just a fun dog post. But this is a really good comment and I am sorry if it really upset anyone.
Woke up and saw the rest of the comments from the DOGUS post. I’ve thought a lot of about the vibe that was stirring and I just kind of want to say something. It’s not the longest thing I’ve ever written but I have feeeeeelliinnggs so it’s under a cut.
[Spoiler (click to open)]For a majority of users and lurkers, ONTD is an escape. You may come here to avoid work, family, a relationship, loud neighbors, financial trouble, heartache, anger. Whatever the case, big or small, most of us come here to take our minds off things for a while. There’s a sense of community where we can give each other advice, provide support, and debate. While the topics here range from the shallow to the deeply troubling, there’s a sense that ONTD is a collective of people trying to do the best they can with the cards they’ve been dealt. I think it’s fair to say that this is the general consensus of what ONTD currently is ( ... )
Reply
anyone who was like "wow how dare you like pictures of dogs. this clearly means you agree with everything Biden has ever done and ever will do"
shut upppppppppppp
let me enjoy pictures of doggggs and like speak up when Biden does something I disagree with!
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
(The comment has been removed)
You can continue commenting here in any way you please. I know how to scroll past comments and posts! I was just stating how I feel and by the looks of it others too. Enjoy your day.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment