Random observation

[oloriel]

When I look at some of the political/social discussions on Tumblr, I'm actually happy that LJ is going out of fashion. (Although of course these debates take place on LJ, too -- but you have to join the respective communities, or friend the right people, to get in on them. And the actual heat is elsewhere. On Tumblr, everything is everywhere all

Comments

[flower_star]

I totally understand. I'm not on tumblr but what I've seen of that stuff on other sites (Mark Reads/Watches, e.g., and to a lesser extent Fandom Secrets), it's incredibly offputting. The tone employed in these discussions is very nasty, too, which doesn't help at all, and if you point that out, you're shouted down with "tone argument!!!". Though it's probably childish, it frequently makes me not care any more at all or even disagree with them even if they have a good point buried waaaay down deep (probably similar to how a few vegan friends I have posting about how meat eaters are horrible people make me crave steak - yes, I know that's very mature of me).

A friend of mine recently posted something in the same vein: It is more useful to the world that I am cheerful, live creatively, and am responsible for myself. That's my decision, too - it's not useful to the world that I go around in a rage all the time. I'm picking my battles, and the SJ stuff is one I definitely don't want to engage in.

(Also, visit the link just for the extraordinarily cute baby pic!)