Today, I followed the gay porn standard

[cereta]

Note to self:

If the thought of what will almost certainly follow a comment makes your stomach hurt, don't make the commentAlso, trying to explain to people who think fandom is stupid why saying that any fiction that involves characters/stories someone else created is inherently bad writing is, in fact, laughably dumb is doomed to fail. DOOMED, I

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[cereta]

The exact wording is:

Whenever I start reading a rant/comment/essay/whatever, I ask myself, "Self, if you read this, will your personal, intellectual, or moral development be any greater than if you spent the same amount of time reading about Jack and Ianto* having sex?" If the answer is "no," I close the tab.

*Insert couple of your choice.

[jcalanthe]

Brilliant! Of course, I'm tempted to apply this to parts of my job, and I'm not sure that will always end well... ;)

[cereta]

The temptation is, occasionally, mighty and strong.

[lexin]

You know, I should print that out and stick it up above my computer. I'm a sucker for getting into pointless arguments with wankers on the internet.

[thingswithwings]

this is genius. I am going to attempt to adopt this AS WELL. I all too often choose the momentary pleasure of being righteously angry and RIGHT over the long-term pleasure of not having to deal with assholes. I'll put a sticky on my computer: note to self, read porn instead.

[hilarytamar]

This is absolutely perfect. *begins to learn by heart*

[adelate]

Surely these are the words of genius. I am writing them on a piece of paper and taping that over my desk. :D