[News] The Internet Was a Mistake

A thread for updates on the various ways the internet is destroying everything and the undying hellsites of social media. Let's all laugh at the abyss.

Prederick wrote:

Instagram Is Over

headline is way too hyperbolic. Instagram isn't the new hotness but it's not going away.

Chairman_Mao wrote:
Prederick wrote:

Instagram Is Over

headline is way too hyperbolic. Instagram isn't the new hotness but it's not going away.

Hell, Myspace is still around it’s been like 15 years since it was relevant.

Every time I see a story about social media I get this warm feeling of relief and satisfaction. Haven't used any of it going on 3 years now.

Shh, nobody tell him he's on a social media right now. That smug sense of superiority is all he has left.

Instagram is weird. From time to time I'm linked to it but always get prompted to create an account before being allowed to view the content. So, I've never actually seen Instagram content even though quite a few creators I follow use it. Maybe I'm using the site wrong...

Chairman_Mao wrote:
Prederick wrote:

Instagram Is Over

headline is way too hyperbolic. Instagram isn't the new hotness but it's not going away.

I don’t mind the hyperbole. I was just reminded today that eBay still exists, but you won’t convince me that site hasn’t been dead since the late 2000s.

hbi2k wrote:

Shh, nobody tell him he's on a social media right now. That smug sense of superiority is all he has left.

I don't get notifications on my phone that someone has just posted a new goodge, so, no, this is not social media.

Mixolyde wrote:
hbi2k wrote:

Shh, nobody tell him he's on a social media right now. That smug sense of superiority is all he has left.

I don't get notifications on my phone that someone has just posted a new goodge, so, no, this is not social media.

One of things I love about GWJ is that I can pretty much guarantee no-one is posting goodges on here (according to Urban Dictionary)

Mixolyde wrote:

I don't get notifications on my phone that someone has just posted a new goodge, so, no, this is not social media.

I'll set up a bot to text message you every time there's a new goodge.

*Legion* wrote:
Mixolyde wrote:

I don't get notifications on my phone that someone has just posted a new goodge, so, no, this is not social media.

I'll set up a bot to text message you every time there's a new goodge.

No jury would convict me of murder for that, just so you know.

Proving, once again, this is the best place on the internet.

Jonman wrote:
Mixolyde wrote:
hbi2k wrote:

Shh, nobody tell him he's on a social media right now. That smug sense of superiority is all he has left.

I don't get notifications on my phone that someone has just posted a new goodge, so, no, this is not social media.

One of things I love about GWJ is that I can pretty much guarantee no-one is posting goodges on here (according to Urban Dictionary)

THIS IS INCREDIBLE. There were attempts for a time to call us "goodgers"

These being right below the definition is pretty good too

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Amoebic wrote:
Jonman wrote:
Mixolyde wrote:
hbi2k wrote:

Shh, nobody tell him he's on a social media right now. That smug sense of superiority is all he has left.

I don't get notifications on my phone that someone has just posted a new goodge, so, no, this is not social media.

One of things I love about GWJ is that I can pretty much guarantee no-one is posting goodges on here (according to Urban Dictionary)

THIS IS INCREDIBLE. There were attempts for a time to call us "goodgers" :lol:

Seth wrote:
Chairman_Mao wrote:
Prederick wrote:

Instagram Is Over

headline is way too hyperbolic. Instagram isn't the new hotness but it's not going away.

I don’t mind the hyperbole. I was just reminded today that eBay still exists, but you won’t convince me that site hasn’t been dead since the late 2000s.

it's just not a wannabe tech unicorn site anymore, very much a lifestyle brand now.

I thought it was spelled goodjers?

And I still call us that.

Amoebic wrote:
Jonman wrote:
Mixolyde wrote:
hbi2k wrote:

Shh, nobody tell him he's on a social media right now. That smug sense of superiority is all he has left.

I don't get notifications on my phone that someone has just posted a new goodge, so, no, this is not social media.

One of things I love about GWJ is that I can pretty much guarantee no-one is posting goodges on here (according to Urban Dictionary)

THIS IS INCREDIBLE. There were attempts for a time to call us "goodgers" :lol:

Just keep scrolling that page - there's a bajilionty definitions and not all of them are completely filthy.

Stele wrote:

I thought it was spelled goodjers?

And I still call us that.

Same, I thought that was our official designation.

Stele wrote:

I thought it was spelled goodjers?

And I still call us that.

Right! I don't want any goodje alerts either.

SallyNasty wrote:
Stele wrote:

I thought it was spelled goodjers?

And I still call us that.

Same, I thought that was our official designation.

*ahem*

Goodjer according to Urban Dictionary

PaladinTom wrote:
SallyNasty wrote:
Stele wrote:

I thought it was spelled goodjers?

And I still call us that.

Same, I thought that was our official designation.

*ahem*

Goodjer according to Urban Dictionary

If it's on the internet, it must be true.

Stele wrote:

I thought it was spelled goodjers?

So then what has my bot been texting to Mix?

... I've made a terrible mistake.

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Ah, yes, the censorship of asking that Twitter didn't share Hunter dick pics and nudes involving other people who didn't ask for their nudes to be shared willy nilly.

Too afraid to ask.gif

The real problem of our times.

Definitely NOT giving unlimited financial power to a middle-aged boy-king who live journals his empty pop cans and toy strewn bedroom photos while treating those he deems unworthy like sh*t.

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

The entirety of "The Twitter Files" and Musks' actions should make excruciatingly clear this has been a political project.

Given his him-ness, I'm sure he'll admit as much in a few years.

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Like, all of this makes sense when you remember this is the man who describes the perceptually moving target of "the woke mind virus" as leading us to civilizational suicide.

If you believe that, everything that he's doing largely falls into place, and any claims of impartiality are obviously rendered absurd.

Also, FWIW, he claimed he suspended Kanye for incitement to violence, which, and I can't believe I'm defending Kanye here, Kanye did not do. He continued publically being an anti-Semitic bigot, but none of his actions on Twitter were a call to violence.

But again, looking for sense here is pointless. This is one man arbitrarily making decisions based on his own narcissistic worldview.

Prederick wrote:

Also, FWIW, he claimed he suspended Kanye for incitement to violence, which, and I can't believe I'm defending Kanye here, Kanye did not do. He continued publically being an anti-Semitic bigot, but none of his actions on Twitter were a call to violence.

Hey, anti-Semitism implies a call to violence. You're right Elon! Ban all anti-Semites for inciting violence now. Go ahead, we're waiting...

You literally couldn’t have Twitter in control by a more dangerous person.

TheGameguru wrote:

You literally couldn’t have Twitter in control by a more dangerous person.

Trump, rubbing his hands and softly cackling from the shadows, enters the conversation.