Politics, Religion, and Digital Modelers

[EOengineer]

It seems odd to single out specific social media platforms when all social media is being so effectively weaponized at this point.

We’re all in an information bubble. If you think you aren’t, you’re gullible AF.

People need to stop scrolling and go get involved with their neighbors and local communities. Our neighbors aren’t our enemies, despite all the culture war BS out there.

Just be honest. Reddit is full of people you'd be afraid to leave your kids with.

Sadly, it’s frequently those oh-so-wholesome folks pointing their fingers at others who end up being the worst around kids. Several of our unspecified religious institutions have the receipts to prove it.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

believe it or not its possible to still enjoy your preferred digital box if someone says something stupid about it online.

Similarly, its really easy to still carry a deep seated hatred for a product you've never plugged into, much less owned, without having to shit all over it every time it comes up on a thread

 

[PLX]

Surprised no one brought up… <gulp>… Rig Talk…

/s

That site is essentially 3 cranky ladies running a bunch of bot & sock puppet accounts.

None of the three even play guitar.

 

[MTB1973]

I have lurked at RT for many years. Never signed up, but they do have some really good discussions about amps and racks at times.

 

[EOengineer]

Similarly, its really easy to still carry a deep seated hatred for a product you've never plugged into, much less owned, without having to shit all over it every time it comes up on a thread

This would have been great information to have an hour ago. I already threw mine away.

 

[DrewJD82]

RT is another one I was a member at for a long time, but I bailed once it was made clear they quite enjoy the Funk Soul type of personality. You could mostly avoid the political BS by staying out of OTC, but you’d still come across it in threads and the incel-speak has run rampant over there.

 

[PLX]

RT is another one I was a member at for a long time, but I bailed once it was made clear they quite enjoy the Funk Soul type of personality. You could mostly avoid the political BS by staying out of OTC, but you’d still come across it in threads and the incel-speak has run rampant over there.

The one thing you cannot talk about there is all the fake accounts.

The site-runners will literally lose their shit when you do that.

 

[DrewJD82]

The one thing you cannot talk about there is all the fake accounts.

The site-runners will literally lose their shit when you do that.

It was certainly interesting, but unsurprising, to read the other day that some people support the alt accounts existing there. I suppose if you’ve already lowered the bar to “Who cares if someone doesn’t have any working knowledge or experience with something? It doesn’t make their opinion any less valid” then it’s not too far of a jump to “it’s cool to stir shit up for the sake of stirring shit up”. That forum is like a teenager that gets a dopamine rush from negative attention.

 

[PLX]

It was certainly interesting, but unsurprising, to read the other day that some people support the alt accounts existing there. I suppose if you’ve already lowered the bar to “Who cares if someone doesn’t have any working knowledge or experience with something? It doesn’t make their opinion any less valid” then it’s not too far of a jump to “it’s cool to stir shit up for the sake of stirring shit up”. That forum is like a teenager that gets a dopamine rush from negative attention.

Well, it's become so obvious that 85~90% of the traffic there is fake (bots & sock puppets run by the site owner) that they look stupid denying it.

Might as well own that shit.. I guess.

 

[JiveTurkey]

 

[Orvillain]

Rig Talk is weirdly unwelcoming. Open to everyone, but not really. I am on there and post occasionally, but the lack of interaction because I'm not part of the clique, just puts me off.

I WANNA BE IN THE CLIQUE GODAMNITEDEDED!!

 

[PLX]

Rig Talk is weirdly unwelcoming. Open to everyone, but not really. I am on there and post occasionally, but the lack of interaction because I'm not part of the clique, just puts me off.

I WANNA BE IN THE CLIQUE GODAMNITEDEDED!!

Yeah, I mean.. you'd think they'd want at least a couple of "real" people there.

But they don't.

They want a little closed loop, echo-chamber, troll farm that's viewable to the Internet.

 

[PLX]

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@Monkey Man .. reactivate my "Gil Favor" account, and I'll come over there and help you guys out by posting a bunch of guitar clips and a healthy dose of top-tier shit-posting.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

This would have been great information to have an hour ago. I already threw mine away.

Honestly, I don't even think I know what context I was posting in in this thread. But there HAS been a fair amount of "...and ANOTHER THING" postings lately by folks that are irate about various failings of a product they've already decided to never buy. Actually it's probably more often "Have I told you about the beef I have with this product? Well, just in case I haven't..." Anyway, I get it, and I definitely am happy to shit on a product on announce day, too, so not really sure where the line gets drawn from "its a gear forum; we talk about gear" to "show me on the doll where..."

 

[Orvillain]

Similarly, its really easy to still carry a deep seated hatred for a product you've never plugged into, much less owned, without having to shit all over it every time it comes up on a thread

I will not be quiet.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I will not be quiet.

I get a 24-72 hour stomach bug. Not sure why anyone would sign up for a lifetime of IBS. But whatever, those threads are pretty easy to just move on past.

 

[Sleezy E]

Rig Talk is weirdly unwelcoming. Open to everyone, but not really. I am on there and post occasionally, but the lack of interaction because I'm not part of the clique, just puts me off.

I WANNA BE IN THE CLIQUE GODAMNITEDEDED!!

 

[deadpool_25]

There’s always SSO… or are you sick of them too?

Ha. I often forget that place exists. After I found this place my involvement there slowly declined to near-zero.

what is this all about @deadpool_25 ??

Cool. Which thread? (I'm completely lost...)

Most likely the QC thread.

Drew is right. It's mostly the QC thread. Although it's theoretically a "QC" thread it's mostly just folks bashing on NDSP. Whenever I got a notification that there was a new post in that thread I fully expected it to be someone dropping a "look, another person bitching about NDSP" post or another "look what NDSP did now" or similar. And although I like my QC, I also totally get the vitriol aimed at NDSP--they annoy me too. I just (futilely) wish that specific thread wasn't the main spewing ground for it. Then again if it wasn't, the thread would probably be on page 4 or 5 Regardless, I turned off notifications for that thread now at one point I was looking for a way to actually hide that thread from the list. Couldn't find one so I'll just resolve to generally ignore it.

Anyway I feel like I'm seeing that kind of negativity in more threads than has been in the past. Might be just because I'm so fed up with that specific thread though lol

Man, if only someone came up with an idea that would allow people to say whatever they want, positive or negative, without it spoiling another member's enjoyment of the forum.

You know, it's really not even the negativity in general. It's that so much of the negativity in that thread isn't even about the QC. Hell, if I'm being honest this post is probably also due to being fed up with other shit IRL. Even that stuff ain't actually serious at all. So yeah, this is kinda me having a temper tantrum

But yeah, it definitely has been spoiling my enjoyment of the forum a bit. It seems a far cry from the fun and friendly vibe I got when I first signed up and the first thing I had to do was answer what kind of pickles I liked. Which is actually a stupid question because the only real pickle is a dill pickle. Sweet pickleishthings are an abomination and should be eradicated.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Ha. I often forget that place exists. After I found this place my involvement there slowly declined to near-zero.







Drew is right. It's mostly the QC thread. Although it's theoretically a "QC" thread it's mostly just folks bashing on NDSP. Whenever I got a notification that there was a new post in that thread I fully expected it to be someone dropping a "look, another person bitching about NDSP" post or another "look what NDSP did now" or similar. And although I like my QC, I also totally get the vitriol aimed at NDSP--they annoy me too. I just (futilely) wish that specific thread wasn't the main spewing ground for it. Then again if it wasn't, the thread would probably be on page 4 or 5 Regardless, I turned off notifications for that thread now at one point I was looking for a way to actually hide that thread from the list. Couldn't find one so I'll just resolve to generally ignore it.

Anyway I feel like I'm seeing that kind of negativity in more threads than has been in the past. Might be just because I'm so fed up with that specific thread though lol


You know, it's really not even the negativity in general. It's that so much of the negativity in that thread isn't even about the QC. Hell, if I'm being honest this post is probably also due to being fed up with other shit IRL. Even that stuff ain't actually serious at all. So yeah, this is kinda me having a temper tantrum

But yeah, it definitely has been spoiling my enjoyment of the forum a bit. It seems a far cry from the fun and friendly vibe I got when I first signed up and the first thing I had to do was answer what kind of pickles I liked. Which is actually a stupid question because the only real pickle is a dill pickle. Sweet pickleishthings are an abomination and should be eradicated.

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I do wonder if there is a way to make general "discussion about X" threads and "actual users of X" threads separate? Certainly people should have a place to work out their IBS issues, but would be better if it didn't gum up the works so badly for the folks that are actually just trying to have a "let's share what we know about the device that we use" place.

 

[deadpool_25]

Just be honest. Reddit is full of people you'd be afraid to leave your kids with.

To be fair, if I had kids I'd be afraid to leave them with you too, lest they come home drinking earl gray (yuck) and calling everyone cunts.