When I was young, when I reposted things (retweet on Twitter, and Reblog on Tumblr, etc.), I reposted them because I enjoyed viewing that post.
Nowadays, I would say 40% of the stuff that I repost, I repost because I was about to act like a "reply guy" to the author of the post.
I guess my motivation for doing this is a form of substitution.
That is, ditch my bad habit of being useless in someone's comment section, and instead give the author a little bit more exposure to someone who might be more suited at providing a useful response.
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@manlycoffee Sounds like a step backwards to be honest... "reply guy" sounds like 'provide healthy respectful opinions to a discussion".. the fact that you are avoiding doing this, likely due to the toxicity of the environment and not you, is sad, and a step backwards not forwards.
You didnt ditch a bad habit, you ditched a good and crucial one for a society that advances. You ditched a good habit for popularity. Understandable, so not trying to attack you. But I think its important to say.
@freemo you make a good point.
Some neurotic people hold back from posting, and these same neurotic people are even more cautious about posting because of this recent open disdain for "reply guys".
That said, I definitely needed to tone things down. I'm definitely not like the neurotics.
@manlycoffee Everything needs the right balance of course.
But there is a real problem where a certain group of people, usually the toxic ones, loose their shit over a respectful and polite difference of opinion. They seem to feel **their** post int he replies is not a place for respectful discussion, that it is rude... Its mostly those sort of people that are ruining society.
I see the effect on so many people, being scared to speak their mind and saying little to nothing online and when they do its so curated and fake that it almost comes across obnoxious...
We need more reply guys with good intents :)
