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Do you think it is acceptable to link to a submission to a place called "SubredditDrama" filled with bad faith links to secondary reactionary sources? Am I sup

Do you think it is acceptable to link to a submission to a place called "SubredditDrama" filled with bad faith links to secondary reactionary sources? Am I supposed to take this seriously?

KittenInABox 9mo ago
What is the good faith way to link to "(It doesn't help that all males currently under the age of 40 were raised to be supercucks.)"? The link exists in the post but you object to that link as a bad faith way to link. So what is a good faith way to link to this tweet?
- CupricTea 9mo ago
  One that links to the primary source and fully in-context as an absolute starting point. Even your pseudoquote here gives me nothing to work with. "It" doesn't help? Seriously? What am I supposed to make with this vague out of context snippet?
  - KittenInABox 9mo ago
    The subredditdrama post in question does in fact contain a link to the full tweet, which you objected to as bad faith. So I'm asking what is a good faith way to link to this tweet.
    - CupricTea 9mo ago
      It could have been linked here directly instead of presented through the lens of a toxic smear community. Presenting it through a community called "SubredditDrama" is poisoning the well[1]. I am not going to entertain that smear tactic. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_the_well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_the_well
      - swiftcoder 9mo ago
        I don't think "Drama" implies which side of said drama is in the right. That drama surrounds a bunch of Blow's public statements is maybe the one thing everyone can agree on
        CupricTea 9mo ago
        That community has no oversight for what gets posted. It's a free-for-all for anyone to gather (read: cherrypick) low quality information and present it in an overtly sensationalist way and intentionally misrepresent what they quote. They have no standards, no oversight, no formal methodology, so naturally it attracts gossip-oriented people who want to stir up drama for fun.
      - KittenInABox 9mo ago
        Why link you to the handful of individual links directly when you clearly can identify and sort through the source yourself? The poisoning the well clearly wouldn't work on you. Well, here the links are: "This is true, the gaming press is super left-wing, but on the other hand they have almost no impact now. I would say that the social pressure keeping "indies" in line mostly comes from them being socially fearful in the normal way. (It doesn't help that all males currently under the age of 40 were raised to be supercucks.)" https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1854708962462982465 https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1854708962462982465 (Feb 2025 for context)"Are you kidding? He is the best President we have had in my entire life, by far. It's a miracle. I just hope it doesn't abruptly go bad." https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1887599339037663629 https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1887599339037663629 "Interest is not the same as ability. I believe it is likely that the sexes have different interests on average, and that biological factors play a large part in this. This is *NOT REMOTELY* a controversial opinion except on Weird Far Left Twitter 2017." https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRT4vNEUIAEJgP3.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRT4vNEUIAEJgP3.jpg "There's a weird disconnect in this vaccine mandate debate: many are still pretending that Covid-19 is of natural origin, which gives such mandates a different feel than they otherwise have." https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1447601578123296769 https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1447601578123296769
swiftcoder 9mo ago
I think we're all perfectly capable of following links and drawing our own conclusions. They are links to secondary sources mostly because Blow is notoriously unwilling to step outside of his Twitter bubble, and no one wants to link to that anymore.
- CupricTea 9mo ago
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immibis 9mo ago
I opened it for you. It's basically the same problem with Notch or JK Rowling and it's backed up by credible sources. He said women don't like programming because of biology; he said the USA made COVID-19 in a lab and he opposed the vaccinations for it; he said Donald Trump is the best president of his life; he supports the new Facebook rule where you're allowed to post misinformation. There's clearly something about making a successful game (or book) that just makes you completely lose touch with reality after that.

Do you think it is acceptable to link to a submission to a place called "SubredditDrama" filled with bad faith links to secondary reactionary sources? Am I supposed to take this seriously?

KittenInABox 9mo ago

What is the good faith way to link to "(It doesn't help that all males currently under the age of 40 were raised to be supercucks.)"? The link exists in the post but you object to that link as a bad faith way to link. So what is a good faith way to link to this tweet?

CupricTea 9mo ago
One that links to the primary source and fully in-context as an absolute starting point. Even your pseudoquote here gives me nothing to work with. "It" doesn't help? Seriously? What am I supposed to make with this vague out of context snippet?
- KittenInABox 9mo ago
  The subredditdrama post in question does in fact contain a link to the full tweet, which you objected to as bad faith. So I'm asking what is a good faith way to link to this tweet.
  - CupricTea 9mo ago
    It could have been linked here directly instead of presented through the lens of a toxic smear community. Presenting it through a community called "SubredditDrama" is poisoning the well[1]. I am not going to entertain that smear tactic. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_the_well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_the_well
    - swiftcoder 9mo ago
      I don't think "Drama" implies which side of said drama is in the right. That drama surrounds a bunch of Blow's public statements is maybe the one thing everyone can agree on
      - CupricTea 9mo ago
        That community has no oversight for what gets posted. It's a free-for-all for anyone to gather (read: cherrypick) low quality information and present it in an overtly sensationalist way and intentionally misrepresent what they quote. They have no standards, no oversight, no formal methodology, so naturally it attracts gossip-oriented people who want to stir up drama for fun.
    - KittenInABox 9mo ago
      Why link you to the handful of individual links directly when you clearly can identify and sort through the source yourself? The poisoning the well clearly wouldn't work on you. Well, here the links are: "This is true, the gaming press is super left-wing, but on the other hand they have almost no impact now. I would say that the social pressure keeping "indies" in line mostly comes from them being socially fearful in the normal way. (It doesn't help that all males currently under the age of 40 were raised to be supercucks.)" https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1854708962462982465 https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1854708962462982465 (Feb 2025 for context)"Are you kidding? He is the best President we have had in my entire life, by far. It's a miracle. I just hope it doesn't abruptly go bad." https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1887599339037663629 https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1887599339037663629 "Interest is not the same as ability. I believe it is likely that the sexes have different interests on average, and that biological factors play a large part in this. This is *NOT REMOTELY* a controversial opinion except on Weird Far Left Twitter 2017." https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRT4vNEUIAEJgP3.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRT4vNEUIAEJgP3.jpg "There's a weird disconnect in this vaccine mandate debate: many are still pretending that Covid-19 is of natural origin, which gives such mandates a different feel than they otherwise have." https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1447601578123296769 https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1447601578123296769

swiftcoder 9mo ago

I think we're all perfectly capable of following links and drawing our own conclusions. They are links to secondary sources mostly because Blow is notoriously unwilling to step outside of his Twitter bubble, and no one wants to link to that anymore.

CupricTea 9mo ago
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immibis 9mo ago

I opened it for you. It's basically the same problem with Notch or JK Rowling and it's backed up by credible sources. He said women don't like programming because of biology; he said the USA made COVID-19 in a lab and he opposed the vaccinations for it; he said Donald Trump is the best president of his life; he supports the new Facebook rule where you're allowed to post misinformation. There's clearly something about making a successful game (or book) that just makes you completely lose touch with reality after that.