the solution: everyone shame users who make low quality posts. This results in users actually stopping for a second to worry if they'll be hazed for low quality isntead of just shitting out garbage. That makes the forum more interesting to read, which is the reason people come here. I am reminded of this conversation I had with
@VideoGameCoper
i am addicted to the informational nature of the forum. I see something, it is a story to distract the brain for 30 seconds, i see something else. And all of those things aren't censored / incel venting bannable like on other places.
Yep. It helps ease the pain and is something to do, particularly, it is social interaction where we aren’t judged. IRL, most of us can never fully vent
For about 5 years, shitting on pointless or stupid posts was the norm. This literally did used to unanimously happen and greys often admitted a fear of it. The time has passed, the low quality has become normalized, this is only the beginning. When something becomes enshittefied, the impact isn't felt for ~ 1 year. Noone reads anything longer than 3 lines unless it gets pinned, users just post whatever they want, and if it gets called low IQ they cry 'im non NT stop incelshaming me, thats why my posts suck im here to cope leave me alone'
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Doesn't really cross their minds that 80% of good posts are made by non NTs, just ones who actually spent time thinking about if it was 'good enough to post or not', because getting invested in what you type is an autist trait and not bothering to is a NT one
humans love rationalizing
+ their posts that live in must-read content or pinned on ID are the most interesting to read, and provide all of the 'these guys are geniuses' halo that makes new users want to say.
One of the things I believe in is people hate things that make them uncomfortable even if they are true, and it's getting worse due to increased media addiction and coddling year on year, so this will never happen because users are infact the problem and must face that their posts are bad, or compromise more effort, both things have a cost, and people don't like things which cost them, and rationalize why they don't have to.
