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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If a post is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Be nice. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements to private messages.
  7. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 235 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

So glad they censored fre*king. I almost had to read a minced oath.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 163 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm more concerned about the "barn out"

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 66 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I’m just glad they censored

Trigger warning: non federated platform/r/AskReddit

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 29 points 2 weeks ago

Seriously, so fucking gross

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago

NSFL tag please.

[–] RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 57 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] ragingHungryPanda@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

gasp! such language! burn!? as in burning!? for shame!

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

It says freaking, not fucking

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[–] X@piefed.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

•o••a•• ••o, that’s ••a•y

SHIELD YOUR EYESgoddamn bro, that’s crazy

(I’m not trying to format all the escapes needed for that many asterisks, lol)

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[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 136 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

My kid got in a fall and I had to leave work to go to Urgent Care. Three hours for a doctor to give my kid a pain med and a bandaid, and costing us $2k.

Ive been helping my unemployed ex-teammates find work and stay motivated.

My wife's side of the family messed up on their paperwork and because they're also dark skinned, I'm worried about ICE.

I took my other kid to the park last week and was called a sexual predator by another mom. Ive been pretending to be okay as the women in my family all blame me for "looking how I look".

My cousins have called me twice in the past month concerned about bills, and I'm sending them food money.

Oh and the Europeans on Lemmy is yelling at me for being an American because I'm not doing enough to stop Trump.

[–] Naho_Zako@piefed.zip 65 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I took my other kid to the park last week and was called a sexual predator by another mom. Ive been pretending to be okay as the women in my family all blame me for "looking how I look".

I'm very sorry for you, and fuck the women in your family for saying something like that. Someone who thinks you look like a sexual predator and says you deserve to get harassed for your looks is no family of mine. I'm a woman, but I'd slap the shit out of someone if I knew they said that to their male family member.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 37 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I appreciate the kind words. Thank you.

I feel like the manosphere is so loud right now that average dudes is caught in the crossfire. All I can do is politely apologize on behalf men for all the toxicity. Which again, a tiny fraction of the many things going on in the world.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

Acknowledge their complaints are valid, sure, but you should not apologize for the actions of others just because they share superficial similarities. Internalizing guilt for things other people do isn't healthy.

Keep being a decent person, that is the best you can do.

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[–] ElysianBladeRunner@piefed.social 23 points 2 weeks ago

Lots on your shoulders brother. I praise you for holding it all together. You’re doing a great job despite being ask so much and disrespected. Man to man, family man to family man, this all will pass. Stay kind brother.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 22 points 2 weeks ago

I respect you. If not for a random parent being dual citizen somewhere else, I'd be in the exact same shoes. We got out four years ago.

Try to ignore the people on this site who can't distinguish between real people and real problems. The system is all about making good people less activated. Just keep doing your best.

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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 101 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

WHO IS CENSORING THE WORD "BURN" ???

[–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago

FREAKING? FREAKING. NOT FUCKING. FREAKING. WHAT.

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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 89 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What the fuck, here there are no algorithms to please, there's no fucking need to censor "freaking" or "burn".

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

Meanwhile, the Reddit sub and the username in the left corner are censored so poorly, I don’t know why OP (original OP, whoever first “censored” the screenshot) even bothered at all.

[–] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago

When users are so brainwashed they can't even say the word dead, it probably becomes second nature to be PG rated everywhere all the time.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 12 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty sure it's engagement bait at this point

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 59 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Have we really reached a point where censoring "Burn out" is necessary?

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

And freaking freaking. The self censorship is at the point where even the self-censor words are being self-censored

Edit: actually just realised it's probably interaction bait which I fell for

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They censored AskReddit. There’s no logic here.

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[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

At this point I think that any censorship is a type of "engagement".

"if you wanna make clicks, censor some words!"

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[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Why the fuck is burn censored?

[–] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You mean,

W*y the f*ck is b*rn censored?

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] kahvimaster@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

Who censors burn?

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[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 34 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Fuckity cunt, lickety clit screw this god damn censorship shit.

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

Our lives wouldn't be so complicated if we had financial freedom via a UBI and didn't have that metaphorical gun put to our heads to make us keep working forever.

Most animals do very little every day, humans are one of the only animals to have no resource scarcity but still work ourselves into an early grave from stress.

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[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

why did they self censor "burn"?

[–] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago

Engagement bait

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[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

While this is an issue everywhere, America dials it up to 11 by making you deal with all sorts of overcomplicated nonsense.

Healthcare in the US:

  • Annual Prep: Open enrollment
    • Figure out what HMO, PPO and HDCP means, and what it means to you (which one is better depends on both your needs, your job, and also your spouse's job, so good luck coasting on knowledge from last year)
    • Figure out what to do with HSA and/or the various FSAs, requires mapping out what you're expecting to happen with your health, childcare and elderly care that year
  • If your chest hurts and you're worried:
    • Go to the ER (not urgent care, they'll forward you to the ER even if you seem fine)
    • Get lots of unnecessary care (like three EKGs, a chest X-ray and some blood work) before they conclude you're just stressed from living in America
    • Receive five different bills several weeks later
    • Keep those in mind for another week or two until your health insurance sends their version of events
    • Receive the explanation of benefits, which does not match the bills
    • Call both the provider and your insurance a few times to figure out what's going on, because of course you have to mediate between them (they don't talk to each other)
    • After thinking about these bills every day for about three months, you can finally pay them and be done with it

Healthcare in Norway:

  • Annual Prep: None
  • If your chest hurts and you're worried:
    • Get a same-day emergency appointment at your doctor or call an ambulance, depending on how worried you are
    • They listen to you with a stethoscope and maybe do an EKG, conclude you're fine
    • You pay your copay on the way out, and never think about it again
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[–] X@piefed.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Okay, I’ll bite: what SMS is this screenshot being posted to where “freaking” and “burn” are deemed necessary to “censor”? Y’know, so I can avoid even accidentally going on it.

[–] sam@piefed.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

as others have said, it's a trick for engagement.

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[–] Dayroom7485@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

One must imagine Sisyphus happy

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[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Smashmouth tried to warn us. The years keep coming and they do not stop coming.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It never ends and it doesn't get better with age. Aging sucks and the endless drudgery of the useless activities like work just wears on you, and when that fat, bloated, bald creep looks back at you in the mirror and you wonder what the fuck is going on, you wonder what a .45 feels like at the back of your throat.

I wake up every morning with a knot in my stomach and I need to yell for about ten minutes about how sick and fucking tired I am of all this endless useless crap.

[–] Spider89@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

you wonder what a .45 feels like at the back of your throat.

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Friend, adulting can suck for sure and you're not alone in thinking so, but if you're experiencing suicidal ideation you might need to talk to someone professional. I hope things end up okay. Let me know if I can help.

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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

FWIW, I'm signing a lease today on a place just for me and my endlessly-loving ESA —after several months of consecutive homelessness. ("van life", my ass) Even though it costs >50% of my current monthly pay (from whatever gig work I can piece together), it's not living in my car and it's hopefully a step toward stability...

Unless, of course, the world continues being, well, ahem... sweeps arm at horizon 😅🤢🫡🤷🏼‍♂️

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why does Pepe have a face on the side of his head?

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[–] gilgameth@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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