lovebombing used to describe cult behavior where a large group would shower praise and validation on a prospective member as a recruitment tactic. it’s no surprise that there’s confusion about what it means when it’s used to describe a wide variety of behaviors that are superficially connected.

tbf half the point of these communities is to be sheltered and insular. being told off by the wider population only drives people deeper within them.

any rule should be voted on to ban specific artists, and additions to the list should require their own vote. “no hate content” is a simple enough rule to enforce with minimal context but “no history of hate content” is way too broad.

it’s really annoying to have to block someone half a dozen times yk

in ad 2101, war was beginning

he was in inio asano’s manga about alien invaders and the end of the world

the bazaar is a great async pvp autobattler - meaning no turn times or lobbies, pause and resume runs whenever (besides patches)

grippy socks, grippy box

dr bronners neuron activated

pretty standard ffm fare, won’t usually warrant an additional tag

i’m surprised stories like these haven’t been all over the news with constant tech layoffs

what is your obsession lol

my potions are too powerful for you

legit looks made in KidPix

bro those boots are fabulous

if power companies charge consumers $100/month extra, we have no choice except to eat it and grumble about it.

if they charge amazon, google, oracle $100/month extra, they’ll spend $100 million to dismantle the company and install toadies at the head of its replacement.

i literally gave up on the last boss after 100%ing the rest of the game. just a brutal experience and there’s no carrot left to make me grind it out for a couple hours.

it’s gravity’s rainbow not gravity’s bilbo

it really feels like a play on both this and heavy metal magazine

i appreciate the old ones! it’s interesting to see why someone would revive an old post, and there are some (usually active community drama) that can keep going for days and wouldn’t show up anywhere else.

it occurs to me this most closely mimics old web forum sorts.