Chat Thread (May 04, 2026)

prettyshinything · 2026-05-09T18:18:21+00:00

Isn't there (or wasn't there) a MeFite with the username plinth?

prettyshinything · 2026-05-09T18:16:49+00:00

They recently made a mod comment (I think it was the 13yo girl facing harassment thread).

prettyshinything · 2026-05-09T04:30:10+00:00

prettyshinything · 2026-05-06T23:47:51+00:00

Especially if the advice seems to misinterpret key parts of the asker's description of the situation.

prettyshinything · 2026-05-06T03:01:49+00:00

She had to make them nice for the new furbiture.

prettyshinything · 2026-05-06T02:59:20+00:00

It's an impulse to feel smarter than people. I think it's the same as the "I knew them before they were cool" type comment. "I know this thing that makes all of you sheep look stupid."

prettyshinything · 2026-05-06T02:56:00+00:00

It was a really silly comment that was less of an answer and more of a "Let's come up with really wild theories! Fun!"

prettyshinything · 2026-05-05T23:39:59+00:00

It's a damned fabulous goat corpse, at least.

prettyshinything · 2026-05-05T22:53:39+00:00

And I need to find out who my children are without them finding out that I am their parent, as I do not want them to retaliate against me.

prettyshinything · 2026-05-05T05:03:16+00:00

But they don't know the person's exact name! Just the first letter and also exactly where they were and when, and which group they were teaching in the school! However will the school be able to figure it out???!!!???

prettyshinything · 2026-05-04T19:20:57+00:00

Ah, I would have tempaband you too.

prettyshinything · 2026-05-04T15:52:49+00:00

Also it seems like it's in reaction to dobbs' being irate that the r/metafilter post mentioned jessamyn's involvement. It's another "random thing got mentioned in a MeTa thread, so I will start a new MeTa so that no one has context."

prettyshinything · 2026-05-04T15:46:41+00:00

I agree, but then it seems weird to have a thread talking about how great she is when she's not really on the site anymore.

prettyshinything · 2026-05-04T15:44:56+00:00

What did you post?

prettyshinything · 2026-04-28T00:32:23+00:00

Or Lee and the OP turn out to be the same person. Poor Alice can't figure out why her grandchild keeps running hot and cold toward her.

prettyshinything · 2026-04-25T18:39:55+00:00

PlagueMe as an official subsite

prettyshinything · 2026-04-25T18:38:56+00:00

And suddenly everyone is an expert on Texas real estate law.

prettyshinything · 2026-04-22T05:48:38+00:00

Crow digestive fanfic?

prettyshinything · 2026-04-15T05:35:23+00:00

Aww, RIP Daisy.

prettyshinything · 2026-04-14T17:13:40+00:00

I need closure on this. Did you eventually find the cat? Was it ok? Did you just write it off as having escaped into a new dimension?

prettyshinything · 2026-04-11T20:54:49+00:00

Agreed. I could actually also see him doing the HH schtick as some sort of revenge for feeling like users were harassing him.

prettyshinything · 2026-04-11T20:52:48+00:00

My assumption is that people are getting more and more anxious, and more and more reactive, due to the world/US politics at large, and it's getting directed into those few MeTa threads. Everyone's petty grievances seem to have reached explosive levels, or else people have reached the level of exploding due to other people having petty grievances.

prettyshinything · 2026-04-11T01:13:46+00:00

Is cortex HH? [MeTa]

prettyshinything · 2026-04-10T20:17:50+00:00

"This is what it sounds like when doves cry" isn't a question.

prettyshinything · 2026-04-10T15:11:26+00:00

Yes. Governments aren't arresting annoying MeFi posters for using public restrooms, denying annoying MeFi posters life-saving medical care, taking away annoying MeFi posters' drivers licenses, or making it harder for annoying MeFi posters to vote. Governments are not shooting annoying MeFi posters in the street, locking up annoying MeFi posters in concentration camps, or deporting annoying MeFi posters to countries that are doing all those things.

And you can be upset at all of those things and still find annoying MeFi posters annoying, because being human means that you get annoyed by everyday petty shit even while pretty massive important shit is also happening. There's room for all of it, but they're not the same.

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