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I agree that it's addictive but that doesn't mean it's good

I think tumblr is kind of like the, I don't know, the McDonald's Chicken Nuggets or the potato chips of online communities or something

It's actually kind of completely awful for a lot of the things that make a community good and its structure actively encourages a lot of toxic behavior, but at the same time, it's completely addictive

that's not a good thing

I think you're taking this a bit too seriously. The internet shouldn't take up so much of your life that you're comparing it to food, and no site will really be healthy.

it's an analogy, anon

obviously i don't think internet sites are as important as food

da

"I think you're taking this too seriously, anon. Meanwhile, I will take your food analogy entirely seriously" lol'd

When I said that anon was taking it too seriously, I mean that they're overthinking and overvaluing the issue. You might be thinking of taking something "literally," which is something I tend to do, especially when there's not much in the way of visual cues. It's an easy mistake to make, and sort of funny given the context, but that's okay.

DA

Wouldn't taking the analogy "literally" mean you fail to see the analogy entirely and think anon is actually saying Tumblr is food?

Another vote for "you are absolutely taking this too seriously and it's increasingly hilarious".

I probably am. I'm really bad at detaching people from their internet personas so I end up worrying and giving advice rather than, er, whatever other people do. I guess it's an individual vs community thing.

But McDonald's Chicken Nuggets and potato chips aren't really food? Like they are, but not "staples to live" kind of foods. In fact they're extremely unhealthy and much like candy in the sense that they're more like treats than daily nourishment.

In fact, I eat potato chips and McDonald's Chicken Nuggets maybe once every three months whereas I'm on the internet every single day.

So maybe junk food shouldn't take up so much of your life that you're comparing it to the internet, anon, and nothing covered in grease will really be healthy.

Edited 2015-03-15 21:34 (UTC)

lol this post is the best

That is...a very specific view on it. I can assure you there are hordes of people who do really consider it food - and yes, the sort they live on.

That doesn't change the fact that they are unhealthy and addictive? Which was the original anon's point for picking them for a comparison.

And if you're referring to people being forced to eat McDonald's because of food deserts, then I absolutely support making fresher, cheaper, healthier food available to everyone. I'm fortunate enough to live in a downtown where there's a grocery store every ten blocks, but I know it's a problem in the industrialized areas south of my city as well as countless other places around the country.

Unhealthy yes, but calling chicken nuggets and potato chips addictive is quite a stretch. I can consume $20 worth of potato chips and not feel cravings for more. I probably can't say that about heroin.

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othellia - 2015-03-16 03:41 (UTC) - Expand

um yeah pretty sure "unhealthy and addictive" is precisely the analogy anon was going for so I'm not sure why you're arguing with them

what huh

i mean that is

what

Are you not familiar with analogies or interpreting them? Anon wasn't comparing tumblr to food in terms of how important it is to one's life, anon was comparing one type of food to another as a metaphor for how substantial it is and by extension, how it should be taken in moderation in one's diet, i.e. life.

I love this description, this is how I feel about Tumblr too

That's kind of subjective, though -- "things that make a community good", I mean. And nothing is going to be good for everything. The structure does have some drawbacks, and...

Hmm, I guess the only thing I really disagree with you about (unless you're saying it has no good points) is that I don't really see how it's all that addictive?

Hrm.

Well, that's not really the part that I expected to have to argue for, because OP started by saying it was addictive.

But if you asked me, I would say that it's addictive because of the almost infinite unending amount of content out there, the constant gratification in terms of seeing things you like and interacting with others even in a very 'light' way, and then also the emotional intensity that people give the content especially when you get into stuff like social justice and arguments

not sure if that makes sense

So I tend to have a problem with being addicted to the internet anyway. It was LJ for a while. I'm just finding Tumblr's style addictive right now and fun.

nayrt

most popular sites have addictive properties to them, suppose they're so common place people don't really notice them

like and notes stats for one. the way the dashboard is set up, you have to be consistently active for people to notice you. and the level of interaction and reach you get is almost completely dependent on how many followers you have, which you acquire by being active.

Some people get addicted to sites like that because they don't socialize enough, or they want a 'safer' way to do it. I was addicted to 4chan for a while because it was anon, and didn't have any sort of stat counters, and because I was lonely. Tumblr is sort of similar in that it doesn't require much personal information and it allows you to interact without having to connect or put in much effort.

DA

"I was addicted to 4chan for a while because it was anon, and didn't have any sort of stat counters, and because I was lonely."

I'm addicted to F!S right now for much the same reasons. Or if not technically addicted, then certainly using it as a crutch in a similar way.

If you don't know what makes it addictive then you either haven't used it or your not using it right.

People always complain about tumblr, but most of them don't even know how to get the most out of it.

The only thing I hate about tumblr is SJW harassing people.

orrrrr it doesn't actually do the sort of things that some people are addicted to? It's like people are different, or something!

Some people are also just never gonna like it, even if they do know how to get the most out of it. I mean, I use it because that's where my fandom is, and I think I'm using it pretty well (have a decent amount of followers, have made some acquaintances, my content gets plenty of likes and reblogs, etc). But the platform just doesn't do it for me the way message boards and LJ did. That's not gonna change.

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