[ SECRET POST #5525 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5525 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 41 secrets from Secret Submission Post #791.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[case]

Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

(If you think something in this thread is a troll, please ignore it! Conversation is fine, but OT wank makes stuff harder to keep track of in this thread. Thanks.)

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[ypsilon42]

I don't think Disney needs to astroturf those kind of essays tbh. I mean, Age of Ultron is bad... but I think you underestimate the number of people with bad taste.

As for the Star wars prequels, people really like Star Wars and now you have an entire demographic that looks back at them as childhood memories. There are just people that genuinely like them (including me). Maybe that is also bad taste but still real.

[(Anonymous)]

Prequel defenderism is not astroturfed. It definitely predates Disney buying the franchise. The reason it became more prominent is because prequel defenders generally tend to be younger than prequel haters.

And frankly I do sort of doubt Disney aggressively astroturfs stuff. It just seems like there are more than enough people willing to die to defend Disney and the MCU for free, so why bother paying for it? Their marketing definitely plays to fandom and leans into those tendencies but there's a difference between astroturfing and manipulative marketing.

[(Anonymous)]

Ew, Iron Man 3.

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I find with the MCU that reddit has the same issues as any other place where you discuss those films. For example, try saying anything positive about Thor the Dark World. I mean even if you acknowledge it has obvious problems, the mere fact that you say you still kinda like it for the most part will get you dogpiled.

Conversely...say *anything* negative about Infinity War.

[(Anonymous)]

I enjoyed a lot of Iron Man 3! And it definitely has a strong director's voice. I also recognise that this is my personal opinion.

Also, I do think there's astroturfing going on, but I don't think some random dude at Reddit is it.

[(Anonymous)]

Reddit is certainly not a sheltered space, no.

But at least there are new people there, who are willing got engage in discussion. It's been a while since I've seen new people here and Tumblr is just pictures on repeat. Twitter is poison, Instagram polished & boring, and Discord filled with young gatekeepers. Not that it's not great to see you and know that you're here (but...).

[philstar22]

OP, people are allowed to have different opinions on media than you. That person thinks things you think are bad are good. Nothing wrong with that. Media tastes are fairly subjective.

[(Anonymous)]

While I am fairly positive there IS astroturfing on reddit (and twitter), especially on the political and crypto-related subreddits, I've seen enough mediocre takes like this from people I've met in real life that I don't really think that's the case for the MCU.

[(Anonymous)]

Age of Ultron was garbage tho

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you secret maker!

And guess what past-self! It's going to get worse! https://mynewsj.com/netflix-hires-news-hounds-from-conde-nast-and-time-inc-creating-a-fandom-engine-to-market-its-shows/

Fandom is about the joy of fans. I don't like this direction.

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[(Anonymous)]

This secret is really pretty.

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[(Anonymous)]

I think it's way premature to judge this adaptation by just a few second from a trailer.

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[(Anonymous)]

>basic as fuck

i don't know anything about this guy but he's apparently a fashion designer who woke up and went 'yknow what i want to look exactly like john oliver' so i believe it

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[(Anonymous)]

backing away slowly from this one, not making any sudden movements

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[(Anonymous)]

Good taste.

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[feotakahari]

Who’s Knightley?

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[(Anonymous)]

I work a warehouse job, so I have 8 hours 6 days a week where I just listen to podcasts/music to not go insane.

Yeah, Big Finish tends to be a big chunk of my workday. I have tried listening to them while driving, though, and I find that I tend to absorb less, so I 100% get your complaint.

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NS, NF, etc.

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Official advertise your fandom-related event thread.

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3. What IS allowed: roleplay advertisements, fandom comms, fandom events, things like that.
4. What is NOT allowed: anything for profit, any kind of fic/art commissions, seeking 1-on-1 RP, that kind of thing.

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General comments:

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Potentially dumb question

[(Anonymous)]

Can secrets be submitted any time during the week, or do they have to be submitted on the day the submission post goes up?

I’ve been here for years and I really feel I should know the answer to this…

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Games thread!