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Sometimes, but most of the time I do end up making the threads. I sometimes end up with replies I didn't expect, or I even get to know more about people I meet on Iwaku.
I'd say, even if you think you know the responses, go ahead and make the thread anyway. You never know what may surprise you. ^_^
I'd say, even if you think you know the responses, go ahead and make the thread anyway. You never know what may surprise you. ^_^
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I can understand that. It used to be the same for me. Then I discovered the Iwaku community in general are so very diverse, welcoming and nonjudgmental that I could easily cast aside my nervousness.
^_^ I'm sure you can work past it!
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:/ I certainly used to have this problem. I can say that much. So, I can definitely relate to how you're feeing... thankfully, I'd say I've gotten a lot more confident about posting stuff publicly, to the point where I now make shitpost-y threads where I dissect the Pokemon movie sequels to support my theory that Mewtwo is trans. XD I don't think I would've posted such a thread back in, say, October/November of last year. Or at the very least, I would've had some serious second-thoughts about it. >_<"
On a more serious note, I'm also a lot more comfortable talking about my beliefs now. I used to keep quiet about a lot of socio-political opinions out of my fear of what people would think about me. But I'm a lot more ok with that now.
^ Yeah, I'd say there was a bit of that, too. Basically it was just an all-around fear of being judged.
On a more serious note, I'm also a lot more comfortable talking about my beliefs now. I used to keep quiet about a lot of socio-political opinions out of my fear of what people would think about me. But I'm a lot more ok with that now.
^ Yeah, I'd say there was a bit of that, too. Basically it was just an all-around fear of being judged.
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More like I'm afraid I'll accidentally start fights from an innocent idea.
Like lately I've been reading about the Hindu gods and I think it would be kind of cool if there was a discussion of neat mythology stories, but I'm pretty certain it would devolve into a unintentional mess because religion is a very sensitive topic. But the legends are so cool! TwT And a lot of older mythology is filled with sex(sometimes very weird sex, looking at you Loki >.>) which...I frankly don't know if I'm supposed to talk about in the general chat. :/
#historybuffproblems
Like lately I've been reading about the Hindu gods and I think it would be kind of cool if there was a discussion of neat mythology stories, but I'm pretty certain it would devolve into a unintentional mess because religion is a very sensitive topic. But the legends are so cool! TwT And a lot of older mythology is filled with sex(sometimes very weird sex, looking at you Loki >.>) which...I frankly don't know if I'm supposed to talk about in the general chat. :/
#historybuffproblems
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What I learned from hindu mythology is that Greek mythology is full of pussies in comparison
It's like putting the power level of a street level hero against the avengers
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No kidding. The Devas and Asuras waged their war on three planes or so it would seem.
I like that even Vishnu, the Supreme Being, still messes up sometimes. x'D
I mean, I'm hoping we're at the stage where people think this about any and every politics thread. Ever.
Which invariably go like this:
>person (naively, stubbornly or trollishly) posts a thread about a political issue
>there's maybe a page or two of calm, reasonable discussion (if you are extremely fucking lucky)
>someone jumps in to take great offence at something someone else has said, or someone jumps in to take the whole thing too far
>anarchy, arguments and douchebaggery reigns
>staff lock the thread
>admins debate whether they shouldn't just delete all of General Chat
Which invariably go like this:
>person (naively, stubbornly or trollishly) posts a thread about a political issue
>there's maybe a page or two of calm, reasonable discussion (if you are extremely fucking lucky)
>someone jumps in to take great offence at something someone else has said, or someone jumps in to take the whole thing too far
>anarchy, arguments and douchebaggery reigns
>staff lock the thread
>admins debate whether they shouldn't just delete all of General Chat
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I have this problem with posts. I have gotten a lot less active in GD for that reason.
This is because many of your ideas align with the dominant leanings of Iwaku. It's great you feel more comfortable speaking up about your views and ideas, don't get me wrong. On the other hand, try supporting anything that will sound remotely right-wing. You're not even going to make the 2-page mark before;
So about that symbolism behind Shiva's snake fetish.
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I mean... A lot of the things that I was (and, to some extent, still am) too insecure to post about seemed to be too extremely far-left even for Iwaku's standards... In particular, I was (and sort of still am) terrified of being called a "Tumblrina" or "brainwashed" or just plain naive. And I avoided posting even casual topics or responses that even vaguely hinted at those beliefs, because even that made me feel awful. And even threads that were meant mainly in jest, still turned sour. Like I said, the "Mewtwo is trans" thread? I never would've had the courage to post that six months ago. Because, even with it mainly being a joke, I was afraid of just being seen as some idiot kid with no idea what I was talking about -- and I was afraid that even a half-joke topic would get torn to shreds and make me feel like a terrible person...
And even when I'm not just trying to make jokes -- I still can't bring myself to even use words like "privilege" or "triggered" without quotation marks, because I'm afraid of how awful it must look to other people to use those words seriously. So, even when I am being mainly serious, at least using quotation marks gives me a chance to backpedal and say "well I actually didn't mean it like that" or "well I was really half-joking by including that particular word" in case things don't go over well.
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I sometimes contemplate for a while when I get an idea for a thread because I want to post things that people will want to talk about and be interested in. Sometimes I still post things and hope anyway!
It makes me a little bummed that people are nervous about posting things but I understand (and Grumpy hit the nail on the head with a decent part of it). Different people have different views and perceive things in different ways, etc. and it can be so hard to predict how people will react. Hopefully people can participate at least in some of the lighter topics and mingle still.
It makes me a little bummed that people are nervous about posting things but I understand (and Grumpy hit the nail on the head with a decent part of it). Different people have different views and perceive things in different ways, etc. and it can be so hard to predict how people will react. Hopefully people can participate at least in some of the lighter topics and mingle still.
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