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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Who do you think is buying the movie tickets? Is your little cousin gonna smash his piggy bank and pay the $35 ticket with his leftover pennies and nickels?

It's adults. Adults pay to watch the movies. I'd happily pay to watch Shrek again in theaters.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Lol parents are paying. And parents don't give a single shit if the movie the kids want to see is good or not, we expect the worst. We sat through the emoji movie and every Minion thrown at us.

I doubt you have kids so you're not paying for anything here.

Besides stop acting like you're funding the movie and demand returns. If you don't wanna see it don't. Show them your disdain by withholding your money. But don't get mad when it's a big hit with kids and it makes a fortune.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, but they pay for their kids to watch. Similar to how adults will happily pay to send their kids to summer camp: it's mindless daycare and the adults get to switch off for a while.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The best pieces of children's cinema are always those with good writing that can simultaneously entertain and respect both the children and the adults in the teather. Everything else is rightfully forgotten as dumb slop. Pandering to little children humor is always a sure way for IPs to die in obscurity.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I agree, but Hollywood doesn't want to grow an IP, it wants fast quick money now, and if peddling fart jokes is all it takes to separate overwhelmed parents from their cash, then they'll do it

[–] Just_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ahh I see. You're the type of person to pull out their phone in the theater. 👍

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

right, that tracks - well done