every full of himself tedious bore with strong opinions on what nobody needs to read about has never once written anything anyone wanted to read about

a lesson from gamergate is how powerful a motivator it is to make people feel that their tastes are being criticized. more effective than criticizing the thing, criticizing you for liking it. its inherently manipulative

I used to wonder why the fuck anyone cared what anyone else reads unless they were trying to sell a competing book. Then I realized, they didn't like being left out. So instead of shutting the fuck up or talking up what they DO love, they have to whine loudly to be part of the conversation.

And with a Pynchon reference in their handle, no less…

4k followers by writing things that are just actively wrong. Still, I can throw the whole man away and rest peaceful that I've lost nothing of value.

That includes skeets

Even when their user name references Pynchon, so that you know they are SUPER serious thinkers???