🎺 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.

If a post doesn't apply to you, there is no need to tell the poster that it doesn't apply to you. No one cares. They aren't keeping a list of who it doesn't apply to.

If someone posts "Buckle up when you drive" and you don't drive... you don't need to reply.

If someone says "Bake the bread at 375f" and you don't bake... you don't need to reply.

Follow this simple rule and you can help make the Fedi a better place for everyone!

Thank you.

@Mrfunkedude
They've coined a term for it. Bean Soup Theory
@notsle @Mrfunkedude that's a very instructing post ! It's too bad that I just can't quote it without ritualistically mentioning that I kind of already knew that (but in a more intuitive, subconscious way)

@notsle neat!

#Alt4you Short video by Angel Mendoza (then of yahoo news) explaining that a comment "what if I don't like beans" on a 2023 Tiktok about how to make bean soup started a discourse on why some people don't understand that a particular piece of online content is not targeted to them. He mentions egocentrism, media literacy, and online etiquette as facets, and the visual shows headlines about individualism and me-ism.

@Mrfunkedude