I've seen this "kill fandom cops" image passed around, and I think it's actually a perfect case-study of why "furry discourse" keeps happening.

Cuz thing is, the person behind it doesn't actually agree with the message. She said herself that it doesn't apply to cub, which means she does actually think certain fetish material should be unacceptable and "policed", she just wants "the line" to be drawn somewhere else.

So why did she make this image? Because it's provocative, and provocative stuff gets more clicks than nuanced analysis. Social media algorithms encourage people to tout extreme opinions, even ones they may not necessarily hold, because that's what gets them views.

It encourages people's worst impulses, to view everything in black-and-white and resort to gotchas, roasts and harassment over genuine discussion.

It's the same thing we see everywhere else on social media, and something we should work to avoid so it doesn't become the case here too.

I don’t actually have anything to say about haskell I just wanted to write the phrase ”CW: Haskell” because I think the idea that Haskell would require a content warning is funny

Maybe it should to be honest

What happened with twitter is an inevitability with any system which allows a single person/group to gain too much control and influence.

No matter how effectively the system decides who will gain that much power, there will still be bad people to ruin it, or good people who have a bad day and ruin things.

Guess I should post an introduction, so here goes.

Hello, I’m Nick, a swedish furry artist/general hobbyist. I like drawing stuff, usually fantasy or sci-fi related, and my art is usually tied to one of three big worldbuilding projects I have. I’m also working on a 4D dungeon crawler game, which will hopefully have a demo sometime before 2024.

My fursona is a dog/goat/squid hybrid.

#introduction #furryart