Just want to clarify what I meant about the difference between what we KF does and average journos bc the autism is over 9000 (as usual).
Kiwi Farms also does not try to claim lofty and noble asperations of being a 'fourth estate'. Journalists and media types love to claim that there is some inherent nobility to their muckraking.
This is one of the big differences, even thought it doesn't matter much in a legal sense. Nobody here thinks we're on a holy crusade against lolcows. And if someone does it, it's up to each person.
I agree that that's what they're doing, but don't you think this is a tad ironic to be posting on Kiwi Farms?
a wild kiwicel getting within an inch of realising what goes on this website..
anyways carry on
Context and intention is the difference between any actions that look the same. Me and my friends talking about how we hate someone and how we could find ways to kill this person, is not the same as actually planning it, buying all things we need, and develop a real plan that we execute.
Journalists have the intention of hurting their targets.
KF only wants to talk about people we find funny. Nobody here is going after someone's job. If someone gets fired because of what it's written here, it's up to
1. the stupid lolcow who committed any action that would merit being fired and
2. the employer who decided to google the employee.
It's the same as me telling someone else "did you know that X is cheating on his girlfriend?" and the girlfriend following me around to spy on what I have to say about X. It's not my fault. I'm not the guardian of X's secrets. I'm not telling him to cheat and I'm not telling his gf what he's up to.
Me spying on X to find out he's cheating and then going to his girlfriend so she can break up with him and probably kill him, that's totally on me.
Journos don't even just keep the info contained on their website or news. They have nets of people who not only push for the destruction of their target, but promote the content while pointing their fingers at this person, whose only crime is often only making a silly meme.
So, if you ask me if KF and journos are doing the same? I'd say not at all, not remotely.
