Does the existence of KiwiFarms change your behaviour (online)?
- Thread starter Celso Bin Portiolli
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- Dec 29, 2020
It'll sound dumb, but the site made me a little less naive and trusting in the best way. I learned a lot more about archival and opsec, for sure. Even as a kid though, I was pretty conscious of that stuff already.
I no longer assume that someone must be well-read on a subject just because they have a YouTube channel or whatever. I have a tendency to write off my own judgment, and Kiwi Farms highlights the simple fact that everyone is just as flawed. Anyone's reputation can be destroyed overnight, and "idolizing" people for their perceived successes or talents (while it is an easy trap to fall into) is not a good thing.
I no longer assume that someone must be well-read on a subject just because they have a YouTube channel or whatever. I have a tendency to write off my own judgment, and Kiwi Farms highlights the simple fact that everyone is just as flawed. Anyone's reputation can be destroyed overnight, and "idolizing" people for their perceived successes or talents (while it is an easy trap to fall into) is not a good thing.
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- Aug 12, 2023
It’s made me care less. Look at some of the a-logs on here, they’re worse than the lolcows they’re obsessed with.
We’re all just one bad day away from a pink triangle so don’t take things so seriously.
We’re all just one bad day away from a pink triangle so don’t take things so seriously.
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- Nov 17, 2024
It hasn't changed me in terms of powerleveling. I never post any personal information (Beyond what is surface level), like on Social Media, because...
1. My life isn't all too interesting that I feel the need to post it
2. I doubt people are interested in my life/what I do
3. I don't need validation from the Internet
And other stuff like Usernames. I always came up with unique usernames for anything because I was worried that, if people saw that I stuck with a one username, they would think that I'm an uncreative faggot.
1. My life isn't all too interesting that I feel the need to post it
2. I doubt people are interested in my life/what I do
3. I don't need validation from the Internet
And other stuff like Usernames. I always came up with unique usernames for anything because I was worried that, if people saw that I stuck with a one username, they would think that I'm an uncreative faggot.
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- Oct 19, 2024
Honestly, no, at least not out of fear of getting a thread. There was a little while several years ago, before I had any personal familiarity with the site, when I worried that I would end up being posted here. That was mostly because of all the drama around Keffals in the media at the time, though, not because of anything that I actually did. The way that the site was talked about really was, unironically, like an "Autistic Illuminati" who targeted innocent people for no reason and destroyed their lives. I was sure one slip-up would cause something to happen. I guess I thought I'd be identified, tracked down, lose my job, and maybe have a bomb or two planted in my mailbox? Nobody seemed all that clear on what would go down if you did get a thread, but stories focused on extreme cases where someone got SWATed, went into hiding, or felt driven to suicide, so I thought it had to be some serious shit.
Now, it's pretty obvious why nobody talks about what usually happens. You've actually got to be pretty fucking outrageous to be a lolcow if you aren't already a public figure for unrelated reasons, and you've got to be that outrageous publicly, consistently, and (usually) proudly. I've done some weird, stupid shit in my life, but none of it's particular funny, at least not in itself. If I went online and tried to defend it, maybe, but I'll just admit that it was destructive to myself and others whenever anyone brings it up. Lolcows typically have to be reactive, too, if they aren't regularly creating bizarre content or shitty artwork, because there's got to be some constant source of milk in order for a thread to survive into adulthood. I can laugh at my own bullshit if someone's joking about it, and I just delete, block, and get back to whatever I was doing if someone sends harassing messages. Most importantly, I've never said shit online that I wouldn't say in person, because it's safer to just assume anything you say can be traced back to you than it is to risk slipping up and having privacy measures fail.
On the other hand, this site has changed how I look at minor public figures (YouTube celebrities, famous bloggers, etc.) to an extent. I just assume now that most of them are going to have a scandal eventually, because they usually do.
Now, it's pretty obvious why nobody talks about what usually happens. You've actually got to be pretty fucking outrageous to be a lolcow if you aren't already a public figure for unrelated reasons, and you've got to be that outrageous publicly, consistently, and (usually) proudly. I've done some weird, stupid shit in my life, but none of it's particular funny, at least not in itself. If I went online and tried to defend it, maybe, but I'll just admit that it was destructive to myself and others whenever anyone brings it up. Lolcows typically have to be reactive, too, if they aren't regularly creating bizarre content or shitty artwork, because there's got to be some constant source of milk in order for a thread to survive into adulthood. I can laugh at my own bullshit if someone's joking about it, and I just delete, block, and get back to whatever I was doing if someone sends harassing messages. Most importantly, I've never said shit online that I wouldn't say in person, because it's safer to just assume anything you say can be traced back to you than it is to risk slipping up and having privacy measures fail.
On the other hand, this site has changed how I look at minor public figures (YouTube celebrities, famous bloggers, etc.) to an extent. I just assume now that most of them are going to have a scandal eventually, because they usually do.
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- Apr 7, 2024
I am shocked that this is the first time I have fully understood what human commonality is