i can’t stand megathreads – no one reads these! no one wants their posts banished there!

  • mamaMiata@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This may be an unpopular option since I’ve already seen it across lemmy, but the ____porn communities. I’d like to browse pictures of nice landscapes or exotic cars without worry about someone around me noticing “PORN” on my screen.

    At this point it seems very old internet, something that made sense when those communities were established, but now is unnecessary gratuitous and not socially acceptable.

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      1 year ago

      I saw a post about a community created here called “pixel passport” which I thought was a hell of a lot better that “earth porn.”

    • Skiv@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Damn, I had forgotten how obnoxious that was on Reddit. Blocked all of those years ago because it was just unnecessary and a gross way to qualify otherwise unremarkable photos.

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        1 year ago

        Blocked all of those years ago

        Hey, me too.

        because it was just unnecessary and a gross way to qualify otherwise unremarkable photos

        These subs lost all value years ago when they just became karma-laundering fronts.

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        1 year ago

        It never bothered me per se, but it’s definitely awkward to come across some chapter of human suffering on r/HistoryPorn.

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      1 year ago

      Couldn’t agree more. It sucks to try to bring someone to a new platform and go “you love decorating right? Then check /r/roomporn! No no, it’s not porn I swear… Sigh”

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      1 year ago

      Nothing like someone peaking over your shoulder and seeing you’re browsing r/AnimalPorn…

      I totally agree with you. Hopefully lemmy can be a little more mature with community names. (Yeah, yeah… I know the hypocrisy of my username… It’s my gamertag)