#treat the construction of your fictional online social environment with the same respect as physical worldbuilding and logistics

[vermillioncrown]

no one asked but i gotta put out one of my biggest fandom/fanfic pet peeves:

"unthinking/meme-poisoned socmed usage assigned to every character"

why does everyone have to be a twitter funnyman. why does everyone act like they post for clout and monetization. when would they have the time? what does account verification entail, and would they warrant it.

think it through 🤔

#opinionated verm #not everyone is showing their whole ass on twitter #and by that i mean being a public clown #ppl lurk other places #niche ecosystems and all #or the discord servers that are...god i will not even get into those #example: my friend and his brother spent a whole local election cycle trolling our home city's nextdoor. it was on fucking fire #ppl were following this trainwreck w bated breath #or subreddits. weirdly specific ig accounts #idk every time i see those overly contrived socmed imaginings or fake posts 90% of the time i feel it tells on OP more than anything #1) lacks attn irl 2) can't fathom another life perspective 3) hasn't introspected on what truly fulfills them yet #treat the construction of your fictional online social environment with the same respect as physical worldbuilding and logistics #something something we were all so socially damaged by covid and the quarantine period #let's have some variety in our blorbos c'mon