On the topic of "opinions," let's talk about opinions for a moment, because that word gets tossed around on Twitter a lot. It's late, I'm struggling to sleep, and I have a lot to say, so buckle up and bear with me for a bit. This will be a long thread. First, there are two critical things that I think people really ought to bear in mind about Opinions on Twitter.
1) You don't have to have one.
2) Even if you do have one, you don't have to say it.

This isn't "shut up and be quiet" - more "you have the right to remain silent"

Look, the FNAF thing is causing people to get riled a bit. Just remember: it's okay to like problematic media. But don't leap to the defense of the creator who is *undeniably* not worthy of your defense. Cawthon being "good to his fans" is great - but it doesn't erase the fact that he's supported hate. Cawthon donating to children's hospitals is great - but it doesn't erase the fact that he's supported hate.

This isn't a subtweet, just a general observation: no matter how much you curate your feed, mute keywords, etc., you are going to see content on Twitter that you don't like. Make your experience the best you can for yourself, but it's not going to be perfect - deal with it. And I know saying "deal with it" sounds a bit harsh and smarmy, but there's no other way to say it. If something you don't like pops up on your timeline, block/mute the person who posted it, OR put on your big boy pants and scroll past it. Those are really your only options.

Honestly kind of bracing for Capsaicin Canine to go full-on, out-in-the-open RWNJ and then take the Nazi Shitbird "meanies on Twitter forced me to" route. I really hope I'm wrong, but at this point, I'm sort of resigned to it. I'm so tired of it. Particularly from a dude I've watched for a long time and KNOW that he could be better than that. But then, I guess I thought the same thing about the raccoon, and look how that ended up.

Hey folks. Time to have a little (possibly uncomfortable) conversation about sadposting in group chats. This is prompted by *numerous* people in *several* of the group chats I admin; if you're going to ask "Is this directed at me?" - if it applies to you, it's directed at you. First of all, let's talk about what "sadposting" actually is. Telling the chat that you're having a rough day, in and of itself, isn't sadposting. Sadposting is not a single post, but rather a *pattern* of behavior in some ways and a mindset of posting in others.

Last two RTs: I am really glad that that people are starting to think critically about this kind of thing. I'm always wary when someone starts complaining incessantly about how horrible "callout culture" is, but at the same time, there are a LOT of irresponsible callouts. And the reason this is a problem is because there's no accountability. If someone makes a callout and you're like, "Hey, whoa, back up a sec," you're an "apologist," insta-blocked, added to blocklists, etc.

That's not how it should be.