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Based in Paris's avatar

This is how the internet works, and it is often how male bullying online works.

Shitposter says, "Cindy Crawford was mid."

Someone disagrees, maybe or maybe not a woman.

Shitposter says, "Lol, you mad? I'm JOKING. Go somewhere else."

People start dogpiling.

Shitposter gets clicks, likes, and followers.

The great meteor cannot come soon enough.

(BTW, women are shitty online as well, albeit in different ways.)

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Oliver Bateman Does the Work's avatar

Yeah, I’d be happy to give said meteor directions to the optimal landing spot.

Shitposter: directions? Is it a girl driver? More like mid-teor, am I right? Easy, easy, why you so mad? We’re all gonna be dead anyway, shame it’s so boring. Like how Melancholia was nothing but those two mid women (the one from Spider-Man looks like somebody’s old aunt) talking until the planets collided.

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Based in Paris's avatar

Yes. I will say that Substack like yours are playing an important role in making the Internet a better place. We cannot control other people’s behaviors, but we can build something better.

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Oliver Bateman Does the Work's avatar

Yes, this community is far better than the rest. You can read longform thoughtful content and respond to each other like this

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Dave Baxter's avatar

"Mid" is the new "meh".

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Juweek's avatar

A bit heartbreaking, but no longer deniable

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Lee Griffin's avatar

I can't wait until the folks calling people mid become, in fact, only mid.

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Oliver Bateman Does the Work's avatar

I'm here for that!

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Jason Gallagher's avatar

Many such cases.

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Oliver Bateman Does the Work's avatar

too many to count

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Jonathan Snowden's avatar

I am of an age where I don't know who that young lady is. But if she's a 5, then I'm a solid 2 at best.

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Oliver Bateman Does the Work's avatar

I don’t know, either!

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