I posted a 5,808 word treatise loaded with professional photography and graphs the other day and got a grand total of 56 upvotes on it. Meanwhile, about a year back I slapped a zero effort picture of my fat-ass cat parked in front a mini split heater unit and it remains to this very day my top rated Lemmy post of all time. Hell, the literal shitpost I made last week about cramming some of my camera junk into a Harbor Freight case attracted more interest and attention than the former.
Widespread exposure of content — especially general interest content — that attracts some arbitrary number of up arrows is not indicative of quality, and it sure as shit doesn’t have anything to do with effort. If it did, the Internet would be a very different place.
In other words: Your boos mean nothing to me. I’ve seen what makes all of you cheer.
I got the boker mini balisong and you were absolutely right, insanely good quality for 40 bucks. Had to loctite the screws because the handles got sloppy real fast but other than that it’s been a treat.
For sure. The above wasn’t a complaint, just my observation on the difference in popularity between niche nerd stuff (58 upvotes) and something that’s of widespread general interest (cats).
I don’t think any of us are posting on Lemmy of all places to get famous.
I posted a 5,808 word treatise loaded with professional photography and graphs the other day and got a grand total of 56 upvotes on it. Meanwhile, about a year back I slapped a zero effort picture of my fat-ass cat parked in front a mini split heater unit and it remains to this very day my top rated Lemmy post of all time. Hell, the literal shitpost I made last week about cramming some of my camera junk into a Harbor Freight case attracted more interest and attention than the former.
Widespread exposure of content — especially general interest content — that attracts some arbitrary number of up arrows is not indicative of quality, and it sure as shit doesn’t have anything to do with effort. If it did, the Internet would be a very different place.
In other words: Your boos mean nothing to me. I’ve seen what makes all of you cheer.
Just wanted to say that I greatly appreciate your content and upvote each time I see it. Thank you for the fantastically written knife reviews.
I am steadfast in my assertion that your reviews are one of the highlights of my lemmy scrolling. I did miss this one, though. :)
Thanks a bunch! I’m glad I’m making somebody’s day, or maybe approximately four people.
Make that five.
I’ve been effusive in my regard for @dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world
This man brings the thunder, and I’ll fight a bitch that claims otherwise.
This fellow made me buy a knife!
I got the boker mini balisong and you were absolutely right, insanely good quality for 40 bucks. Had to loctite the screws because the handles got sloppy real fast but other than that it’s been a treat.
I really hope you either like the knife a lot, or really enjoyed expressing yourself, which is the goal of art (which writing is).
EDIT: To be clear. the goal of art is expressing yourself, not liking knives a lot.
EDIT2 : Although “liking knives a lot” is probably a form of curation
For sure. The above wasn’t a complaint, just my observation on the difference in popularity between niche nerd stuff (58 upvotes) and something that’s of widespread general interest (cats).
I don’t think any of us are posting on Lemmy of all places to get famous.
@dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world
@PugJesus@piefed.social @Sergio@piefed.social @givesomefucks@lemmy.world
I upvoted your cat. Nice cat.
I have informed my cat. She says “meep.”