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I've decided to leave The Motte. Anybody who wants to know why can discern the shape of it if they want to. You can think poorly of me for it if you'd like. This isn't really a change from the present- I haven't been active since the switch. More I'd always thought I would reengage here at some point, and now I know I will not, so it's time to take the steps for someone who knows they're moving on.
Thank you, Motte, for helping me hone my rhetorical skills and become better at expressing myself. I will always have very fond memories of this community, even if the time has come for me to be done.
I really don't get why people are so prissy about downvotes when they mean fuck all here. We don't even have a karma system.
Sure it's unpleasant to find out people dislike your opinions, but anyone who can't take such minimal negative feedback probably isn't the best fit here. Either way, it's still a shame to see a regular leave, so farewell.
In Song's defense, did she mention anything about downvotes?
And hell I don't even check my scores unless I get replied 24 hours later. Then again I'm somehow pretty popular around here so... brushes imaginary dirt off shoulder
She did, you can check the previous comments on her profile. Her gripe was that what she considered a well-thought-out and nuanced effortpost lost out to one that, once again in her opinion, ignored her points and went on a misogynistic diatribe.
Ohhh I see, yeah. Eh at this point it's just the cost of doing business in any space where saying negative things about women isn't a Thought Crime. Of course we're gonna attract a lot of incels and women haters, but needs must when the devil drives.
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