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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago (9 children)

STOP CALLING THEM ELITE.

The word 'elite' implies they are societies best. These rich dregs keep dragging us down.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Whenever I hear the rich described as "the elite", my brain immediately converted it to ThE eLiTe

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

My brain converts it to lowers. Their only advantage is their ability to screw people over without it affecting their personal health. Whereas the rest of us would lose sleep being that much a evil shithead.

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meh, the connotation is still clear.

[–] frosch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

How about we just airquote them? The „Elite“ sounds condescending enough imo

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

I assumed we always were

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Parasite works for me.

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah trying to find the perfect words is counterproductive. We just need to eat the rich. We're not literally eating them but everybody knows what that means.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago
[–] nifty@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

True, if you look at people taking power and control in MAGA America, many are there because of their white skin and not resume or skill

Edit sorry if this comes across as racist, the intent is more to highlight how some of these people bring nothing else to the table

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 8 points 2 years ago

I call them the leech class.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago

Scum floats to the top.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

They're rent-seeking parasites

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Call them gentry

[–] chuymatt@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago

Lazy parasite class?

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Elite in this case refers to the ability to exert power and privledge. Everyone who is in a society does so to some level. (Obviously much less)

It is not a term of adoration.