Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made another eye-popping statement this week, and this time it was about the origins of the novel coronavirus.The New York Post reports that Kennedy floated his new conspiracy theory about COVID-19 during a ...

Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made another eye-popping statement this week, and this time it was about the origins of the novel coronavirus.The New York Post reports that Kennedy floated his new conspiracy theory about COVID-19 during a …

  • stopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOP
    6·
    1 year ago

    Dude has come at me grouchy before because he didn’t like an article I posted, because it wasn’t “serious” news. He seems to think he’s the arbiter of what Should Be Posted or something.

    On the plus (?) side, looks like blocks are still a work in progress, since he supposedly blocked me over a post about snake research, yet still sees my posts and comments. That’s good to know before blocking folks.

    • Arotrios@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      Definitely seems to be singling you out for some weird reason. Seems like there might be some sexism in play given your username. You post great stuff - glad you’re not letting this asshole stop you.

      • stopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOP
        3·
        1 year ago

        Thank you!

        And good point about the sexism - I knew not to use a name that gave away gender on Reddit and used a variant, but foolishly thought the Fediverse would be better because I never had any issues on Mastodon. Bleh.

        They also might be pitching a fit at me specifically because I called them grumpy and basically laughed in their face instead of wailing and vowing to be better when they deigned to tell me how I was Doing Everything Wrong.

        • Arotrios@kbin.social
          3·
          1 year ago

          Lol - when people like that tell you you’re DOING EVERYTHING WRONG, you’re probably doing it right, and better than they ever could. Comparing your posting history to his proves my point.

          • stopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOP
            2·
            1 year ago

            Have they ever even posted anything? I’ve only seen comments from them, and never any actual posts.

            They are more than welcome to post what they want to see instead of trying to tell others what not to post. I post what I find interesting; they can do the same. I encourage that - the more posts and activity, the better.

            • Arotrios@kbin.social
              2·
              1 year ago

              Nope. Looks like he’s one of those that prefers to snipe from the sidelines rather than do any heavy lifting.

              Going back to your mention of the toxicity of Reddit, I feel like that was one of dynamics that tanked the quality of the site over time - millions of anonymous commenters vs. the posters that were actually providing content created a pretty negative space for those of us that like to share new ideas.

              I agree with you that encouraging posters should be the focus of the Fediverse. This place is setup to be a publishers wonderland, and if you’re just using it to complain about what others contribute, you’re missing the entire point of the platform. If he really wants to nitpick which posts should and shouldn’t appear in his feed, he needs plug back into the Reddit hivemind and leave the Fediverse in peace.

    • decavolt@kbin.social
      0·
      1 year ago

      So… don’t engage with them then. You don’t have to reply. They don’t have to either. You’re both fanning the flames of arguments you both claim you don’t want to have.