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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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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 29 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I once caught a cab in Belfast and, in the 15 or so minutes, the driver revealed he was a former paramilitary fighter, and recounted a conspiracy theory about the sinking of the Titanic having been faked as an insurance scam.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They really went the extra mile on the scam to put a boat on the bottom of the sea. Say what you will, but you gotta give it to them for their commitment to the bit.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's especially high-effort considering that the front fell off and is now nowhere near the rest of the boat.

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ive heard the world bank/some kind of monetary policy theory, but I don't think I've heard the insurance scam before.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

1: Sell a bunch of tickets

2: Sink ship

3: Insurance pays out the finished value of the ship, obviously greater than building costs, plus you still have the ticket sales.

4: Guaranteed profits! Invincible even!

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago