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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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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 27 points 1 year ago (4 children)

German proverb: Wenn zwei sich streiten freut sich der dritte.

When two people fight the third feels delight.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

The Germans really have made an art out of enjoying pettiness.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

It surely sparks joy.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

England, France and Germany I guess ?

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn’t they also coin schaudenfreuder? (Probably butchered that spelling)

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes. Schadenfreude. Your spelling wasn't that far off. A compound word of Schaden (damage) and Freude (joy). Usually feeling joy at the damage of others.

Incidentally we also have the saying "Wer den Schaden hat braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen." - "The one with the damage does not have to supply the ridicule." In its essence a little more compassionate saying. Because we also have the word "Mitgefühl". Literally "with-feeling" eg to feel with someone together, to feel what they are feeling.