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A great way to test the difference between the online and offline world is to boast about something you accomplished in a family gathering, say thanksgiving. "

by fleddr 4y ago

A great way to test the difference between the online and offline world is to boast about something you accomplished in a family gathering, say thanksgiving. "I scored 3 goals in last weekend's game". That's wonderful! (nobody truly cares, but it's still recognized and celebrated.) "I got 40 likes on my last tweet" ??? "Wait, it gets better: 20 people watched me play a game. Had to stay up until 4AM but still, worth it." ??? Truly, nobody gives a shit. It means so little that people will not even pretend to recognize it. It's more like a negative accomplishment that gets people worried that you have poor judgement in life.

endorphine 4y ago
Pretty sure the reactions you'll get in these occasions depend wildly on the people you are with at the time.
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Karrot_Kream 4y ago
I have a few streamers and Twitter personalities in my friend and family groups and so we do actually recognize these things. I grew up with a more "traditional" low-brow blue-collar upbringing and find it frustrating that my friends aren't following more of the World Cup, basketball, American football, etc etc. Funny how niches work right?
a1369209993 4y ago
> A great way to test the difference between the online and offline world Nitpick: this is great way to test the hypocrisy in how people treat/view the online and offline world. It's not a inherent difference between them.
- xboxnolifes 4y ago
  Agree. This has nothing to do with online vs offline. The distinction here works just as well between sharing two offline events. Some people care about some things, but not others, with seemingly no reason other than because some things are more culturally accepted as being important.
  - fleddr 4y ago
    The difference I was aiming at is that the offline events are widely understood, relatable and recognized. When you do well in a sport, I may not care one bit about this sport myself, but I understand what a sport is, that it's played in the real world, is competitive, and that you had success in it. Hence, every possible demographic recognizes your accomplishment without question. This is not the same thing as streaming a game nobody ever heard of and having 20 spectators nobody knows. It's not or poorly understood, not seen as a relatable achievement, also not in an absolute sense, and at times may even be seen as an anti-accomplishment: do something useful with your life. You can try to intellectually smudge these two things together as being the same, but that's nothing but semantics. My point stands that online accomplishments are not accomplishments unless they are extreme (I made a 100K from Youtube).
xboxnolifes 4y ago
This has nothing to do with online vs offline, it's entirely down to what the audience values. "I kicked a ball against a wall 10 times in a row yesterday". Nobody cares.
whatshisface 4y ago
I think 20 people watching you do something would be mildly noteworthy even in the middle ages.

by fleddr 4y ago

endorphine 4y ago

Pretty sure the reactions you'll get in these occasions depend wildly on the people you are with at the time.

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Karrot_Kream 4y ago

I have a few streamers and Twitter personalities in my friend and family groups and so we do actually recognize these things. I grew up with a more "traditional" low-brow blue-collar upbringing and find it frustrating that my friends aren't following more of the World Cup, basketball, American football, etc etc. Funny how niches work right?

a1369209993 4y ago

> A great way to test the difference between the online and offline world Nitpick: this is great way to test the hypocrisy in how people treat/view the online and offline world. It's not a inherent difference between them.

xboxnolifes 4y ago
Agree. This has nothing to do with online vs offline. The distinction here works just as well between sharing two offline events. Some people care about some things, but not others, with seemingly no reason other than because some things are more culturally accepted as being important.
- fleddr 4y ago
  The difference I was aiming at is that the offline events are widely understood, relatable and recognized. When you do well in a sport, I may not care one bit about this sport myself, but I understand what a sport is, that it's played in the real world, is competitive, and that you had success in it. Hence, every possible demographic recognizes your accomplishment without question. This is not the same thing as streaming a game nobody ever heard of and having 20 spectators nobody knows. It's not or poorly understood, not seen as a relatable achievement, also not in an absolute sense, and at times may even be seen as an anti-accomplishment: do something useful with your life. You can try to intellectually smudge these two things together as being the same, but that's nothing but semantics. My point stands that online accomplishments are not accomplishments unless they are extreme (I made a 100K from Youtube).

xboxnolifes 4y ago

This has nothing to do with online vs offline, it's entirely down to what the audience values. "I kicked a ball against a wall 10 times in a row yesterday". Nobody cares.

whatshisface 4y ago

I think 20 people watching you do something would be mildly noteworthy even in the middle ages.