r/technology • u/RunDNA • Nov 15 '24

Social Media Stephen King leaves X, describing atmosphere as "too toxic"

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/15/stephen-king-quits-x-atmosphere-too-toxic
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u/Spectrum1523 Nov 15 '24

Only posting in counterstrike lobbies now

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u/jamesnollie88 Nov 15 '24 edited Nov 16 '24

From now on I’m only having discussions in the public chat channel at the Varrock bank on the least populated RuneScape classic server

Edit: I haven’t played RuneScape in very many years guys

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u/qlju Nov 15 '24

Just go to a Wintertodt mass. I'm sure people are civil

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u/OldOrder Nov 15 '24

y fletch?

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u/talkingwires Nov 15 '24

/me retreats back to IRC

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u/Monokoah Nov 15 '24

Just as many bots tbh

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u/DanAndTim Nov 16 '24

runelite chat filter. 5 words and 1 regex reduces the chatter to almost 0 bots ever

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u/skilemaster683 Nov 16 '24

14 bucks? Hell naw I'm just gunna go shout at people at the library

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u/DanAndTim Nov 16 '24

not a ton better. granted I mostly play w305 but there is a guy on there every single night ranting about redditors, people who have sex, windows users, people who playing rs3, and of course, non-trump supporters.

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u/Lenel_Devel Nov 16 '24

I'm sorry. They're all bots.

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u/Dr_Popodopolus Nov 16 '24

Give Brighter Shores, very wholesome chat from my experience :)

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u/HelloImTheAntiChrist Nov 16 '24

My man said Varrock Bank. Roflmao

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u/Sta1nless_ Nov 15 '24

You somehow found the one thing that's more toxic than X.

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u/fish60 Nov 15 '24

And has more Russians.

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u/Real-Ad-9733 Nov 15 '24

Counter Strike is toxic as fuck but it doesn’t hold a candle to LoL

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u/cooperlogan95 Nov 15 '24

Idk, Starcraft 2 still has my personal best record for "quickest time for someone to tell me to kill myself."

30 seconds into the main menu is the standing record.

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u/Keller-oder-C-Schell Nov 16 '24

Less weird white supremacists shit though

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '24

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u/HelloImTheAntiChrist Nov 16 '24

Did we? We did....Out loud and with a studio audience. Canned laughter for the win.

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u/_youneverasked_ Nov 15 '24

From now on I'm only going to cry aloud in the town square.

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u/Spectrum1523 Nov 15 '24

This was my fav one lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '24

Hear ye, hear ye…

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '24

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u/Real-Ad-9733 Nov 15 '24

This one wins

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u/Fishydeals Nov 15 '24

Truth social seems mild in comparison.

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u/Bird_Lawyer92 Nov 15 '24

Cause it only has like 12 real users 😂😂

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u/Nijata Nov 15 '24

Are you serious right now?![

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u/benderunit9000 Nov 15 '24 edited Feb 03 '25

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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar (unsweetened)
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups chocolate chips (optional)

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u/hamburgersocks Nov 15 '24

There was a brief point in time where ar15.com was the voice of reason on the internet. I learned so much about health and identifying toxic relationships there.

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u/omgitsduane Nov 16 '24

Starcraft 2 general chat letsssgooo