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Please, don't interact if... (warnings and stuff)

I didn't want to do it, as I didn't consider it necessary when I first started to be active on this site. But seeing how lately I'm getting a bunch of "friend requests" from people who I don't know why would they add me, as well as the many minors on this site and the disparity of ages here, I feel somewhat obliged to write this and add a link to it on my profile, for anyone seeing my profile so they may think it twice.

So... please, don't add me and don't interact if:

  • If you are minor. I prefer not to reveal personal data things like age, real name, location, etc publicly (no problem in private messages), so all I'll say is that I was born in the 20th century and I'm in my 30s.

    This don't make me better or worse, smarter or dumber or anything. I have nothing against anyone just because their age, actually. But probably just not the most adequate. Just a bit too awkward, and you probably wouldn't feel totally safe talking to someone online who is more than 1 decade older than you. I mean, I have absolutely no ill intentions and you probably neither, but I'm a total stranger in another corner of the planet, and with so many jerks you can never be sure. Don't trust even your shadow!

  • If we have absolutely NOTHING in common AND no indicator that we might get along nicely at all. I mean... yeah, we don't have to be clones of each other (that'd be so boring!), and in fact sometimes the more different we and our tastes and experiences are, the more enriching the acquaintance or potential friendship could be for both. But if there's nothing that could work as excuse to start an interaction and on top of that there's no intention to interact at all, what's the point?

  • If you are here just to collect "friends" like if we all were pokémon creatures. Pokémon games are cool and lots of fun. Seriousy, such good games! Especially the first 3 generations. But this is real life, we are real people (or at least I am. Maybe you are a bot, I dunno). We are not specimens for your collection.

    • also, if you add a friend request, please, consider showing some signs of life first! Like commenting on a blog post of mine or whatever. I understand some of us are sometimes too shy to start the first step and I don't mind being the one commenting on the other's profile and writing the classic "thanks for the add!". But it's always more helpful and more comfortable when acquaintances happens in a more natural way and with the other person helping on that.

  • If you are not interested in interactions happening in a bi-directional way but all you want is to add people so they can see whatever stuff you post (bulletins, links or whatever) without any interest from your end on the person you add.

    We all can be a bit too busy sometimes and no need to stay 24/7 online and reading and checking everything others do and post. I'm no chronically online at all, seriously. But it's worth trying to give a minute or two occasionally to check other people's stuff and comment or whatever if we find anything interesting. Not just pretending to do self-promo. I'm here to talk about my music and art projects, too, and it's fine if you do self-promo too, but we are not here just for that, okay?

  • If you have some romantic-type expectations. I have absolutely NO interest to find a girlfriend or a boyfriend ... unless you eliminate the words 'boy' and 'girl' from both worlds. New strangers who might eventually become friends are more than welcome. The power of friendship is so cool!

  • ^ slightly related to previous point also clarifying, in case it weren't totally obvious: I couldn't care less about your gender. Boys, girls, nonbinary folks or whatever are welcome. Same for ethnicity, country or whatever. I'm open to meet people from other planets and galaxies all around the universe too.

  • If you are a bigot with ideas including racism, xenophobia, sexism, transphobia, homophobia and many other words with -phobia.

    I'm okay with arachnophobia, thalassophobia and other words with -phobia, tho. Even though I actually like spiders and I drink water everyday. We don't have to share exactly the same ideological views, but respect for not just me but also others is a must, so not enough with "but I respect you!", okay?

Okay, enough for now, I guess. This list and this wall of text may be modified in a future depending on new experiences on this site. You better don't be the reason to add another point here.

Just a reminder: I don't bite! I swear!


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Doomedaxolotl<3

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This may be one of the best examples of setting boundaries in an online space i've ever seen ;33


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Idi

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Mate, one of the most mature blogs I've seen here, love your humour and irony too


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Hey, thank you for the comment and compliments! I love adding humor to everything; it makes the world to be more bearable haha. :)

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