but it must be said.
not trying to diminish your arguments, those of you who decide to make brand new accounts to call people out, but honestly it's kind of... pointless, to say what you're saying without actually saying anything and without saying it yourself. like, what do you hope to achieve? what is this going to do for you? you could be getting it off your chest, but then like... in the end, that still doesn't solve your issue, so why do it?
i'm coming at this from a perspective of trying to open a long needed discussion, not to attack. i just... like, i don't know if y'all can tell, but your words only fall on deaf ears each time you go onto your hidey accounts and mostly vague post about a lack of inclusivity, facechasing, and whatnot. again, not trying to diminish that as an issue because i'm well aware of that being an issue, i'm just tired of seeing y'all not actually do anything about this other than go anonymous and rant. it's more effective to discuss these topics as yourself, someone possibly familiar to people, than it is to just be some rando on a new account complaining about .
what you're complaining about? hell yeah it's a problem! not just on rpr, but on other platforms too. and nothing will change with you using your anonymity to bring it up. if you want to be honest about things, you can't do that if you can't honestly say who you are. i can only hope i'm making sense and really getting that point across because this is tiresome to see.
to be candid, i've been relating to your thoughts, whoever you are. i was talking about this with someone recently, but i've lately been thinking that there is no real sense of community anymore. it's just different sets of bubbles within bubbles interacting with one another. you either mesh well with some of the bubbles, you feel okay-ish with them but still feel weird or off, or you don't mesh at all. that's just the nature of things. lately, i've faced a problem where i've been in an rp for a year or so, i was very fond of it to the point where i put off leaving it because "i'll get over it" and "it was probably just me" or whatever, but i couldn't vibe with the community anymore because of the bubble and other behaviours. i left thinking that maybe it'll change and i could find some other rp where i felt more... at home, i guess, but then i realized that no matter if and where i go, it's still going to be the same and i'd honestly be better off confronting the people of that rp myself if i actually wanted to do something about it. not only that, but i could be contributing to this behaviour and not realizing it. and that's something i think a lot of us also need to consider as well, but i digress.
i'm not going to name the rp because they already know who they are (or they should at least) and i'd rather discuss this with the admins of said rp if not the entire rp itself, but my point in sharing my experience was to say that you have to be willing to open your own mouth and speak on these things openly and honestly if you want to start seeing something change. if you get ganged up on or people try to act like you're a liar or whatever, consider that as your point being proven and leave. if nothing actually changes, leave. you don't have to stay there and put yourself through if you don't want to, but you also can't just go on a whole new account to rant and expect the problem to go away. that's not doing anything but stirring the mess that is rpr.
idk... i kept telling myself i wasn't going to make this blog and beat a dead horse as well as waste my time, but i couldn't sit there and not say something. tldr: come off anon and actually talk to people if you want to actually see changes and do something about what you rant about. also, friendly reminder that we all need to check ourselves and make sure we're not just part of the problem if someone does point out. we need to also work together as a whole to better our situations as a whole. if you are to comment, please take a moment to take a step back and actually think about yourself and your behaviour before you do. if you disagree with me, like i said i'm coming at this from a perspective of wanting to open a discussion, so feel free to share your thoughts. don't just say "preach!!!" or even share your stories though, because that still does nothing to help you in the long run.
i'll shut up now though because i have to get back to assignments and though. thank you, and have a great day/night, guys!
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