16 replies

1. Konnor Rogers Bluesky 1 min later

   okay...but where does "snark" fit in?

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 2 min later

      I’m not sure if I’m ready to admit this but snark is participatory indifference

2. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 7 min later

   sometimes I post something that’s earnest which I know is very confusing

   1. argonaut Mastodon 20 min later

      @zachleat it’s not confusing, just a decanted way to see a very layered process, so takes time to unpack—and sadly, time is not what people dedicate to one single social media post 😅

   2. Jonathan Snook Mastodon 4 hr later

      @zachleat The importance of being earnest.

      1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 4 hr later

         @justsnook I too grew up on Jim Varney, thank you

         1. Jason Garber Mastodon 6 hr later

            @zachleat @justsnook knowutimean?

            1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 7 hr later

               @jgarber @justsnook ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

               1. Jason Garber Mastodon 7 hr later

                  @zachleat @justsnook Ernest Saves Christmas is a Christmas movie and none of us can change that.

3. argonaut Mastodon 18 min later

   @zachleat you must be a good person.

   i’ve seen there’s also “disqualification”, when the person or system giving feedback wants to play, consciously or not, the zero-sum status game. i assume you add it to criticism and take the best out of it, which is a great strategy.

   but knowing that in the world there’s both malice and people that play games, can help one make better decisions on who to, and who not to, look for feedback from.

   1. Zach Leatherman Mastodon 33 min later

      @argonaut huh — yeah, I’ve seen that. I would say that no matter how successful you are, folks will find a way to disqualify you (if they want).

      I would also just add one small little thing that I cringe a little bit when I hear someone qualified as “good” — good or bad is how we participate in a thing at a small scale, in the choices we make

      1. argonaut Mastodon 1 hr later

         @zachleat totally agree, i don’t see value in categorising as good or bad, i see value in what takes you closer or farther from what you expect, want, desire, search for, etc.

         value judgements are always points of view and they move with strategy changes, popular opinion, overton windows… so usually of little valuable use.

4. Andy Bell Bluesky 19 min later

   thanks for using your platform to ruin my day 🥰

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 24 min later

      “be best” practices don’t work

5. Mike Aparicio Bluesky 1 hr later

   Not a big fan of this post, but I don’t really care. Nice job, Zach!

   1. Zach Leatherman Bluesky 1 hr later

      I didn’t think you were particularly into running until I saw you run THE GAMUT