What does the term "shitpost" actually mean? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by davidagain@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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It gets used online for things, and there are whole communities devoted to shitposting, but I can't find a clear set of rules for something to count as a shitpost. I remember querying whether a post on a shitposting community was witty enough to be a shitpost rather than just a shitty post, but of course not all the responses to that were terribly helpful!

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[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It was the dawn of the third age of mankind. Ten years after the Earth Minbari war. The Babylon project was dream giving form. It's goal, to prevent another war by creating a place where humans and aliens could work out their differences peacefully. It's a port of call. Home away from home for diplomas, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanders. 500,000 Humans and aliens wraped in two million five hundred thousand tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night. It can be a dangerous place, but it's our last best hope for peace. This is the story of last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258.

The name of the place is Babylon 5.

[-] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

What was he, and what was on that data crystal he gave you?

Reflection, surprise, terror.
For the future.

[-] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Now I want to rewatch season 1 again..

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

There’s a hole in your mind!

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

It's on Tubi. I just watched the whole thing for the first time. I want to see the movies but they're not on Tubi or any of the torrent sites I checked

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