It’s definitely a mix, there are some thoughtful people on there. Though mostly what you get is the yammering of a tiny, yet voluble, minority that dominates the comments.
I suspect that there are probably many more people who have something intelligent to contribute but don’t because it’s just not worth the fight.
Nuclear throne is a kinda niche, indie top down bullet hell roguelite, one of my favorite games ever. Melting is a character in that game and that user has a picture of melting as their profile pic
Katie is such a poor impersonation of Nellie, and that’s part of why Oliver Wiseman sucks so bad too: they both try to do what she does and fall woefully short.
Nellie’s TGIF return today is masterful. Just as left-biased but I don’t even mind because her jokes are incredible.
I'm a big fan of Katie (I sub to her pod): that said, I would have known. She had a habit of leaving some very obvious parts of the picture out with a lot of her topics. I had several moments where I was like "woah what!? how could she not mention ______?"
I am a member of the FP and I read the TIGF post, yes I like Nellie's writing, and some of the posts in her absence I did not care for, but I actually listen to Katie Herzog, and find her funny and insightful. Some of the posters did not like al of the subs, but a lot were fine with Katie.
BTW, comparing the FP Comments to "MAGA twitter rants" may make you seem cool in your little echo chamber, but the rest of us just think you are a snarky a$$hole. Good luck with your little blog.
FP comments I've seen are indistinguishable from MAGA twitter rants
It’s definitely a mix, there are some thoughtful people on there. Though mostly what you get is the yammering of a tiny, yet voluble, minority that dominates the comments.
I suspect that there are probably many more people who have something intelligent to contribute but don’t because it’s just not worth the fight.
Shockingly Kevin Durant didn't make the round up.
The lesser known characters are, inadvertently, far funnier
The FP has great content, but also the nastiest commenters!
Like my grandmother always used to tell me, “don’t judge a Substack by its comments section”
The reactions are as predictable as they are fun to read. Katie is such a treasure. Pearls before swine with the average FP sub.
A national treasure, really
"I come here for the balance" to complain about it.
Who doesn’t love to hate read the news
I'm not a subscriber so I never got past the first three paragraphs. Also, I'm a wine-mom Millennial from NYC. So I thought Katie was just fine.
I haven’t been deputized to speak on Katie’s behalf, but I’m sure she appreciates your west end double parking wine mom support
lol!
BARpod fanbase vs the free press fanbase is like watching two retards fighting
Don’t lie, you love it
https://tenor.com/view/simpsons-monkey-knife-fight-fight-fight-fight-gif-12214898
never expected to see a nuc throne pfp on Substack
I am either too old, or not enough online to understand what you just said
Nuclear throne is a kinda niche, indie top down bullet hell roguelite, one of my favorite games ever. Melting is a character in that game and that user has a picture of melting as their profile pic
Ahh, yes, too old/not online enough. Thanks for explaining!
Not nice! (but funny)
Katie is such a poor impersonation of Nellie, and that’s part of why Oliver Wiseman sucks so bad too: they both try to do what she does and fall woefully short.
Nellie’s TGIF return today is masterful. Just as left-biased but I don’t even mind because her jokes are incredible.
I honestly believe that if Katie ghostwrote a TGIF post and published it under Nellie’s name no one would know the difference
I'm a big fan of Katie (I sub to her pod): that said, I would have known. She had a habit of leaving some very obvious parts of the picture out with a lot of her topics. I had several moments where I was like "woah what!? how could she not mention ______?"
Example?
Nah, she’s terrible
I think you mean terribly clever, handsome, and funny
😂
I am a member of the FP and I read the TIGF post, yes I like Nellie's writing, and some of the posts in her absence I did not care for, but I actually listen to Katie Herzog, and find her funny and insightful. Some of the posters did not like al of the subs, but a lot were fine with Katie.
BTW, comparing the FP Comments to "MAGA twitter rants" may make you seem cool in your little echo chamber, but the rest of us just think you are a snarky a$$hole. Good luck with your little blog.
Alan you seem to be confused, I did not refer to the FP comments as a “MAGA Twitter rant.” Someone else made that statement, to which I responded:
“It’s definitely a mix, there are some thoughtful people on there.”
I guess you missed that.
Sorry about that and the late response.