this post was submitted on 04 May 2024
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This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

Be warned:

If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.

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[–] Hyphlosion@donphan.social 10 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Is nobody going to ask how Anon getting beat up in the parking lot is relevant to the story? There’s no indication that Anon’s classmates followed them out to the parking lot. The incident feels more random.

Am I overthinking this instead of drifting off to sleep? Most likely.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

The joke is that Anon is a very irresistibly punchable sort of person and so of course they would be a victim of violence. A common theme in greentexts is projected anxiety about peer rejection for not conforming.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Isn't this greentext mocking Linux users? Am I not understanding and the author's perspective is actually that they like Linux but feel ostracized?

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago

Isn’t this greentext mocking Linux users?

Yes

Am I not understanding and the author’s perspective is actually that they like Linux but feel ostracized?

Probably, how else would they accurately identify specific limitations with it that someone who doesn't use it would probably gloss over? It's some combination of self loathing and playing on the insecurities of the reader to bait a response.

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