My condolences to the staff who had to put up with those pics

[zidders]

It's perfectly normal to find images of that disgusting. That's my point. Not a phobia.

I agree that it's not a proven phobia. That said it's still kinda dickish to be in a thread with someone who says it freaks them out and post a picture you know might freak them out. So edgy. You might be right. It still makes you a jerk.

 

[Corrupt-Canine]

It's pathetic how there are people out there in their mother's basements devoted enough to create intricate systems to troll a website, yet they don't put those skills to good use in a profession, or do something else productive.
Waste of talent.

 

[zidders]

It's pathetic how there are people out there in their mother's basements devoted enough to create intricate systems to troll a website, yet they don't put those skills to good use in a profession, or do something else productive.
Waste of talent.

Many of the people who do things like troll FA are people who have jobs and do it because it takes them minutes to write code that then provides them with hours or days or even weeks of entertainment due to furry melodrama.

 

[Corrupt-Canine]

Even with a few minutes, it's still pathetic. I don't see the community making a huge rise.

FA really needs to get their work together. The reason the site is hit so often is because the security is either outdated or very bad quality. That's what this whole debacle should tell them.

 

[Simo]

Many of the people who do things like troll FA are people who have jobs and do it because it takes them minutes to write code that then provides them with hours or days or even weeks of entertainment due to furry melodrama.

I knew there was a reason for my phobia of computers, and why I shiver when I hear words like 'writing code' :V

(I am such a Luddite!)

In any event, it's sad people get their jollies by trying to upset others.

Also, Hi Zidders, geez, have not seen ya in ages...hope all is well, and that ya have a good holiday, there.

 

[Pipistrele]

Why does this stuff even happen?

Welp, it's a furry site, so it's a good target for trolls. More importantly, it's a furry site that proved itself several times at being poorly secured and easily hacked/DDOSed/spamed, therefore it's a perfect target for stuff like this .w.

Honestly, if there's anything good for me that came from being a FA user for several years, it's an obtained habit of using a password manager with randomized passcodes instead of having a single password for everything. I don't trust this site so much, I just couldn't let it know my real password, so I made a new one in Lastpass, and then I kinda switched around all the passwords for other sites later. So, yeah, I thank FurAffinity a lot for making my general web experience more secure by being so shitty at security that you can't even trust the damn thing .u.

 

[zidders]

(I am such a Luddite!)
.

Heya. As far as computer phobia goes I'll never understand that. Your typical band saw. car or ladder are more likely to hurt you than a computer. Same with writing code. Code can be used to make games that inspire imaginations or websites used for charity or to help people meet online and fall in love. It's all about the intent behind how it's being used. It's just unfortunate that some people intend to harm others. In their case if it's not a computer they'll just find some other way of doing harm. By the way-hope you have a happy and safe holidays and new years, too.

 

[Lexiand]

people need to find things to do other than make bots and upload disgusting images because you hate something that not everyone likes

 

[Sheppen]

Im glad I didn't see it because I have trypophobia, thank goodness for sleeping.

 

[Hidoragon]

Phobia:
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.

"Extreme" and "Irrational fear" are the key words to a phobia.

Trypophobia is a hard one to pin down, because it would be expected that most people be disturbed with such imagery. It's not an irrational or extreme response, it's something that tends to be expected, particularly with the more insensitive images that tend to plague google images around trypophobia. The more tame examples that google images gives of trypophobia are the lotus seedpod displayed earlier in this thread, the "pits" along the surface of strawberries to hold their seeds, and bee honeycombs. -- If you google image the rest you'll get much more grotesque, often photo-shopped examples that are trying to evoke a disturbing response from the audience (A response that would be expected, thus not irrational).

Regardless on whether "Trypophobia" applies. Those images were not okay.

 

[dragon-in-sight]

Forget the name of it, but I know Pewdiepie has a strong fear of it.

It's called Trypophobie. The fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps.

 

[Ciderfine]

It's called Trypophobie. The fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps.

Thats the word, couldn't remember it due to its complex spelling.

 

[Deleted member 115426]

*dabs my way into the banhammer*

 

[134]

*DED*

 

[Diretooth]

Jesus fucking christ, Ovi.

 

[Deleted member 115426]

It's not actually real. It's photoshopped from a plant onto a hand.

 

[Rant]

I'm more concerned that FA was Ddos'd in the first place.

 

[Crimcyan]

Redacted by staff

Can I eat it tho?

 

[Kiaara]

Redacted by staff

Why does it remind me of macaroni though...

 

[SSJ3Mewtwo]

While I appreciate the sentiments, I am closing this down now, since it seems to be going sideways.