I hate to ask, but is Hoffman's wife super MAGA nuttery visible somewhere on the web? I was under the impression he was very much anti-MAGA so that must be weird.
But yeah, quite a few reactionary nuts and even actual Nazis on that forum. I think they're clearly in the minority, but really fucking sad when they pop up and pledge allegiance to Trump or spew their vile racist shit about immigrants and minorities. IIRC one of the mods "Dave" had some really disgusting anti-Asian immigrant rants that have since been deleted.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:31 (three months ago) link
I don't know, just taking it on face value from the posters over there - they are very often digging up (to an uncomfortable degree!) real world links and photos of notorious H0ffman posters, so I'm sure they've sourced something.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:39 (three months ago) link
Hoffman appears to be vaguely on the left when he posts on Twitter
The rival board mentioned above - it can at times be very amusing, but some of the people there are so consumed by hate for all things SH.tv that they frequently come across as far more pitiful than the goofballs they make fun of
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 15 February 2024 23:39 (three months ago) link
Yeah, was gonna say, the one thread I looked at on SC was full of far more reprehensibly misogynistic shit than anything I've ever seen lurking SHF.
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 16 February 2024 00:05 (three months ago) link
Some on SC just seem to wallow in being as negative about pretty much all rock and pop music to the extent that I think: what exactly is the difference between this and the negativity/narrow mindedness/inability to just enjoy music on the Hoffman board? That ‘sacred cows’ revered on SH.tv are finally getting put in their place? Who gives a crap?
― Road House: Songs and Stories (Master of Treacle), Friday, 16 February 2024 00:17 (three months ago) link
That’s what’s great. The kind of posting forged in the fires of Usenet insanity.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 16 February 2024 00:34 (three months ago) link
Steve Hoffman and forums, the two things I hateUSEnet and insanity, the two things that's great
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Friday, 16 February 2024 01:15 (three months ago) link
Finding a super-active Free Forum or usenet group feels so bizarre in 2024. Of course it's filled with completely off-the-chart non-linear obsessional derision and hate. 50/50 chance of one of them self-actualizing into something involving guns.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 16 February 2024 06:33 (three months ago) link
SC is nuts, there's a 271 page thread bashing just one Hoffman forum member's original music.
― Reeves Gabrels' Funko Pop (majorairbro), Friday, 16 February 2024 09:42 (three months ago) link
They also get very upset indeed at the likes of very obvious, albeit subtle trolls like S.P. Honeybunch who provides excellent discussions like these
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/in-1992-did-nirvana-and-pearl-jams-successes-hurt-emi-usa-modern-rock-promotional-efforts-for-emf.1178741/
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/fine-young-cannibals-rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame.1159561/
― PaulTMA, Friday, 16 February 2024 11:32 (three months ago) link
Yeah, I'm not defending SC really, it's pretty toxic and creepy at times, but every now and then I like to duck in and see how they puncture the self-seriousness of H0ffman.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 February 2024 16:09 (three months ago) link
it’s horrifying and compelling
― brimstead, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:14 (three months ago) link
otm
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 February 2024 16:23 (three months ago) link
lol, PaulTMA. those are good finds
― budo jeru, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:28 (three months ago) link
SC has some great display names too ... Norman 'Whiplash' Mailer is art
― budo jeru, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:45 (three months ago) link
it’s mostly straight up bullying tbh but it does call out right wing bullshit and shady Steve stuff
― brimstead, Friday, 16 February 2024 17:54 (three months ago) link
an all-time favouritehttps://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/hows-about-one-last-beatles-concert.367997/
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 18 February 2024 15:48 (three months ago) link
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/was-madonnas-papa-dont-preach-influenced-by-the-jefferson-airplanes-papa-john-creach.885388/page-3
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 18 February 2024 15:49 (three months ago) link
And John Lennon's hologram can be beamed down from a Pred ship
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Sunday, 18 February 2024 15:49 (three months ago) link