This morning I woke up to find that somebody was angry about the way the site is configured. To ensure my obedience to their will, they suggested I am a "tin pot dictator".
I asked google what it means.
A "tin-pot dictator" is a derogatory term for a petty, insignificant, or minor authoritarian ruler with little real power or political credibility, yet who possesses delusions of grandeur and behaves in a tyrannical manner. Often used to describe leaders in small or developing nations, these rulers are seen as inferior and unimpressive.
I like it. I guess I should add this to all my stationery. I added it to my signature.
I made a little web site with a little forum to talk about the things i wanna talk about the way i wanna talk about them. Simple. I pay the bills.
And a lot of lovely people have come and supported this path. Really nice! I get to choose a lot of things because I pay the bills.
I promise to be petty.
Being insignificant makes me sound thinner than i am. Nice.
minor authoritarian ruler with little real power or political credibility
I suck at politics. That's cool.
As for power: my last two kickstarters did poorly - so that shows that i don't have a lot of power.
delusions of grandeur
Mr. Rogers told me it is good to pretend.
behaves in a tyrannical manner.
This just sounds like fun!
Often used to describe leaders in small or developing nations, these rulers are seen as inferior and unimpressive.
A whole nation? I guess I always just though of this place as "me and my buds" combined with me paying the bills, so I get to decide on some stuff.
With a nation, people have built homes and stuff. They depend on their leaders to not fuck up. With a site on the internet, people can just go to a different site or walk away from the internet entirely.
But, what the hell ... tin pot dictator sounds like a good time.
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