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@maleappreciation.bsky.social

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

Me using words here, this has to be IMPORTANT:

A non-follower —who I share quite a few mutuals with— just went through my 365 (at the time) posts and copied (not reposted) 22 of them to their own profile. That’s 6% of my posts, just over this weekend, all without any reference to my account.

🧵1/10

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

Just not in men 😉

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Shivers up my spine @daaljo.bsky.social · May 4

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

I’m nearing my first 1K followers. It may be premature, but in light of all this — THANK YOU.

Thanks for following, engaging, and validating the effort. It’s good to know we share the same filthy minds and pervy love for man parts, fluids, and all things man-on-man. 💕

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

We'll see how this plays out.
They might not notice. They might not care.
And honestly, neither do I — anymore.
No more time or energy wasted on this. Back to appreciating everything male —while we can.

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

Looking at my mutuals, I don’t even think my collection is that special. Some of y’all are true kings — hats off.

But if this kind of shameless mass-copying continues, I WILL consider quitting.
For now, I'm just copying back. Took some time though, digging for 22 decent posts in that 5.3K.

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

My only motivation for growing this account is to offer an original, amusing, aesthetic, and depraved look at the gay male experience. To share the joy — not hoard it.

(Especially since, let’s face it, the plug might get pulled again one day, and we’ll be left fapless —again)

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

If this keeps up:
– Creators will paywall.
– Curators will quit.
What remains is a pile of regurgitated sludge, degrading slightly more with each resave and recrop.

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

There are three major problems when people copy instead of repost:
1. It breaks the trail — others can’t find the original account or source.
2. It dilutes the content — we all get served the same stuff over and over.
3. It kills incentive for people to keep curating or creating.

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

I’ve long accepted that copying is part of the game. If my mutuals and I post the same thing, I usually chalk it up to coincidence — or take it as an awkward compliment.

But lifting 6% of someone’s posts? Blatantly?
Yeah, I’m still dumbfounded.

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

Even sadder: the posts they copied don’t even match their usual aesthetic.

Look — I don’t own the content I post here. I know I have no technical grounds to complain. But let’s not pretend this is harmless.

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Male Appreciation @maleappreciation.bsky.social · Aug 18

Apparently, Bluesky is still small enough for this kind of thing to get noticed quickly.

The sad part? With over 5.3K posts and 3.5K followers, they didn’t need to copy my carefully curated content —most of which I’ve been collecting since the Tumblr era and still add to from outside sources.

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