IRON HEART WAYWT - 2026 EDITION
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@goosehd I think there are multiple things at play, here, but most of them have to do with privacy.
Internet forums are VERY public. Once we post our faces on them, we aren’t in control of how this particular venue displays our posts, and who gets to see them. Anyone with an internet connection in the world, can see them. Even the horrendous Meta suite of social media platforms offer users some control of who can view our content. Allegedly, anyway.
Especially now that AI can barf up anything just using a picture of us—I get the caution.
However, my extremely technologically challenged and mostly uninformed position is: as soon as we are using a cell phone and/or posting pics anywhere on the internet, or cloud, somebody can see it.
Efforts to hide myself on a forum dedicated to the friendships I’ve built around this very niche obsession with clothes don’t interest me, but others may feel differently.
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If someone wants to make an AI imagine of my face on a UFC middle weights body, I’m good with that
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@northsouthdenimguy happy either way…but yes happy! Great picture and love to see the humour.
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The funny part is I’m so uncomfortable that I’m clenching my fist
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@northsouthdenimguy you should hear my wife trying to get me to smile in a picture…
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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I want to drive this point in...It doesn't matter if you guys show your face or not. I personally like it and feel as @endo stated, but know that people may have their own reasons to post their face of not. I just want to thank you guys for the effort you make and know that it is appreciated.
Thank you.
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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I blame it on my mostly Scandinavian, German/Austrian heritage and Midwestern upbringing. Add Lutheran to the mix and it’s basically a perfect storm of emotional restraint, passive-aggressive politeness, and a deep belief that enjoying things too openly is a character flaw
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@Mizmazzle @meatmarketdenim1 A toast to all the brothers lost and the memories that remain! The pin is a rad reminder,though I'm sorry you have to wear it I
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@Brandrea Um if I can get that to please!
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@goosehd I agree it’ll be different for everyone. For me, I don’t have enough enemies for targeted image manipulation to be an issue, if someone wants to manipulate a random image there are far better looking faces out there, and I don’t see people running away screaming or puking their guts out when I walk down the street. I guess that means it’s ok to show my face.
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@northsouthdenimguy handsome lad!
In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...
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I will say this about posting my face on the forum…
Have you ever been searching for an iron heart item via Google and stumbled across your own mug (or that of any number of forum member friends’) from some random thread post? It’s a bit disconcerting. I had a “normie” buddy of mine come across my picture from the forum, properly “posed” for maximum style effect. He pulled no punches with ribbing the hell out of me for that one.
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Happy Friday! Stay warm
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Why does my head look so massive? My wife tells me I should apologize to my mom every time I see her.
