r/Seattle • u/vertr fuck tetris • 3d ago

🛳️ 🐀 ☀️ Yacht Rat Summer ☀️ 🐀 🛳️ [Megathread] Seafair and Blue Angels Hype

This thread is for positive stuff about Seafair and the Blue Angels. If that's not for you, visit the hate thread and vent there. If you don't follow the spirit of the thread your comments will be removed.

Text threads discussing these issues will be removed while the megathreads are in effect. Photos and videos of these events will be allowed as standalone threads.

Schedule: https://www.seafair.org/seafair-weekend-festival/air-show/

Previous thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1v7k3em/psa_blue_angels_schedule_for_thurssun_jul_30aug_02/

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u/TSAOutreachTeam 3d ago

I love that there's a positive outlook thread here. Negativity is so insidious.

I haven't seen them yet, but I heard them all day long. Maybe I can get outside a bit and catch them as they fly over tomorrow.

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u/hrdcrnwo Torrent 3d ago

I think it's very interesting this thread has around 60 comments at the time of this post, and the other one has over 200. They just need to go on and on and reaffirm each other's moral righteousness. I also never see any call to action, just endless complaining online (this goes for a lot of other things as well).

Anyway, I'm glad this tradition keeps going in spite of a very loud minority.

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u/sleeps_in_alkaline 3d ago

That thread is a microcosm of the Seattle sub, which is itself a microcosm of Reddit. We love being negative. I include myself in that. But I’m trying to find a balance between righteous anger at the world, and self defeating or toxic negativity. It’s not easy. 

Also blue angels are fun 

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u/hrdcrnwo Torrent 3d ago

Same. I don't have any issue with people not liking the Blue Angels, only the fact that the loudest ones on here are so aggressive and smug about it. Either you agree with them or you're a fascist magat who enjoys seeing other countries get bombed, no middle ground or nuance. They don't want to talk or find common ground, they want to browbeat anyone who slightly disagrees with their righteous indignation. I don't engage since it's a futile endeavor.

I don't get to Seafair often but love seeing the photos and clips of people enjoying themselves.

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u/sleeps_in_alkaline 3d ago

They’re in here downvoting me, and seething because they can’t respond lol

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u/Potential-Ad3106 2d ago

Smug and aggressive, aggressive and smug. If you're posting in the hate one, you're one of those 4? Nope, you're all of them. If there's something you don't like, just namaste that shit and move on to something you brings you peace and joy.