{"id":30222,"date":"2022-07-22T16:33:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=30222"},"modified":"2022-07-22T16:33:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:33:50","slug":"what-is-a-larp-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-a-larp-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"What is a LARP on Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f36a071257a\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f36a071257a\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f36a071257a\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-a-larp-on-twitter\/#What_is_a_LARP_on_Twitter\" title=\"What is a LARP on Twitter?\">What is a LARP on Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-a-larp-on-twitter\/#Cosplay\" title=\"Cosplay\">Cosplay<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-a-larp-on-twitter\/#Loss_of_control\" title=\"Loss of control\">Loss of control<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-a-larp-on-twitter\/#Harm_to_non-LARPers\" title=\"Harm to non-LARPers\">Harm to non-LARPers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_LARP_on_Twitter\"><\/span>What is a LARP on Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; max-height:328px; width:auto; max-width:28% height:auto;\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/4AFtxnr.jpg\" alt=\"What is a LARP on twitter\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to LARP, you might be wondering what it means. Well, it stands for Live Action Role-Playing. It&#8217;s a type of virtual gaming, but there are other meanings within Twitter terminology. Here are some of them:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cosplay\"><\/span>Cosplay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably heard of LARP before, but what is it? It&#8217;s a Live Action Role Playing game, and its participants are batshit insane. These gamers play a game in real life while pretending to be other people, such as characters from popular anime or video games. Many LARPers completely let their characters rule their lives, letting it take over their every move. Other LARPers even indulge in &#8220;in game&#8221; sex, believing that everything they do in the game is forgiven. They&#8217;re typically not intellectually superior, but they may see you as inferior.<\/p>\n<p>LARPing is a form of pretending, with costumes, props, and settings. While LARPs started out as Renaissance fairs, they&#8217;ve now become the new psyops. On YouTube, people are claiming to be Truthers, Christians, Social Justice Warriors, and other people. Other LARPers pretend to be government agents or Crisis Actors. In some cases, these players engage in a social media &#8220;LARP war&#8221; &#8211; a game where the participants pretend to be each other.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Loss_of_control\"><\/span>Loss of control<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While external supports promote the sense of agency among users of social media platforms, internal supports may also be helpful. While internal supports empower users to lock themselves out of an experience, external supports can also promote a sense of agency. In practice, users may experience a mix of both internal and external supports, depending on their needs. Here are some strategies that may support users&#8217; sense of agency on Twitter. These include limiting the amount of time that people are able to spend on the social media platform and making sure they have enough control over their accounts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Harm_to_non-LARPers\"><\/span>Harm to non-LARPers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>LARPers are harmless to normal people, except when they hurt them physically. If a LARPer is too deluded to see that a non-LARPer is a potential threat, they may put a &#8220;hex&#8221; on them, and the person may get beaten up. This could be a red flag to others, and they would be right. In this article, we will discuss how to avoid such situations on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The most common mistake made by LARPers on Twitter is to call non-LARPs &#8220;plebians.&#8221; This is especially harmful if the LARPers themselves are not intellectually superior. LARPers also argue about the game rules, the story, or whether it is better to roleplay among friends and enemies. 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