Is "Just Ignore/Filter it!" really a good response?

@Dusk Ealain  
I wrote an actual long response to your first question (yes there can be cases where it is a good answer and cases where it isn’t etc.), heck even considered siding with some of it - after all, I’m supposed to be the Naive Nice Guy around here.
 
But then you had to go all like: “forget my original point, here is an unspecified hearsay case that’s actual proof of mod tyranny, they silence guys like me, goodbye 4eva” Dude.
 
What do you expect if you’re not even trying? Troll harder.
 
PS. I didn’t follow your links but you should probably quit treating teens with video channels as sources of wisdom…

@Dusk Ealain  
As other people have pointed out, the entire point of tags is to make searching and filtering easy. That way you get to see only those images you want to see. There isn’t a similar system in place for individual comments, and it’s pretty damn impossbile to make without giving each comment their own tags. People complaining about seeing content in images they don’t like is not comparable with people seeing comments complaining about content. The former is easy filterable, the latter is not. Why do you think we have a wide array of drama tags? Because that’s an attempt to filter out annoying comments. Not perfect, mind you, bacause ducky OPs seldom add them themselves. So, no the two are not comparable at all, and, yes, “Just filter it” is a valid response.
 

 
While that’s certainly a valid opinion to have, is an individaul image really the place to air said opinion? Take a prolific ship like “Soarindash”. Suppose an artist put a lot of time, energy and passion into creating an awesome Soarindash drawing, then uploaded it to/discovered it on Derpi, excited about reading the feedback. Do you really think it’s appropiate to highjack their drawing to talk about how oversaturated you think the concept is? I’d imagine the artist would be very annoyed by that. We have forums for that. Why not create an “underused ships/concepts/characteristics” thread? Or simply just “Why is there so much Soarindash?” It’s a legitimate question to have, just not suitable to bring up on any individual artist work.
 
To sum up:
 
“I don’t like this” : then filter it  
“Just filter it” : a hint that maybe you should use the tools available rather than clog up the comments with pointless negativity
 
 

 
Passive-aggressive snark is a superquick way to make people stop caring about your argument.

Yes, it’s a valid response.
 
Instead of bitching about something in the comments, filter it. Nobody’s forcing you to look at it. By going into the comment section and whining about how you don’t like the content of the image, you’re only going to stir shit and start arguments/drama.
 

 
The difference is that there’s no way to filter peoples’ comments. as much as I wish there was And you’re going out of your way to complain and whine about something nobody is forcing you to look at, when you could just silently filter it and move on.
 
It’s like walking by a butcher shop and shouting into the door that you’re a vegetarian who hates meat. It’s just…oookay? Nobody is forcing you to go in there. You can silently agree to never go in there.
 
@Dusk Ealain  

 
Now you’re getting into the semantics of criticism VS hate/whining. Bit of an apples-and-oranges situation there.

@Dusk Ealain  
If you take issue with the execution, that’s material for a discussion. If you take issue with the content on a categorical level, on the other hand, then it’s a perfectly valid response. It’s the difference between saying “this grape soda tastes a little off” and “I don’t like grape soda”. If you don’t like it, don’t buy it. Complaining about other people enjoying flavors you don’t is pointless at best and an attempt to police others’ personal tastes based upon your own at worst.