Reddit's biggest problem, really, is that they're so committed to "freedom of speech" that they basically lack moderation at all. Something like r/creepershots (exactly what it sounds like, trust me) should never have existed in the first place.
Of course, I hate about half of SA too and have never heard of Gawker, so I'm not really on anyone's side in this issue.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Also while anonymity to a hypothetically infinite degree is generally something I'm "with", it's good to see a quote-unoquote "troll" face consequences for his actions for once. Or at the very least, cathartic.
I am not very old, but I can remember a time when "trolling" was saying you found some really hot porn and then the link was actually to "Never Gonna Give You Up". You made the other person feel silly for a bit, and then it was generally never brought up again. None of this retarded, eviler-than-thou "An Hero" shit.
I don't really know when or why trolling turned from the online version of a dumb prank into a sociopath's dick-measuring contest, but since it did, I really don't think it's hard to see why I stopped referring to myself as one a long time ago.
I could probably rant about this all day if left to my own devices, honestly.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
I feel like the magic is gone from my life.
I keep thinking back to last year and even early this year and thinking about how much fun it was to sit around and laugh about nonsense and obsess over grocery store photos I found on the internet. But every time I think "well, I'm sure THIS will be as fun as back then, it never is. I feel like those days are gone and I can never get them back.
It doesn't help that I feel like a loser for finding those memories fun. Spending time with Au felt like magic back then, but I'm reality I spent much of 2011 with no school or employment, staying up all night poisoning myself with 3 cans of soda in 6 hours. That's not so,ethimg I should look back fondly on, but because I was slowly falling in love at the time, I do...
I will be honest with you, Central Avenue. I do not understand your and AU's obsession with fonts, signs, etc. in the slightest, but I also don't fault you for it. I myself am obsessed with (among many other things) transforming robots, Japanese cartoons, rap music, old internet oddities, message-board roleplaying, dusty forgotten towns, religions, obscure historical facts (Trebizond!), writing nonsenicalities, and pointless worldbuilding. None of this is, I think, particularly bad. Your interests are a big part of you, but I really don't think they define you, and there is nothing wrong with having memories of something you found fun.
I would live a rather lonely life if not for the internet. I frankly don't get out much and given that I live in a shit town, I see no reason to. This may change come college, it may not. I don't know. I'm really not that unhappy with myself, and when I am, it's not because all of my friends are web-friends, as I term them.
Because of the internet I have friends in Britain, Canada, Venezuela, and Germany. That's pretty cool, as I see it, and contrary to popular belief I really do not think there is anything wrong with all or most of your life being spent online. Some people find joy in hiking, or going out with their friends. I browse my favorite websites and talk about shit. And really, "talking about shit" is 99% of friendship anyway, isn't it?
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
A while back my mother and I had a talk about the fact that pretty much all my social interaction is online. I expected her to tell me to get my ass away from the computer, but instead she was rather supportive. She said that for someone like me who's naturally reclusive, being able to have a circle of friends on the internet was a good option, especially because I can seek out other people who share my interests more easily than in person.
But the thing that's getting to me now is that I don't seem to find much joy in it anymore. I feel like I've worn myself I into a rut I can't get out of, where nothing is especially fun and it seems like every day is the same dull routine. It doesn't help that that routine seems to be going nowhere fast--i'm close to finishing community college so I can move onto a real university, but I can't shake the feeling that it's all just a bunch of pointless debt and it won't help me get either of the careers I want anyway.
I just want to be able to have fun again. I want to watch My Little Pony and take pictures of stoplights and spout nonsense at 3 am. But it doesn't work. I can't find joy in that anymore.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Holy Celestia, did I really just type that massive post on an Android touchscreen? I kinda zoned out for a moment there.
--i'm close to finishing community college so I can move onto a real university, but I can't shake the feeling that it's all just a bunch of pointless debt and it won't help me get either of the careers I want anyway.
It depends on the type of education you pursue. If you pursue a "hard" science (that's the term I keep hearing now anyway) like math, biology, engineering or chemistry then you won't a problem finding employment pretty much anywhere.
Okay, I get that this Reddit guy has a disabled wife and a mortgage. I can sympathize; my stepdad only now found a job after nearly 3 years. But dammit, dude, you should have thought about all that before deciding to be a creepy fuck on the Internet! The people who can get away with this sort of thing are all high schoolers and college students. They have a lot less to lose if their cover is blown.
Once you're an adult, though, being a hardcore Internet troll or creeper is something you can really only do if you're independently wealthy and have no family to speak of, because trolls do upset people they're better off not upsetting eventually.
Doctor Who reference in Pokemon B2W2? Headcanon accepted.
This is how Violentacrez, Reddit's creepiest user, also became its most powerful. Sure, he was responsible for the absolute worst stuff on Reddit, and by extension, some of the worst stuff on the internet. But Violentacrez was also seen to be, as Chris Slowe put it to me, "a trustworthy and a positive member of the community."
I am in a better state. There can be times when I am so bad that trying to persuade me not to die is impossble. At those times, you need to hope that I don't top myself. Which I don't. Because I'm terrified
Doctor Who reference in Pokemon B2W2? Headcanon accepted.
Well I actually understand how that can get for a person, some years ago I was left with the responsibility of babysitting my father who was suffering suicidal tendencies and eventually they succeeded -- and because he found a way to be alone. As hard as it can be, you need to find people whenever those moments erupt.
Also while anonymity to a hypothetically infinite degree is generally something I'm "with", it's good to see a quote-unoquote "troll" face consequences for his actions for once. Or at the very least, cathartic.
I am not very old, but I can remember a time when "trolling" was saying you found some really hot porn and then the link was actually to "Never Gonna Give You Up". You made the other person feel silly for a bit, and then it was generally never brought up again. None of this retarded, eviler-than-thou "An Hero" shit.
I don't really know when or why trolling turned from the online version of a dumb prank into a sociopath's dick-measuring contest, but since it did, I really don't think it's hard to see why I stopped referring to myself as one a long time ago.
I could probably rant about this all day if left to my own devices, honestly.
Why did we ever stop doing "Never Gonna Give You Up" trolling?
I've looked at Reddit a few times, and honestly didn't see the appeal. Though that was also back when Digg was falling apart and Reddit positioned itself as an alternative.
This is how Violentacrez, Reddit's creepiest user, also became its most powerful. Sure, he was responsible for the absolute worst stuff on Reddit, and by extension, some of the worst stuff on the internet. But Violentacrez was also seen to be, as Chris Slowe put it to me, "a trustworthy and a positive member of the community."
wow
One generally associates a person with personal interactions with him/ her. If your only experience with Mr. Brutsch is positive (presumably outside of his infamous subreddits), then I could see how you'd think of him as a positive member. It's not right, but it's understandable.
I am in a better state. There can be times when I am so bad that trying to persuade me not to die is impossble. At those times, you need to hope that I don't top myself. Which I don't. Because I'm terrified
We are all thankful for your continued existence and we appreciate the effort you have to go through to maintain it.
Doctor Who reference in Pokemon B2W2? Headcanon accepted.
I've looked at Reddit a few times, and honestly didn't see the appeal. Though that was also back when Digg was falling apart and Reddit positioned itself as an alternative.
I DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU SAID HERE AT ALL
IT ANGERS ME
WHERE IS THE DOWNVOTE BUTTON SO I CAN SILENCE YOOOOOUUUUU
Forsythe: Yup, I remember that way too well. A lot of people used the downvote button as a weapon on Digg...probably the same jerks who thought spamming "sage" posts on /b/ would make a thread they didn't like go away.
I mean maybe they're secretly all complete assholes, but I kinda doubt it.
I didn't say everyone on the site was an asshole. Just that some people there are, and they give the site a bad name. Not dissimilar to the tropers who gave TVTropes a bad name, or the particular Goons who are behind me not liking SA very much.
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I heard about that via Knowyourmeme.
Reddit's biggest problem, really, is that they're so committed to "freedom of speech" that they basically lack moderation at all. Something like r/creepershots (exactly what it sounds like, trust me) should never have existed in the first place.
Of course, I hate about half of SA too and have never heard of Gawker, so I'm not really on anyone's side in this issue.
Also while anonymity to a hypothetically infinite degree is generally something I'm "with", it's good to see a quote-unoquote "troll" face consequences for his actions for once. Or at the very least, cathartic.
I am not very old, but I can remember a time when "trolling" was saying you found some really hot porn and then the link was actually to "Never Gonna Give You Up". You made the other person feel silly for a bit, and then it was generally never brought up again. None of this retarded, eviler-than-thou "An Hero" shit.
I don't really know when or why trolling turned from the online version of a dumb prank into a sociopath's dick-measuring contest, but since it did, I really don't think it's hard to see why I stopped referring to myself as one a long time ago.
I could probably rant about this all day if left to my own devices, honestly.
I will be honest with you, Central Avenue. I do not understand your and AU's obsession with fonts, signs, etc. in the slightest, but I also don't fault you for it. I myself am obsessed with (among many other things) transforming robots, Japanese cartoons, rap music, old internet oddities, message-board roleplaying, dusty forgotten towns, religions, obscure historical facts (Trebizond!), writing nonsenicalities, and pointless worldbuilding. None of this is, I think, particularly bad. Your interests are a big part of you, but I really don't think they define you, and there is nothing wrong with having memories of something you found fun.
I would live a rather lonely life if not for the internet. I frankly don't get out much and given that I live in a shit town, I see no reason to. This may change come college, it may not. I don't know. I'm really not that unhappy with myself, and when I am, it's not because all of my friends are web-friends, as I term them.
Because of the internet I have friends in Britain, Canada, Venezuela, and Germany. That's pretty cool, as I see it, and contrary to popular belief I really do not think there is anything wrong with all or most of your life being spent online. Some people find joy in hiking, or going out with their friends. I browse my favorite websites and talk about shit. And really, "talking about shit" is 99% of friendship anyway, isn't it?
And you?
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Not all the time, I'll admit it, but I certainly got that vibe from the five most popular songs by them on Grooveshark.
Not Analog Kid though.
Sorry I scared you
This, on the other hand, is funny.
never mind
Because LOL OLD MEME GET OUT NEWFAG.
Actually because people are stupid. But yeah.
I didn't say everyone on the site was an asshole. Just that some people there are, and they give the site a bad name. Not dissimilar to the tropers who gave TVTropes a bad name, or the particular Goons who are behind me not liking SA very much.Unless their burrito is better than the Joey at Moe's then I think that's a big reason to stick with Moe's.
I haven't been to Chipotle or Qdoba so I've been wondering how they taste. My mother's, and therefore my, Tex-Mex place of choice is primarily Moe's.
The Headscratchers page on TvTropes for Runescape contains this gem:
I suddenly totally understand why people hate The Oatmeal.
Am I reading a 13 year old's blog?