i have no interest in talking about Macklemore but i mean generally, it seems like often here when someone's talking about something and someone else isn't interested, people will shitpost to try to get them to shut up
or go 'oh god who cares' or something to that effect
i have no interest in talking about Macklemore but i mean generally, it seems like often here when someone's talking about something and someone else isn't interested, people will shitpost to try to get them to shut up
or go 'oh god who cares' or something to that effect
i have no interest in talking about Macklemore but i mean generally, it seems like often here when someone's talking about something and someone else isn't interested, people will shitpost to try to get them to shut up
or go 'oh god who cares' or something to that effect
i have no interest in talking about Macklemore but i mean generally, it seems like often here when someone's talking about something and someone else isn't interested, people will shitpost to try to get them to shut up
or go 'oh god who cares' or something to that effect
tbh i kind of resent telling people what they can or can't talk about
like irl if other people were having a conversation i didn't like, i wouldn't go up to them and yell at them to shut up
or attempt to drown them out by playing loud music or whatever, i'd walk away
1. The internet is not IRL
2. I am not talking about a productive discussion, I'm talking about a room full of people circlejerking that this game is oh-so-clearly a ripoff of a better game and that the developers are horrible people who should cut themselves and die.
3. point 2 is not happening here so I don't even understand how this came up.
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
You know what the best way around this would be? If we had a shitpost-free discussion thread (I made one a couple of years ago, but elected not to bump it because the early pages of it were too full of TV Tropes and that would have brought back bad memories for too many people)...
You know what the best way around this would be? If we had a shitpost-free discussion thread (I made one a couple of years ago, but elected not to bump it because the early pages of it were too full of TV Tropes and that would have brought back bad memories for too many people)...
You know what the best way around this would be? If we had a shitpost-free discussion thread (I made one a couple of years ago, but elected not to bump it because the early pages of it were too full of TV Tropes and that would have brought back bad memories for too many people)...
it'd get like runed in 5 seconds by the anti-srs brigade
I'm definitely not opposed to serious discussions here but certain kinds of discussions just only have so much ground to cover before they become redundant, and no one likes redundancy. It's boring.
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
^^^^^Yes, but this forum has a tendency to prefer disorganized conversation centralized in big threads. So I figured that was the best option for random, preferably conversations...
^^^^The anti-srs brigade has this thread and the whole General category...
^^^^^Yes, but this forum has a tendency to prefer disorganized conversation centralized in big threads. So I figured that was the best option for random, preferably conversations...
If you want to create such a thread, then by all means. I just think it won't see much use.
i'm not talking about that, you just reminded me of something that happens a lot here
and, well, you are one of the ones who does it
i know the Internet isn't IRL, but i don't see why that should give anyone the right to shut down a conversation they aren't themselves part of
There is a point where a discussion occurs enough times that having it again is essentially the same as spamming.
Funny thing is that I have this same feeling when people keep on mentioning pretty much any particularly popular thing repeatedly in a general chat environment. Be it Attack on Titan, or DayZ, or Pacific Rim, or whatever.
I think I share some of that resentment, which might be one small reason why I don't get into popular stuff.
Funny thing is that I have this same feeling when people keep on mentioning pretty much any particularly popular thing repeatedly in a general chat environment. Be it Attack on Titan, or DayZ, or Pacific Rim, or whatever.
I think I share some of that resentment, which might be one small reason why I don't get into popular stuff.
one of the things i particularly like about this site is that for the most part nobody seems to mind if you have a particular interest that you bring up a lot
Funny thing is that I have this same feeling when people keep on mentioning pretty much any particularly popular thing repeatedly in a general chat environment. Be it Attack on Titan, or DayZ, or Pacific Rim, or whatever.
I think I share some of that resentment, which might be one small reason why I don't get into popular stuff.
one of the things i particularly like about this site is that for the most part nobody seems to mind if you have a particular interest that you bring up a lot
Probably because we all have a apticular interest that you bring up a lot.
It's like a drug-dealer buying from another dealer, they both know the scoop, and the hoops, but they're not shooting baskets.
i'm not talking about that, you just reminded me of something that happens a lot here
and, well, you are one of the ones who does it
i know the Internet isn't IRL, but i don't see why that should give anyone the right to shut down a conversation they aren't themselves part of
There is a point where a discussion occurs enough times that having it again is essentially the same as spamming.
Funny thing is that I have this same feeling when people keep on mentioning pretty much any particularly popular thing repeatedly in a general chat environment. Be it Attack on Titan, or DayZ, or Pacific Rim, or whatever.
I think I share some of that resentment, which might be one small reason why I don't get into popular stuff.
That's not really what I'm talking about,
Like, to swipe your example, having discussions about Attack on Titan is different than having discussions about things that happen in Attack on Titan.
The former is "is Attack on Titan overrated? Y/N, please explain your reasoning." And tends to get responses like "Attack on Titan is THE BEST SHOW ON CRUNCHYROLL OMG" or "Attack on Titan is stupid and you're stupid for liking it". Not exactly the most productive, compelling, or even entertaining thing to read.
The latter is "whoa The Monkey Titan is so weird & creepy I wonder how they're gonna explain this one." Which leads to a more diverse range of responses like other reactions to it, theories about what it is, etc. etc. etc.
The problem this site has is that I feel like there are not many shared interests amongst its members, and as such the latter kind of discussion is difficult to have, which leads to a lot of the former. eg, me complaining about Drake, for example.
Funny thing is that I have this same feeling when people keep on mentioning pretty much any particularly popular thing repeatedly in a general chat environment. Be it Attack on Titan, or DayZ, or Pacific Rim, or whatever.
I think I share some of that resentment, which might be one small reason why I don't get into popular stuff.
one of the things i particularly like about this site is that for the most part nobody seems to mind if you have a particular interest that you bring up a lot
I actually am sometimes annoyed by this I just don't say anything because I feel like it'd be rude and contrary to one of the reasons the site exists.
re: interests we bring up a lot: one of the reasons I abandoned the whole Rayman thing until recently was because I felt like it was somewhat alienating (hence why I tuned it out)
I don't think I'm going to outright hide it anymore, but still, I think it'd probably do well to show at least a bit more restraint
So I've been rewatching Doctor Who, technically watching it for the first time.
And by watching it for the first time, I of course mean the fresh fresher series starting at the ninth doctor.
Anyways, I watched the episode Dalek, where the Dalek changed and pretty much everyone agreed that the Dalek's decision to kill itself was the only one that existed.
This bugged me a lot, but I can't exactly formulate into words the exact reasons why it did.
So I've been rewatching Doctor Who, technically watching it for the first time.
And by watching it for the first time, I of course mean the fresh fresher series starting at the ninth doctor.
Anyways, I watched the episode Dalek, where the Dalek changed and pretty much everyone agreed that the Dalek's decision to kill itself was the only one that existed.
This bugged me a lot, but I can't exactly formulate into words the exact reasons why it did.
Rose didn't want it to kill itself.
The problem is a Dalek absolutely hates anything that isn't Dalek. It didn't matter what anyone else thought; it despised itself.
as far as everyone else's interests go, though, I like that a lot!
nothing's better than letting your love for stuff show and be heard, and the least I think I can do is listen, even if I'm not particularly great at responding
and hey, I've actually gotten into a good portion of stuff I adore because of you guys, so there's that
so that probably means y'all consider me annoying that i never talk about like current anime series but just go on about the few series that i've seen (occasionally adding a new one)?
I actually am sometimes annoyed by this I just don't say anything because I feel like it'd be rude and contrary to one of the reasons the site exists.
but like
there's a whole internet where people will be judgemental about you for talking about stuff you like, and innumerable forums dedicated to discussing specific things
so that probably means y'all consider me annoying that i never talk about like current anime series but just go on about the few series that i've seen (occasionally adding a new one)?
I actually am sometimes annoyed by this I just don't say anything because I feel like it'd be rude and contrary to one of the reasons the site exists.
but like
there's a whole internet where people will be judgemental about you for talking about stuff you like, and innumerable forums dedicated to discussing specific things
I'm aware of that.
I just have a very short attention span and get bored of most things very quickly.
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also "seeing people say Our Darker Purpose is a Binding of Isaac ripoff" is my new "seeing discussions about Macklemore".
like irl if other people were having a conversation i didn't like, i wouldn't go up to them and yell at them to shut up
or attempt to drown them out by playing loud music or whatever, i'd walk away
or go 'oh god who cares' or something to that effect
idk, just seems kinda rude
If it appears that I've done so out of spite in the past, however, I am sorry
what i always liked about this site is there's no real topic and very little that's off-limits
^ i don't remember seeing you do it, but a lot of people here do
I just shitpost whenever
if you read a short sentence or two that you're not interested in it's hardly the end of the world
2. I am not talking about a productive discussion, I'm talking about a room full of people circlejerking that this game is oh-so-clearly a ripoff of a better game and that the developers are horrible people who should cut themselves and die.
3. point 2 is not happening here so I don't even understand how this came up.
and, well, you are one of the ones who does it
i know the Internet isn't IRL, but i don't see why that should give anyone the right to shut down a conversation they aren't themselves part of
well, maybe, but often it feels like people are getting tired of something they read off-site, and not everyone reads the same websites
I think I share some of that resentment, which might be one small reason why I don't get into popular stuff.
one of the things i particularly like about this site is that for the most part nobody seems to mind if you have a particular interest that you bring up a lot
It's like a drug-dealer buying from another dealer, they both know the scoop, and the hoops, but they're not shooting baskets.
They're trading dope.
Like, to swipe your example, having discussions about Attack on Titan is different than having discussions about things that happen in Attack on Titan.
The former is "is Attack on Titan overrated? Y/N, please explain your reasoning." And tends to get responses like "Attack on Titan is THE BEST SHOW ON CRUNCHYROLL OMG" or "Attack on Titan is stupid and you're stupid for liking it". Not exactly the most productive, compelling, or even entertaining thing to read.
The latter is "whoa The Monkey Titan is so weird & creepy I wonder how they're gonna explain this one." Which leads to a more diverse range of responses like other reactions to it, theories about what it is, etc. etc. etc.
The problem this site has is that I feel like there are not many shared interests amongst its members, and as such the latter kind of discussion is difficult to have, which leads to a lot of the former. eg, me complaining about Drake, for example.
And by watching it for the first time, I of course mean the fresh fresher series starting at the ninth doctor.
Anyways, I watched the episode Dalek, where the Dalek changed and pretty much everyone agreed that the Dalek's decision to kill itself was the only one that existed.
This bugged me a lot, but I can't exactly formulate into words the exact reasons why it did.
The problem is a Dalek absolutely hates anything that isn't Dalek. It didn't matter what anyone else thought; it despised itself.
but like
there's a whole internet where people will be judgemental about you for talking about stuff you like, and innumerable forums dedicated to discussing specific things
i don't find that annoying
I just have a very short attention span and get bored of most things very quickly.