Happy thoughts or is something bugging you? Is there something you don’t understand? Something fun you have planned?
Today for me it’s condos and why anyone would want to live in one.
People value different things of course. I couldn’t stand the lack of privacy for one thing and having to live under someone else’s rules and pay to have them enforced.
The growing lack of common sense in the world. Or maybe it's always been. But now that we have access to more people and their opinions, it seems a much more prominent and steadily increasing feature of my life.
I don't want to be anyone's teacher. To explain how power structures work. To explain that ten years ago was actually vastly different from now, and that five years before that was even more different. I don't know, I'm just dissatisfied with how little people remember or know about something versus how strongly they argue their opinions.
I guess I wish people would know things that are obvious and available for them to learn. I feel like half the conversations I have these days, people are calling me a liar or disbelieve what I'm saying, and I have to point out the very easily accessible and numerous resources that back up basic facts.
That’s big Wint. If I were to really let it sink in I would become quite depressed.
Are you talking about online conversations mainly?
Online and in person. Just irritated by them lately. Not depressed, though. I think I need a sea-change, but not necessarily location.
Do you ever sometimes wish you could get some kind of human being rotation? That the people you're surrounded by can get swapped out from time to time by others? They say it's better the devil you know, but I have to believe there are better people in the world than those I currently have access to.
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Never been. Sounds awful. A lot of people went to SitcomsOnline.
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it is a sewer over there.
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It's only the appearance of more traffic. Basically the General board over there is the equivalent of the Latest Posts feature here. Posts on every board are repeated on their General Discussion board to give the site the illusion of having more traffic than it does.
As far as I can tell, the many former IMDb trolls found it and have made it their home. It's not for me.
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I don't understand how the continual insults don't get boring, but, whatever.
Dunno. People gravitate to different places, and people, for different reasons.
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As in he accuses people of being rapists?
shareYikes, just read what the insult was.
I don't understand why there seems to be this whole insult culture that's come about in the past 10 or so years. Sure, there have always been immature arseholes who've lived to try to tear others down that way, but it's been on the rise.
No doubt part of it is the relative anonymity of the interwebs, but there's got to be more to it than that. An increasing number of people with very bad self-esteem, for one. No one who doesn't suffer from some degree of self-hatred does that kind of shite.
YouTube comments are full of it too. Usually I avoid them, but a while back I watched some history documentary there and thought I'd read the comments. Holy shite, it was full of the same thing! Really? About a history documentary? Come on, people! 😅
Anybody else remember how great Craiglist forums used to be? They’re still good if you need info and are willing to ignore the trolls
shareI use CL, but have never ventured onto the forums there. Ok, once 😀. What I wouldn't like is knowing the trolls there could live next door or down the street.
shareRight, lol.
It’s weird there too.
But people will be very helpful on the Apple forum. I think companies pay people to monitor sites like that in support of their products. I’ve done major work on computers with help from CLers that was invaluable.
Good to know! I have a Mac and an iPad. Didn't know they have an Apple forum there.
shareWhat happened to resident sock puppet man anyway?
shareI hate that I have to ask this but....which one? 😅
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shareThe Thrillhouse account went dark after I posted this:
https://moviechat.org/nm0874339/Donald-Trump/5c8a660056403a0ee6f45d30/Hey-THRILLHOUSE-Time-to-face-your-statements-about-Iraq-WMDs
Seems like everyone in my life is trying to piss me off! That's all.
shareWhy I've been having nosebleeds all of the sudden. Last night I had a major one that lasted from about 11 PM to 1 AM, and then earlier today I had another pretty bad one that lasted almost an hour. Prior to these, the last time I had a bad nosebleed was something like ten years ago, so I'm wondering why these came about. I'm thinking it's the dry air but I'm not sure.
As for condos, I've never lived in one but I have lived in a duplex and wasn't the biggest fan of it. The house I grew up in was in the country, not very close to other houses. The house I own currently is in more of a suburban area, and while I like the house itself, privacy is one thing I really miss.
I’m sorry to hear that! What does your doctor say? That sounds scary. I hope it resolved itself. 🙏
Yes, privacy! A big house in the country sounds grand!