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| | | I am posting this blurb from Esquire as to why people post on forums and blogs. The first response is interesting theory, the second, by the comedian is pretty funny.
Any other random thoughts you have about forums in general, please post.
From Esquire Magazine:
Major Human Flaw: Posting inane comments online.
Response No. 1, by Paul Levinson, professor of communications at Fordham University and author of the upcoming book New New Media: Everyone has a ratio of satisfaction and frustration. What makes the Internet different is that it's so easy to express this frustration. Sometimes, people are too cowardly to assert themselves in person. They don't want to be shouted down, or they may know that what they're saying is absurd. But for those kinds of people, the anonymous empowerment of the Internet is like a drug. They're not just expressing anger, but authority.
Response No. 2, by Mike Birbiglia, stand-up comedian whose DVD, What I Should Have Said Was Nothing!, is out now: Comments sections offer this great opportunity for morons to show the world they don't know the difference between their,there, and they're. It's as if Brian Williams finished every segment by saying, "That's all I got. Now, does anybody have any batshit-zany e-mails they'd like me to read out loud?" The worst part is, I'll start to second-guess myself: Huh. I thought his name was spelled "Barack Obama," but according to squidbaby44, "Barak HUSSEIN Osama is a secret mooslim!"  | | |
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| | | The first one makes a very good point. Also, some of the worst "Im-always-rite-ur-always-rong" posters are not only less educated and/or informed, they are insanely proud of their ignorance. Sad.
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| | | Two things made me really laugh in the second response:
1. batshit-zany e-mails (I love the term batshit)
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| | Yes, being bat-shit crazy does kinda bring out the beast best in people, doesn't it?  | | The Following User Says Thank You to Panama Girl For This Useful Post: | | | |
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| | | An internet forum is a place where I can feel vindicated by proving that others know less than me. | | The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Kid Lester For This Useful Post: | | | |
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| |  Quote: Originally Posted by Kid Lester  An internet forum is a place where I can feel vindicated by proving that others know less than me.
Ok Kid im aware, did you have to call me out like that.. lol  | | The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to kittykat For This Useful Post: | | | |
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| | | Too bad people with menial jobs (Ie Mcdonalds) dont have internet at "work" then we all would feel smarter | | |
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| | | An internet forum is place where I can make people LOL,
ROFLMAO, etc. spit coffee on their keyboard, and they
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| | Quote: Originally Posted by Bada Bing An internet forum is place where I can make people LOL,
ROFLMAO, etc. spit coffee on their keyboard, and they
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| | Quote: Originally Posted by frogman68 Too bad people with menial jobs (Ie Mcdonalds) dont have internet at "work" then we all would feel smarter There's always the computers in the library, you know. | | |
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| | Quote: Originally Posted by Panama Girl There's always the computers in the library, you know. But then they wouldnt be at work  | | |
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| | | *shrug* Whatever you want, frog. | | |
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| | Quote: Originally Posted by frogman68 Too bad people with menial jobs (Ie Mcdonalds) dont have internet at "work" then we all would feel smarter Are you suggesting our Wi-Fi isn't sufficient to enable my posts in between salting the fresh fries and dropping new ones? | | The Following User Says Thank You to Kid Lester For This Useful Post: | | | |
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| | Quote: Originally Posted by Kid Lester Are you suggesting our Wi-Fi isn't sufficient to enable my posts in between salting the fresh fries and dropping new ones? Nope just think it would be a health code violation to have a laptop or computer that close to food. | | |
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| | Quote: Originally Posted by frogman68 Nope just think it would be a health code violation to have a laptop or computer that close to food. Dude, trust me...when we get busted for Health Code Violations...it AIN'T gonna be because of what I do with this computer. | | The Following User Says Thank You to Kid Lester For This Useful Post: | | | |
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| | Quote: Originally Posted by Kid Lester Dude, trust me...when we get busted for Health Code Violations...it AIN'T gonna be because of what I do with this computer.
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| | I have never been as active in a forum as much as this place. I'm a member of forums with people i've known for years.
I guess this is the only place consisting of raging alcoholics without logic or reason. 
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| | No, Roog, that would be the News Urinal forums. | | |
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