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L'Estrange
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> These same posters are trolling my journal -- telling me not to post on
> this forum, calling me a liar, and claiming that I seek attention. I
> actually crave solitude. Of course I like to interact with interesting
> posters here. And I do enjoy feedback in my journal. But, I never wind
> people up, play the drama queen, nor tell tall tales for attention. These
> people who complain about this forum are not contributing anything
> positive. And they don't have a journal. Posting in my journal and
> replying to my posts here, PROVES they are actively seeking out these very
> 'boring and pathetic' posts of mine.
> I really cannot understand this mentality. I am fairly new to the net
> culture. I have NEVER met such hateful people in my real life. Are these
> the kind of people that randomly shoot drivers on the highway? Because
> that is what this forum feels like. These people don't even know me, Andy,
> Theo, or the others that they claim to be so annoyed by. I can ignore it
> to a degree but after a while, it gets under one's skin. I know
> familiarity breeds contempt. But, like you said -- no one forces anyone to
> read any of the threads. No one has time to read everything posted here.
> We must screen for what is relevant or interesting. Hell we do this
> everyday -- even when we are shopping for food. Can you imagine a person
> having a temper tantrum in the market because the merchant is selling
> goods that they don't like?! That is how I see these spammers. They are
> little children with big inflated heads, crying in the sandbox because
> they have to share the shovel and bucket with other
the internet has given people the ability to remain anonymous whilst they dish out spite and bile. They are usually meek, shy little individuals in real life who wouldn't dare to even look at you in the street.
They are , or have been bullied in life and have contemplated taking up weights or martial arts but didn't, so they are hateful on here because it plays to their macho fantasy.
> this forum, calling me a liar, and claiming that I seek attention. I
> actually crave solitude. Of course I like to interact with interesting
> posters here. And I do enjoy feedback in my journal. But, I never wind
> people up, play the drama queen, nor tell tall tales for attention. These
> people who complain about this forum are not contributing anything
> positive. And they don't have a journal. Posting in my journal and
> replying to my posts here, PROVES they are actively seeking out these very
> 'boring and pathetic' posts of mine.
> I really cannot understand this mentality. I am fairly new to the net
> culture. I have NEVER met such hateful people in my real life. Are these
> the kind of people that randomly shoot drivers on the highway? Because
> that is what this forum feels like. These people don't even know me, Andy,
> Theo, or the others that they claim to be so annoyed by. I can ignore it
> to a degree but after a while, it gets under one's skin. I know
> familiarity breeds contempt. But, like you said -- no one forces anyone to
> read any of the threads. No one has time to read everything posted here.
> We must screen for what is relevant or interesting. Hell we do this
> everyday -- even when we are shopping for food. Can you imagine a person
> having a temper tantrum in the market because the merchant is selling
> goods that they don't like?! That is how I see these spammers. They are
> little children with big inflated heads, crying in the sandbox because
> they have to share the shovel and bucket with other
the internet has given people the ability to remain anonymous whilst they dish out spite and bile. They are usually meek, shy little individuals in real life who wouldn't dare to even look at you in the street.
They are , or have been bullied in life and have contemplated taking up weights or martial arts but didn't, so they are hateful on here because it plays to their macho fantasy.
