I really fucking hate forums now. [Thoughts ] [Psychology ] [A part of me that I hate... ] [AA ] [World ] [Computer ]
Posted on: 2009-07-29 01:39:59

I hate to talk. I hate "talking" over the internet. I really fucking hate to "talk" on forums. Do you see a pattern?

Reasons I hate to talk: It means that I open myself up to something. I will often say something stupid. The worse case, I will say something that I didn't intend to say.

Reasons I hate to "talk" over the internet: I have no fucking clue as to whether or not someone will read what I post the same way I read it. I can't fucking tell as to whether not someone is being serious or not. Pretty much anyone can see what I say. Same reasons as above.

Reasons I fucking hate to "talk" over forums: To me, entering a forum is like entering a room of people, who are talking. The good thing is that I can read all the other comments (or things said) and then say, "yeah, I agree. That is a good point" or "no, you are a fucking retard." But the thing is, people leave and enter this room all the time. Which means that even if I do get a feel for the emotion of the "room," it can fucking change with just another person entering. This throws me off, for whenever I re-enter, or if I'm still there. Not only is there that but then there is me as well. I may being thinking one way once I leave and the next time I can't think the same way. So I'm pretty much fucked if someone says something about what I said. God, I fucking hate this!

Yeah, I agree.
Posted: 2009-07-29 14:54:51, by talam

I know what you mean. I remember one of my first websites I called 'Infinite Fucking Wisdom'. On it, I wrote like I normally talk, so there were quite a few obscenities. Even thought it wasn't any different than normal, mom kind of freaked out. So I tamed it down some. Over past 5 years running toomucheffort.com, people have asked for me to alter posts and pages. Mostly it was to remove things that could identify them, but some were to tone things down some. Over the years, I have developed some rules for what I do and don't post. I actually censor myself a lot, especially lately.

But forums, I really hate forums. Using your crowded room idea, I always feel like I am snubbing someone. So I try to give a little input to everyone. And since it is a room, I feel like I kind of know everyone, even those who are not talking, because I am talking to everyone. Over time I would really start to feel like I belong, and this crowded room has turned into a room full of friends that are glad to have me around. But both mood and people change, and I start to feel that it isn't the people but the tenor of the conversation that is important. As long as the tenor is the same people in the group don't tend to care about the people in the group.

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