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16 years ago
Wow - i feel oddly appreciated and greatly ammused
A while ago here on FA someone criticized me for being too much of a /b/tard - in no kind terms
hehe
To them i would ask: why so serious?
I've been online long enough to know that such internet drama can have no winners - only participants that look increasingly silly as they either try to outflame each other
Me, I think it's been a long time since i've actively participated in such mudslinging. This doesn't mean that people dont try to throw stuff back - but I personally prefer a different approach to such.
See, a while ago i did a small university paper on Anonymous, focusing on 4chan's /b/
i did it because - quite honestly - the entire collective concept of "anonymous" is actually a fairly original and never before seen occurence. The internet has allowed the creation of a rootless, leaderless, and to a certain extent 'member-less' movement that anyone and no-one can be part of.
to understand the human psychology behind why these horrible memes and 'internet hate machines' and whatnot evolve you have to understand concepts of human nature and behavior that few grasp or even lend a thought.
why does /b/ do as /b/ does? I can assure you, anthropoligists around the world marvel at the online subcultures and societies being generated almost daily.
Dont assume that something that doesn't look or act nice and pretty isn't worth understanding. considering the impact certain parts of anonymous has had on things like the church of scientology, then this actually really is a field worth investigating.
of course, in the end - i guess the slightly TL:DR version is:
its the internet - expect to meet people you disagree with - and dont expect that your namecalling will have any real effect on them.
Really, i find it amusing to see those who so painfully takes everything they say, do and are told online seriously. It is one of the things that anonymous finds incredibly fun to poke at, just to see people squirm.
Me, I'm just a humble a university student - not something you'd be able to see from my doings and writings here all the time - but why introduce one self all the time?
I understand that memes aren't everybody's cup of tea - but even if so, respect or at minimum understand that there are those who do find them entertaining.
Just because its not fun to you doesn't mean that its fun to nobody. You are not the judge of me, so judge not, lest ye be judged - and your jury is made of anonymous peers.
very TL:DR version:
I dont really do what I do with the intention of entertaining others - so I dont really expect others to be entertained by what I do. Equally, I dont really care that much if you're insulted or dont find me funny. If you dont like what I say, ignore me - calling me names only spurs me on to poke fun at you, for your obvious intolerance
A while ago here on FA someone criticized me for being too much of a /b/tard - in no kind terms
hehe
To them i would ask: why so serious?
I've been online long enough to know that such internet drama can have no winners - only participants that look increasingly silly as they either try to outflame each other
Me, I think it's been a long time since i've actively participated in such mudslinging. This doesn't mean that people dont try to throw stuff back - but I personally prefer a different approach to such.
See, a while ago i did a small university paper on Anonymous, focusing on 4chan's /b/
i did it because - quite honestly - the entire collective concept of "anonymous" is actually a fairly original and never before seen occurence. The internet has allowed the creation of a rootless, leaderless, and to a certain extent 'member-less' movement that anyone and no-one can be part of.
to understand the human psychology behind why these horrible memes and 'internet hate machines' and whatnot evolve you have to understand concepts of human nature and behavior that few grasp or even lend a thought.
why does /b/ do as /b/ does? I can assure you, anthropoligists around the world marvel at the online subcultures and societies being generated almost daily.
Dont assume that something that doesn't look or act nice and pretty isn't worth understanding. considering the impact certain parts of anonymous has had on things like the church of scientology, then this actually really is a field worth investigating.
of course, in the end - i guess the slightly TL:DR version is:
its the internet - expect to meet people you disagree with - and dont expect that your namecalling will have any real effect on them.
Really, i find it amusing to see those who so painfully takes everything they say, do and are told online seriously. It is one of the things that anonymous finds incredibly fun to poke at, just to see people squirm.
Me, I'm just a humble a university student - not something you'd be able to see from my doings and writings here all the time - but why introduce one self all the time?
I understand that memes aren't everybody's cup of tea - but even if so, respect or at minimum understand that there are those who do find them entertaining.
Just because its not fun to you doesn't mean that its fun to nobody. You are not the judge of me, so judge not, lest ye be judged - and your jury is made of anonymous peers.
very TL:DR version:
I dont really do what I do with the intention of entertaining others - so I dont really expect others to be entertained by what I do. Equally, I dont really care that much if you're insulted or dont find me funny. If you dont like what I say, ignore me - calling me names only spurs me on to poke fun at you, for your obvious intolerance
