It's been a while

Since I could hold my head up high.

What's new and exciting for everyone here that I couldn't glean from Zuckerberg's people farm?

 

Either becoming a social network or dying, i go for dying.

 

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Probably. But at least when that happens, people saying stupid shit on the internet will be everyone's business rather than just the laughter fuel on a specialized forum.

 

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'sup Gross. I have nothing specific to say to you but I wanted to let you know I said "hi." If we were meeting IRL I would give you that man head nod with upwards eyebrows version of 'sup and then buy you a beer.

I'm in the same boat with you. My lack of a Facebook account seems less consequential with each passing year though.

Hopefully the new hip thing won't be quite as pervasive as Facebook is/was.

There's a certain charm to this format though. Perhaps it's nostalgia, or perhaps it might be that the average age of a forumite is higher than other places on the internet so you deal with less bullshit. This is a statistic I just made up.

 

The appeal of forums is more likely to be that the accounts aren't linked up with a social network in any way, so we're free to post whatever we like without our parents reading any of it and cutting off our inheritance. Right guys?

Of course, the downside is that since all accounts here are anonymous, it leads to all kinds of shenanigans with puppet accounts and accusations thereof, but hey, it's all part of the charm.

 

We're free of knowing what new stupidity just made our fellow humans, that is THE main advantage.

 

How come I cannot Like any of these comments?

 

Because you're a cold-hearted robot incapable of liking anything?

 

Introverted, not robotic and in either case my Like function should still operate.

 

:cough: :cough:

 

This just in:

The online personality known as Smuel dreams of androids with long, flowing hair that seek to rub out an easy one with his body.

 

How dare you suggest that I have a personality!

 

I suggest that you should construct an online personality if you want a custom avatar.

Perhaps a picture of a Monty Python 'English Gentleman' with the title, "Vocative Pronoun".

 

I believe that was my suggestion for your avatar, you provocative noun.

 

I'd be tempted to slap a Joker avatar from The Dark Knight on you, considering how often you talk about your scars without being provoked.

 

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Classic FB stalking.

No I know the feeling, I've forgone joining my Chemistry department's group for the same reasons as you dislike yours - fortunately I can find out important information elsewhere so it's not pretty much mandatory that I'm a member. I guess I do lose out insofar that there's occasionally some bit of information that isn't really emphasised well through the official means yet is actually quite significant, but it's a small price to pay to avoid hearing the chattering of people who I don't like the majority of. Though I could just join and sift through to find worthwhile posts, the annoyance of reading through loads of bullshit always deters me.

 

We've all been to Shrouded Hills. Bam!