Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Scribe]

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Project Complete and Validated.

EDIT: I'll say this one was actually WAY more stress, and WAY more crunch than the last one. While I dont know that I would recommend being as tightly wound as I have been the last 3 weeks, the release now?

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[The Soloist]

In other areas of life, it has struck me that (A) is the most true. Sometimes it's because of limited time but oh, so often not wanting to do something for yourself is just laziness. As one of the founders of a motorcycle street riding group you might be shocked at how many people simply didn't want go out and ride on their own, because then they would have to figure out where to go for themselves. I tried posting maps. Two of my friends and I tried keeping our personal rides private, only to have literally 30+ bikes show up. It was frustrating, to say the least.

Humans are social creatures. In my solo RPG FB group, we share journal excerpts and pictures of our solo sessions. We are alone together.

 

[Ryujin]

Humans are social creatures. In my solo RPG FB group, we share journal excerpts and pictures of our solo sessions. We are alone together.

And I get that, but then there were the complaints afterwards.

 

[prabe]

And I get that, but then there were the complaints afterwards.

Uh ... Complaints about the ride people explicitly weren't invited along on?

 

[dragoner]

And I get that, but then there were the complaints afterwards.

People learn that complaining is participation.

 

[CleverNickName]

People learn that complaining is participation.

Me: "Why are you complaining, Bob? You weren't even there!"
Bob: "I just want to feel included, okay?"

 

[overgeeked]

Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but hoo boy. I don't think I could take more than ten minutes of that.

Wow. I would walk immediately. How atrocious.

 

[Gradine]

The worst part for me: when he used AI to interpret the 15 Investigation check for him.

 

[Ryujin]

Uh ... Complaints about the ride people explicitly weren't invited along on?

Indeed. On one occasion I was going to lead a couple of ladyfriends on a ride, through some rural roads I knew they had never been on. One of these women had only been riding for about a year but I could already tell she had natural talent and I had suggested she go amateur racing. The other had years of experience. Some of my favourite roads, that I pretty much kept to myself. As they were in farm country there were a fair number of straight roads, that I connected via a series of twisties to have some fun.

Three other people heard about it, from them, and just added themselves. Two I knew and were fine, but it still annoyed me. The third I had never even heard of. I've never liked riding in a group with unknown quantities. It can be dangerous. It turned out this guy loved straight-line speed. That's the opposite of me. For me, the fun is in the corners. Straight lines just connect those and are meant for taking in scenery. They're also where cops ticket you.

At the end of the ride he complained about not going fast enough. During the ride we hit what was a set of 5 corners that I could ride in my sleep, at track speeds. Five corners. When I finished riding them I had to pull over and wait for 30 seconds, before he came into sight. He started out right behind me. I'm not fast. I have no natural talent. It was all hard won by training.

 

[dragoner]

Me: "Why are you complaining, Bob? You weren't even there!"
Bob: "I just want to feel included, okay?"

It is one of those weird but true kind of things