Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[dbolack]

I wish there was a name for being forced to travel on a path to a predetermined destination. I'm sure it will come to me ....

Tubing.

 

[trappedslider]

wow...anyway

I'm honestly glad in a small way that I ended up disabled otherwise, I might have had a job that turned me into someone who only sees bad things behind almost everything and everyone.

 

[Pale Violet Light]

A long time ago (more than a decade), I posted on a completely different forum a comment that was (IMO) pretty funny. But ... it was a joking reference that I thought was so obvious that everyone would get it.

I’ve had the same happen - I layered on the sarcasm so thick I thought it was impossible to mistake it for an earnest post. Well, the mod apparently wouldn’t recognize sarcasm if it bit him on the bum, so now I no longer post on that forum.

This is why am so glad that Umbran and co. are just so smart and reasonable, not to mention very very handsome (NOT sarcasm!!).

 

[Scribe]

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People really like to pick and choose their recollection of history eh?

 

[trappedslider]

I get why some people become jaded/bitter but really confirmation bias is a thing and you should seek out the good in things instead of focusing on one aspect.

 

[kermit4karate]

A lot of people skip words when they speak or write. It’s okay. We all do it. But if those skipped words are the key to understanding the whole, you’ve failed at clearly communicating. Part of being an editor is pointing out when words are skipped, rendering the communication unintelligible. It’s something of a common trick to intentionally leave out important words or obscure them with jargon, thereby intentionally failing to communicate, then blaming the reader or listener for not understanding. People who do that aren’t communicating in good faith. Stop engaging with them.

In your experience, do people normally ... when they've intentionally left out important words?

 

[soviet]

In your experience, do people normally ... when they've intentionally left out important words?

 

[Autumnal]

I get why some people become jaded/bitter but really confirmation bias is a thing and you should seek out the good in things instead of focusing on one aspect.

I have a pair of related reactions.

1. It’s fine to have bright red lines that tell you can expect not to have a good time if you go further. But then you should STOP, disengage, and go out your attention onto something else. Continuing may be necessary for, say, work, or academic analysis, or crucial personal importance. But the overwhelming majority of the time it isn’t and you’re just setting yourself up for unhappiness and fighting.

2. Actively looking for green lines that suggest you’re likely to have fun with at least part of something and seeking them out is very healthy and productive. More people should do it.

 

[kermit4karate]

Thanks, appreciate it.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I have a pair of related reactions.

1. It’s fine to have bright red lines that tell you can expect not to have a good time if you go further. But then you should STOP, disengage, and go out your attention onto something else. Continuing may be necessary for, say, work, or academic analysis, or crucial personal importance. But the overwhelming majority of the time it isn’t and you’re just setting yourself up for unhappiness and fighting.

2. Actively looking for green lines that suggest you’re likely to have fun with at least part of something and seeking them out is very healthy and productive. More people should do it.

The problem always arises when a situation looks like a Christmas decoration. :S