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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
I never said anything about you spending time on here. Nor do you need to give a reason for it. I just thought it was odd that you were so upset about what people who are "inferior" to you were doing online.
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Do I sound upset?
Is criticism a sign that something is wrong with someone these days, did we reach the times of excellence?
Are people so cultured, balanced, reliable and excellent these days there's no reason for criticism?
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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
People exxagerate in everything. Go to a bar and you'll hear men telling women that they make more money than they do and that they aren't married. Go to a golf course and you'll have guy embelish their shots and lie about how well they played. People will always try to impress others. This is not an internet exclusive thing in society.
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That's a valid point, it's just so you can at least get laid or something if you paint castles on the sky in a bar, so I can see at least REAL motivation to do so, a REAL goal.
REAL is the key word here.
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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
Each community will have different social standards and different levels of superficial people. I think for the majority of them, most people are not concerned about it. They don't care. It's just the internet and just something they do for fun. Just like going to a party, we meet people and have to judge on our own what's true or not. If I meet a girl at a bar, it's not easy for me to verify that she isn't married. Same goes for the web.
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I recommend to check any super popular site and I'm seriously afraid it's NOT that the majority of active posters would "NOT care".
The fact that they CARE is the key reason they return to these sites.
Well in fact, I really am concerned about this, I think it's nothing but a huge time waster.
Not only that time is money, time is the most important capital an individual can exploit, the leaders of men, the best of us knew this better than anyone else.
What I see in web 2.0. is:
- a communication without a real recipient
- a communication without a real purpose
many times even:
- a communication without a real information in it
Do I need to go any further?
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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
Many people online and in real life aren't concerned with what people think. When I go to a bar, I don't feel the need to impress everyone and try to build a "reputation". I just be myself and go from there. You seem very concerned about how people view you on the internet, which I don't think is the norm in society. I don't think it's taken as serious as you might.
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You know, my job is very much measured the way I'm able to impress people inside and outside the company.
The more impressive I will be, the better skills I have, the more effective I am, the better the numbers get, the more contracts get signed, the less bullshit I need to solve inside the company, the more control I have about the whole organization - a man is his job.
If I will be the last in the line sitting in the corner, whining, hiding, so no one will get any opinion about me, I'll never get what I want.
I was there in the past, I used to be a shy kid, thank you very much, I'm not interested in this.
As Oscar Wilde said:
"It's better that people hate you for what you are than love you for something you aren't"
Or as I use to say:
"A man who treats everyone as a friend is an idiot"