Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Astute observation.
Low intelligence. Low self confidence. Fear of being ridiculed for stepping out from under the canopy of popular "herd think" - and using logic, critical thinking - or actual thinking.
I think that social media has really f'd up people's brains, causing multiple problems. First, there's the TLDR syndrome - they either didn't read the whole drop or video, but feel the need to add their two cents...Then there's the, "Just gibbs me dat" quick 2 sentence or less (140 char limit) answer to a complex issue.
Don't you find it "interesting" how many posts are updooted (if you select new & look) with zero comments? Look how many just judge a book by its title...or in this case, post by its title only. Can you picture them updooting like a libtard woman scrolling and updooting FB like a mad woman in rapid succession? Is there another explanation for that updooting?
And of course, there's the "race to be first" - with no regards for being right/correct - to hurry up and post something to garner internet points...I see that all the time.
Ultimately the problem boils down to stupidity/low IQ...and unfortunately we are stuck with these people. I really had NO IDEA how many of them were in the world before the internet...and anyone with even modest intelligence feels the burden of dealing with these people on a daily basis.
I mean why would they be intelligent anyway? A good number are raised by a single mother, they're nearly immediately plopped down in front of the TV or the mother is strolling them around while talking on a phone or swiping (NEVER present with the child) - then the kid is fed soy formula because we can't go ruinin them tiddies - we might have to hook another man - and they never cook raw/healthy foods for hte kid - it's all dead synthetic slop out of a jar, can, box or bag - How can a brain properly develop on shit?
THEN - they're shipped off to government school and whipped into becoming good little factory/office workers - while any semblance of autonomy/sovereignty/individuality is squeezed out of them...and if they're not conforming - drug them or give them some made up bs medical term that they "have" - when the poor bastard didn't even have breakfast or a bowl of sugared cereal..or a sugar filled "pop tart" so they're hyper and then crash. Then fast forward to adulthood where they fuel their brains the way mama showed them.
So yeah...we're stuck with them. God help us all. You are not alone. I appreciate your contributions BTW...If you walked off, it'd be a real loss to us.