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Even online, where everything is so anonymous, I would be embarrassed to be looked upon as someone who needed to be "babysat"...What the hell is wrong with people that they can't act with a measure of decorum ?...Seriously...Is it because it is anonymousthat people choose to act the way they do ?
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My previous post isn't directed at anyone in here, people...It's just a general statement regarding what I've been seeing online in recent weeks...Jeez.
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I know, it's like there is a whole Nation of arrogant and negative assholes who like to talk down to others ... and they can get away with it far more on the internet, obviously. So some just need, for emotional reasons, an outlet and there it is ... since they can't get it out as much as they'd like in person.
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I wonder though if there is a larger percentage of these types of people now rather than in the past or if it is just more easy and obvious for them to express themselves and make their presence known more readily today.
OnBendedKnee Wrote:I wonder though if there is a larger percentage of these types of people now rather than in the past or if it is just more easy and obvious for them to express themselves and make their presence known more readily today. Nowadays, they have the 'internet'. Before, they only had prank calls.
Phone call to a bowling alley:
Hello, do you have ten pound balls?
Yes we do.
My god, how do you walk!?!
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Of course people put on a fake persona on the internet. You can be whatever you want and no one is the wiser. I completely agree that people will act tough or pretend to be wealthy or educated and treat people like crap because they can. And the internet is the only place they can get away with it. Personlly, I don't have the time or the inclination to bother with that drama.
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what the internet created that never existed before was a culture that did not deal "face to face". no longer was an actual meeting needed to interact with others. And as it grew you could communicate with millions of people and never have to actual hear them OR see them in person. Dating was the obvious winner in all of this and I think the internet for all of its criticism has been a huge positive for dating throughout the world. many people who never had the social skills to meet people in public, now can meet many people online. they make friends, have real emotional relationships, and some find off line mates because of this new ability to meet/learn/get to know people without ever having to walk up to them and say "hi".
But as positive as that is, there also was obviously a negative side that is being discussed in this thread, and happens all over the net every day. This lack of actual interaction also created the ability to put on a fake persona (whether tougher, or cooler, or completely different then the person actual was). With no fear of ever being proven as anything other then what you "say you are" people could pretend all day long.
What I have found is that eventually you have to be "real" or everything is make-believe. Eventually if you ever want to get up off your couch and interact with an actual human you are going to have to be honest and show your true self or be exposed as a fraud.
Liquid Wrote:Dating was the obvious winner in all of this and I think the internet for all of its criticism has been a huge positive for dating throughout the world. I met my husband in an online role playing chat room. I'm certainly able to find people to date 'offline', but the internet gives you... well heck, essentially the entire world. Living where I did at the time I met my husband, my options were pretty limited. Just not many 'attractive' choices were available and aside from that, meeting people in 'bars' just isn't my idea of a good time. Trying to meet like-minded souls by things like social groups, again often narrows your prospects too much. You CAN get to know someone pretty well online, but at Liquid said, there is also the aspect of people trying to 'hide' who they really are and pulling huge scams on other folks.
I read a story once, from a gal who had an online relationship with a guy over several years. They were very serious and she loved him. They had finally decided to get together, when she discovered (I forget the details) that the guy had 'died'. It later turned out, that it was actually a middle-aged woman 'scamming' her emotionally before moving on to someone else.
My husband and I are no longer together, but we lasted 11 years... and that's not a bad run these days.
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my brother met his wife online and they have been together for almost 20 years.
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[user=47]Liquid[/user] wrote:
Quote:What I have found is that eventually you have to be "real" or everything is make-believe. Eventually if you ever want to get up off your couch and interact with an actual human you are going to have to be honest and show your true self or be exposed as a fraud.
Well when did you come to that conclusion fat pants? Was it after you put the potato chips away andmade up the story about being Lou Ferrigno's workout partner?
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sally Wrote:[user=47]Liquid[/user] wrote:
Quote:What I have found is that eventually you have to be "real" or everything is make-believe. Eventually if you ever want to get up off your couch and interact with an actual human you are going to have to be honest and show your true self or be exposed as a fraud.
Well when did you come to that conclusion fat pants? Was it after you put the potato chips away andmade up the story about being Lou Ferrigno's workout partner? off topic and not productive to the discussion. if you actually contributed some real posts you would be way more respected. just being honest.
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ramseycat Wrote:Of course people put on a fake persona on the internet. You can be whatever you want and no one is the wiser.
That's what's so amazing about you. Despite all those tools at your disposal you still manage to radiate "boring soup chicken."
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Middle Finger Wrote:ramseycat Wrote:Of course people put on a fake persona on the internet. You can be whatever you want and no one is the wiser.
That's what's so amazing about you. Despite all those tools at your disposal you still manage to radiate "boring soup chicken." oh yes. She's faking, for SHO.::lmao::
Liquid Wrote:sally Wrote:[user=47]Liquid[/user] wrote:
Quote:What I have found is that eventually you have to be "real" or everything is make-believe. Eventually if you ever want to get up off your couch and interact with an actual human you are going to have to be honest and show your true self or be exposed as a fraud.
Well when did you come to that conclusion fat pants? Was it after you put the potato chips away andmade up the story about being Lou Ferrigno's workout partner? off topic and not productive to the discussion. if you actually contributed some real posts you would be way more respected. just being honest. Non-productive but funny. ::laugh::
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Liquid Wrote:sally Wrote:[user=47]Liquid[/user] wrote:
Quote:What I have found is that eventually you have to be "real" or everything is make-believe. Eventually if you ever want to get up off your couch and interact with an actual human you are going to have to be honest and show your true self or be exposed as a fraud.
Well when did you come to that conclusion fat pants? Was it after you put the potato chips away andmade up the story about being Lou Ferrigno's workout partner? off topic and not productive to the discussion. if you actually contributed some real posts you would be way more respected. just being honest.
Thanks for your honesty Liquid, I really appreciate it. Now I know how to gain respect from complete strangers on the internet ::rollseyes::. You really shouldwrite a book on it.
Actually my post was right on topic because I gave a perfect example of how people lie on the internet to gain respect. They would like to think they are impressing people, but no one really gives a fuck either way. Well I guess some people give a fuck, but they usually have a few screws loose themselves.
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sally Wrote:Liquid Wrote:sally Wrote:[user=47]Liquid[/user] wrote:
Quote:What I have found is that eventually you have to be "real" or everything is make-believe. Eventually if you ever want to get up off your couch and interact with an actual human you are going to have to be honest and show your true self or be exposed as a fraud.
Well when did you come to that conclusion fat pants? Was it after you put the potato chips away andmade up the story about being Lou Ferrigno's workout partner? off topic and not productive to the discussion. if you actually contributed some real posts you would be way more respected. just being honest.
Actually my post was right on topic because I gave a perfect example of how people lie on the internet to gain respect.
::lmao::
Like claiming to be a dentist for no sensible reason whatsoever?, or (as you are now doing) claiming to be an ear, nose and throat specialist for no sensible reason whatsoever?
Then posting a photo claiming it is you, then it isn't, then it is, then it isn't again?.
If ignorance and self delusion are indeed bliss you must walk through life in a permanent state of nirvana.
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.
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Ordinary Peephole Wrote:sally Wrote:Liquid Wrote:sally Wrote:[user=47]Liquid[/user] wrote:
Quote:What I have found is that eventually you have to be "real" or everything is make-believe. Eventually if you ever want to get up off your couch and interact with an actual human you are going to have to be honest and show your true self or be exposed as a fraud.
Well when did you come to that conclusion fat pants? Was it after you put the potato chips away andmade up the story about being Lou Ferrigno's workout partner? off topic and not productive to the discussion. if you actually contributed some real posts you would be way more respected. just being honest.
Actually my post was right on topic because I gave a perfect example of how people lie on the internet to gain respect.
::lmao::
Like claiming to be a dentist for no sensible reason whatsoever?, or (as you are now doing) claiming to be an ear, nose and throat specialist for no sensible reason whatsoever?
Then posting a photo claiming it is you, then it isn't, then it is, then it isn't again?.
If ignorance and self delusion are indeed bliss you must walk through life in a permanent state of nirvana.
I neverclaimed to bea dentist you fucking mental case. I said that I have a construction buisness and work from home when asked what I really do. There are only a few people here that put what they actually do IRL on their mock resume. Yours says death and sarcasm, mine says ENT specialist. What the fuck isthe difference?
Oh and if you're so honest then why didn't you put unemployed hamster breeder on your resume, whats wrong with that? Nevermind, DO NOT answer that question. There are over 500 things wrong with being an unemployed hamster breeder, it would take you all day to type it out.
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sally Wrote:Ordinary Peephole Wrote:sally Wrote:Liquid Wrote:sally Wrote:[user=47]Liquid[/user] wrote:
Quote:What I have found is that eventually you have to be "real" or everything is make-believe. Eventually if you ever want to get up off your couch and interact with an actual human you are going to have to be honest and show your true self or be exposed as a fraud.
Well when did you come to that conclusion fat pants? Was it after you put the potato chips away andmade up the story about being Lou Ferrigno's workout partner? off topic and not productive to the discussion. if you actually contributed some real posts you would be way more respected. just being honest.
Actually my post was right on topic because I gave a perfect example of how people lie on the internet to gain respect.
::lmao::
Like claiming to be a dentist for no sensible reason whatsoever?, or (as you are now doing) claiming to be an ear, nose and throat specialist for no sensible reason whatsoever?
Then posting a photo claiming it is you, then it isn't, then it is, then it isn't again?.
If ignorance and self delusion are indeed bliss you must walk through life in a permanent state of nirvana.
I neverclaimed to bea dentist you fucking mental case. I said that I have a construction buisness and work from home when asked what I really do. There are only a few people here that put what they actually do IRL on their mock resume. Yours says death and sarcasm, mine says ENT specialist. What the fuck isthe difference?
Oh and if you're so honest then why didn't you put unemployed hamster breeder on your resume, whats wrong with that? Nevermind, DO NOT answer that question. There are over 500 things wrong with being an unemployed hamster breeder, it would take you all day to type it out.
You did claim to be a dentist when you first arrived here at Mock, not in a humourous way, or way that was clever or witty in anyway, just a blatant lie that you continued to perpetuate in your posts at the time for no reason whatsoever.
You are the worst kind of fucked up liar, a liar who tells blatantly deliberate and deceptive lies when there is absolutely no reason to do so.
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Ordinary Peephole Wrote:You are the worst kind of fucked up liar, a liar who tells blatantly deliberate and deceptive lies when there is absolutely no reason to do so.
Unlike your lies, which are accidental and issued for noble reasons. ::nuts::
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