Why do some people

[ChrisT]

So serious?

 

I read a few boards and post on one or two, it seems to me that some people love to have their life on full view of the world, they tell everyone what they did last night and how great it was, even if they just went to a mates for a smoke, it has to be the best smoke ever, or they bitch about a mate who didnt do something for them or their partner isnt treating them nice, so they ask advice off people they dont know and probably will never meet, dont you find that just a bit odd? or is it just me?

Do you think these people are lonely or cant ask for advice off someone they know?

Do they try to prove that they are right and their partner is wrong by getting people on said boards to agree with them?

I think these people probably log off and go to their friends (who dont read the boards) and talk to them about what happened on 'The board' today, asif it is an important part of their life..

 

 

God these people wind me up

[ChrisT]

..........................And have i become like them by posting that?

 

Fuk

[Jimmy]

why does it bother ya mate?

[ChrisT]

It just does, oh well.......

 

 

Who wants to play "call me ######" ?

Edited March 3, 2004 by ChrisT

[Mr Moo]

I 'tend' to agree with you...

[mistress_hoover]

hmm..well it is a message board where people 'chat' about things and whats happening in there life...

 

and most of us are all great mates so its a good way to get things across and saves alot of money on a phone bill

 

plus nothing better than some action!!

 

xxxx

[ChrisT]

Ok, what i mean is, if you want serious advice about something you wouldnt ask a complete stranger woud you? so why post it on a board where anyone can see and answer?

 

 

and i agree it does make good action

 

Edited March 3, 2004 by ChrisT

[alasdairm]

surely a message board is just a reflection of real life anyway?

 

some people take life seriously. some take life frivolously. some people are thinkers. some people are not. some people are happy. some are sad. some are angry. some are calm.

 

at the end of the day, we're all different and i believe that diversity is important. put another way, lack of respect for diversity is probably one of the world's most fundamental problems. it causes an enormous amount of pain and suffering which could be so easily avoided. humans are surely the only animals which taunt, hurt and even kill each other over something as subjective (and abstract) as a belief.

 

also, don't forget that on a message board, you are not dealing with a person - you are dealing with their online persona. there can often be a huge difference.

 

i get criticised a lot on CTW for being too serious which seems to me as odd as criticising somebody for being too frivolous or too happy or too whatever. it seems like an odd reaction to me. but i guess we're all human.

 

QUOTE

if you want serious advice about something you wouldnt ask a complete stranger woud you? so why post it on a board where anyone can see and answer?

 

while most people are most comfortable asking for advice from close friends, for many others, there's a refreshing liberty in asking for advice on a personal issue from somebody who has absolutely no emotional investment in the relationship.

 

further, a message board gives people fast access to a wide spectrum of different opinions which can be valuable sometimes too.

 

good topic.

 

alasdair

[SexyNic]

I agree. While some people do have an annoying habit of starting a new thread to tell the world each and every tiny detail of their life, from having a piss to burning their toast, on the most part it's a great way to get a non-biased opinion from some one reasonably similar like you (at least in terms of age and interests), to meet new people when it's hard other wise and to save on your phone-bill!

 

[Louise]

QUOTE (ChrisT @ Mar 3 2004, 02:04)

Ok, what i mean is, if you want serious advice about something you wouldnt ask a complete stranger woud you? so why post it on a board where anyone can see and answer? and i agree it does make good action

i would rather ask a stranger or people i know but not all that well (like you guys), im more likely to get an honest oppinion and oppinions from more people.

[Maria]

TBF - message boards ARE real life. Especially CTW imo, as we all know eachother on a personal level.

 

 

[Lisa]

I also think that some peeps may find it easier to talk about stuff behind the safety of a pc screen, be able to express themselves easiers. Does this really make them sad?? IMO no!!

 

& also some peeps do not have much of a social life & find chat rooms/forums a release/escape & do see others on there as mates, look at these couples that date over the net etc without even meeting, not for me personnally but for others it works

[Tresh]

Some people are just sad.

[Lisa]

QUOTE (Tresh @ Mar 3 2004, 10:20)

Some people are just sad.

so im sad!! but if it wasnt for you trish, well id be more than sad eh!!

[Guest FredTheBaddie]

QUOTE (ChrisT @ Mar 3 2004, 01:36)

It just does, oh well....... Who wants to play "call me ######" ? <-------wan ker

Wonker !