The Glade 4.0

It's not just on the Glade, but it's pretty noticeable here... almost every thread has at least one person chiming in with 'you used this word wrong' or 'your previous post says otherwise' or 'well, of course you'd think that'. And even agreement only gets you 'well, I'm so glad you approve' or 'I don't care what YOU think'. And when challenged the response is usually 'I have a right to say what I want and you can't stop me'. It's as if deliberately abrasive behaviour is the newest fad.

What's up with this?

Some possibilities:

1) It is the end of days.
2) The average individual is aggravated and/or depressed by the goings-on in the world.
3) We're all sick of each other.
4) There are no real rules here, so we're all pushing limits.
5) It isn't real but rather your perception
6) Well of course you'd think there's too much confrontation.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

Yeah, we seem to go in cycles.
I can't speak for everyone but this is the end of summer and the beginning of the school year for a lot of people. Vacations are over, scrambling to get kids ready for school, finances....the Glade tends to be a place where a lot of us let of steam when we're stressed, often unknowingly I think.
Or maybe we're all just hormonal and pregnant?

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

Of course YOU would think that.

How about the simplest... it's freaking HOT outside?

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Thats true, Hop....isn't there some statistic about heat and aggression?
I'm pretty hot. That explains my aggression. What's your excuse?

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

Why are you capitalizing the word you? Are you yelling?


You're laughter is highly immature. I would think that you would be above this.




All silliness aside.. comfort lowers social boundaries. That and it's damn hot!

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Hokanu
Duty is a magnificent blessing because it is the sign of trust from the universe.
END OF LINE.

I was waiting for this.

Surely you know I jest.



My INTERNET Tourette's.

It's not that hot in Texas, or at least Houston. That's probably because it's rained almost every day in July. -_-

PS And don't call me Shirley.

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Damn it!!!!

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."

I blame the great unifier.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Mine isn't so much an excuse as it is a state of being: I'm an *******

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Daddy??

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

It's been that way here for ages. I've seen nothing new or unusual. You practically have to be a lawyer to satisfy some people's anal retentiveness here.

"do unto others as they do unto others" is my motto. I'm fairly oblivious to others behavior most of the time, but if I notice someone being deliberately abrasive I lob one at them and watch what they do with it... and if they lob it back, well, then it's on.

I learned years ago that folks don't stop being pricks just 'cause you ask them nicely to. You gotta make them tired of it, then they'll quit.

And, I don't get tired.

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In time, this too shall pass.

This.

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."

Except that doesn't work either... does it RD ? :p

Recently I've been feeling like I don't want to be "friends" with people that say and do stupid sh*t, so instead of ignoring them for the sake of being amicable, I'd rather call them out so they stop pissing me off. Yeah, I'm being an a**hole, and I don't care....and it doesn't help that my mother is being a hypomanic c*nt, and my nighshift job sucks so bad I hope I develop Alzheimer's just so I can meet some new people. Hahaha. I can't decide what movie my work life resembles more closely. Office Space, or What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

So yeah...it's easier to just snap at the first sight of opposition so things don't continue to get worse later.


Sorry

On the other hand I've also been feeling like my new found blatant honesty has been extremely advantageous for me recently.

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Ron Paul 2012

Another thing I learned years ago - the Truth Will Set You FREE!, and I'm about the freest SOB you're likely to meet!

I do try to color inside the lines, but sometimes, you just gotta eat the crayon.

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In time, this too shall pass.

May I sig quote this?

Haha Taskiss that's good stuff.

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Ron Paul 2012

LOL

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Hokanu
Duty is a magnificent blessing because it is the sign of trust from the universe.
END OF LINE.

I think this should go in everyone's sig! Hell it should be the Glade Mission Statement.

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Hokanu
Duty is a magnificent blessing because it is the sign of trust from the universe.
END OF LINE.

I would like to recommend this to replace "wretched hive of scum and villainy" as the motto for hellfire as well.

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Darksiege
Traveller, Calé, Whisperer
Lead me not into temptation; for I know a shortcut