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Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by nether » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:04 PM UTC

PhasmaFelis wrote: post #23

Tangentially related, things like this are why I have not stopped wearing my fedora (in appropriate situations, with appropriate outfits). Dear Internet Fashionistas: You've decided that fedoras and suspenders are the mark of a horrible person. Your opinions have no connection to reality. Over here in the real world, I look good. When I come back to the bar the next day to pick up my credit card, and the bouncer reme…

This and the obsession with t-shirts reminds me as to why I never take fashion advice from HN.

Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by L4mppu » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:05 PM UTC

drzaiusapelord wrote: post #21

potatolicious wrote: post #7

Hipster-hate strikes me as just another thinly veiled form of bullying, and it's interesting to see how readily internet nerds - the people who are disproportionately to have been bullied in the past - engage in it. Look! He's different! Let's make assumptions about his motivations and get him! It's also interesting to see how many times Reddit (and other communities) fly into a rage-fest because of lack of context,…

On top of it, geek culture is a hipster culture. Oh you listen to obscure geeky bands and wear comic/anime t-shirts all the time? You purposely disengage from mainstream society? You're overly critical of the status quo and only socialize with people exactly like you? Gee, that sounds like the guy you're criticizing.

Being hipster is just trying to look cool for doing everything that isn't actually cool. Being geek is about doing things that you like that just happen to be geeky.

Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by michaelochurch » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:06 PM UTC

Hipster diagnosis fail. Guy has a work ethic-- enough to actually finish writing projects-- and is therefore, by definition, not a hipster.

Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by sliverstorm » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:06 PM UTC

potatolicious wrote: post #7

Hipster-hate strikes me as just another thinly veiled form of bullying, and it's interesting to see how readily internet nerds - the people who are disproportionately to have been bullied in the past - engage in it. Look! He's different! Let's make assumptions about his motivations and get him! It's also interesting to see how many times Reddit (and other communities) fly into a rage-fest because of lack of context,…

it's interesting to see how readily internet nerds - the people who are disproportionately to have been bullied in the past - engage in it.

Nothing new there. This how pecking orders form in human society; people who are pushed around look for other people to push around, to feel better about themselves.

Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by idProQuo » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:06 PM UTC

at-fates-hands wrote: post #25

This was the best line for me during the argument between two Redditors: "you do realize things have value even if they're not digitized, right" Brilliant point and something that is sadly being lost in our evolving digital community. As a former Anthropologist, we are leaving less and less artifacts for those future civilizations to discover us by. At times, it's incredibly depressing to me this is the case. How wil…

The same way we know of ancient civilizations.

They'll uncover warehouses full of old government forms and shipping records, and use them to draw conclusions about how we lived.

Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by victorf » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:07 PM UTC

revelation wrote: post #17

The website she referred to had a series of essays they dubbed “It Happened To Me” that they sprinkled in amongst feminist-leaning news and features. “I want to talk about how all of this makes me feel. You, all over the Internet, right after you dumped me.” Does that seem bizarrely self absorbed to anyone else?

I'm sure at the time it seemed like the world was conspiring to show her this guy everywhere. I would have complained about it too, albeit privately, and then probably felt like a pompous douchebag after reading how he felt.

Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by the_french » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:07 PM UTC

adt2bt wrote: post #4

Related to his original idea: I think it's simply fantastic. Not only does it help avoid writers block (You constantly have a stream of stories to create), but it's forced practice. Nobody says Mozart's first few works were brilliant. It wasn't until he practiced for years that he became a virtuoso. An approach like this, while easy to view from the lens of simply making people happy, is an investment in one's creati…

Besides, using a typewriter is really the only viable way for him to do this. If he used a computer he would have to deal with power, printers etc... If he handwrote it then there would be the issue of legibility, consistency and fatigue. A typewriter is a great for the purpose he used it for, it allows him to print his story as he writes it with no additional equipment.

Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by drcode » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:08 PM UTC

NEWSFLASH: If you're doing something specifically to get attention, it's possible the attention you get might not be to your liking.

(Though I agree people should be more open to people doing fun performance-ish stuff like this, it does not mean a performer is entitled to receive only positive reactions.)

Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by forgottenpaswrd » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:09 PM UTC

Well, being ridiculed by people in Reddit is something honorable. Who cares what they think about you?

Don't lose your time with these people. Take a video camera and explain what you do for people in the internet, youtube and vimeo...

Better, you could create a cool kickstarter project in which by the way, you explain better what you do.

Never forget that being able to tell stories is one of the most important abilities humans have, since hunters met at fire in the dark of the ancient night.

Now FOCUS ON FEELING THE LOVE, not the pain. In my business the customer support people used to ignore thousands of satisfied customers letters to focus in the couple of crazy ones.

Don't dedicate neurons to them, don't think yourself the object of Internet ridicule, because we see only validation. Find yourself as the object of respect and love. You have my respect and validation and lots of other people's too. Search for it and you will find it.

Re: I Am An Object Of Internet Ridicule, Ask Me Anything

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Post by mcantelon » Thu, Sep 19, 2013, 6:10 PM UTC

drzaiusapelord wrote: post #21

potatolicious wrote: post #7

Hipster-hate strikes me as just another thinly veiled form of bullying, and it's interesting to see how readily internet nerds - the people who are disproportionately to have been bullied in the past - engage in it. Look! He's different! Let's make assumptions about his motivations and get him! It's also interesting to see how many times Reddit (and other communities) fly into a rage-fest because of lack of context,…

On top of it, geek culture is a hipster culture. Oh you listen to obscure geeky bands and wear comic/anime t-shirts all the time? You purposely disengage from mainstream society? You're overly critical of the status quo and only socialize with people exactly like you? Gee, that sounds like the guy you're criticizing.

Geek culture gets pretty tiresome too.