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Pug
Oct 13, 2020, 6:52:27 AM10/13/20
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I noticed on the few groups on Usenet that still have some traffic
(such as alt.politics.usa), that the standard procedure in 2020 is to
"post and run."
Post something (usually a link to someone else's commentary) then move
on to posting something else (which is usually a link to someone
else's commentary).
That's it.
No replies. No conversations between posters. No comments. Just random
posts to links on the internet. Post and run.
I suppose that can be a good thing, it cuts down on trolls and BS
personal attacks, seeing as no one acknowledges anyone else's posts on
Usenet anymore. It is like a text selfie.
I have attempted to have a couple of conversations (reply to) a few
posts on Usenet that I deemed somewhat interesting, but nothing came
of it. No reply from the original poster, just on to the next text
selfie.
Not that Usenet was ever that great a place for conversations in the
past, but some posters attempted to conversate once in a while. BTW,
don't ever attempt to "conversate" on alt.appalachian, that group has
a few people who I truly believe have certified schizophrenia and are
downright vitriol for no reason (I call them mean girls at a lunch
table).
Yeah, I get that it is ironic I am bitching about meanness on
newsgroups while I am posting from alt.misanthropy where I call humans
"puddles of mud." The difference is in my pathetic mind, I don't
single out individual people out (unless they are in the public eye,
such as politicians) and call them puddles of mud. I will attempt to
have decent conversations with people on Usenet and in real life
without resorting to name calling, or ignoring them because I am a
narcissistic a-hole.
After my latest "Dark Night of the Soul" episode (which lasted 10
years), my ego is pretty well shot, I no longer consider myself a
narcissistic a-hole, I now consider myself just your average everyday
a-hole.
Pug
10/13/20
https://vimeo.com/areyouguystwins
(such as alt.politics.usa), that the standard procedure in 2020 is to
"post and run."
Post something (usually a link to someone else's commentary) then move
on to posting something else (which is usually a link to someone
else's commentary).
That's it.
No replies. No conversations between posters. No comments. Just random
posts to links on the internet. Post and run.
I suppose that can be a good thing, it cuts down on trolls and BS
personal attacks, seeing as no one acknowledges anyone else's posts on
Usenet anymore. It is like a text selfie.
I have attempted to have a couple of conversations (reply to) a few
posts on Usenet that I deemed somewhat interesting, but nothing came
of it. No reply from the original poster, just on to the next text
selfie.
Not that Usenet was ever that great a place for conversations in the
past, but some posters attempted to conversate once in a while. BTW,
don't ever attempt to "conversate" on alt.appalachian, that group has
a few people who I truly believe have certified schizophrenia and are
downright vitriol for no reason (I call them mean girls at a lunch
table).
Yeah, I get that it is ironic I am bitching about meanness on
newsgroups while I am posting from alt.misanthropy where I call humans
"puddles of mud." The difference is in my pathetic mind, I don't
single out individual people out (unless they are in the public eye,
such as politicians) and call them puddles of mud. I will attempt to
have decent conversations with people on Usenet and in real life
without resorting to name calling, or ignoring them because I am a
narcissistic a-hole.
After my latest "Dark Night of the Soul" episode (which lasted 10
years), my ego is pretty well shot, I no longer consider myself a
narcissistic a-hole, I now consider myself just your average everyday
a-hole.
Pug
10/13/20
https://vimeo.com/areyouguystwins
binkmeister
Oct 13, 2020, 2:26:55 PM10/13/20
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replying at all.
People don't listen they only talk, if they can even do that.
I think we now have a lot of autists floating around.
Many can't hold a conversation but they all have jobs somehow. I never
will understand that one.
Speaking of mean girls at a lunch table, I watched that movie for the
first time last week. I was shocked by how un-PC it was(compared to
now). I like to watch a dumb movie every so often to take a break from
the artsy fartsy stuff. It actually had some funny parts. Hard to
believe how insanely uptight this society has become since 2004.
binkmeister
Oct 16, 2020, 1:20:35 PM10/16/20
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You posted and ran ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
On 10/13/2020 6:52 AM, Pug wrote:
On 10/13/2020 6:52 AM, Pug wrote:
Pug
Oct 17, 2020, 5:41:51 AM10/17/20
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On Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:20:31 -0400, binkmeister
<fghfhfh...@jhjkhkhgtdtd.com> wrote:
>You posted and ran Ż\_(?)_/Ż
>
>
Just doing what the kids do.
Who cares, God canceled me today anyway. No more Usenet for me. Not
that *that* is a loss. I am sticking with my crossword and jigsaw
puzzles until God takes them away from me too.
Pug
https://vimeo.com/areyouguystwins
<fghfhfh...@jhjkhkhgtdtd.com> wrote:
>You posted and ran Ż\_(?)_/Ż
>
>
Just doing what the kids do.
Who cares, God canceled me today anyway. No more Usenet for me. Not
that *that* is a loss. I am sticking with my crossword and jigsaw
puzzles until God takes them away from me too.
Pug
https://vimeo.com/areyouguystwins
Ro W
Jan 10, 2024, 8:20:54 AM1/10/24
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I wondered what happened to your You Tube channel. Good to see you're on Vimeo.
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