I regret being an internet hermit. There are so many awesome people I've communicated with online; people I think are fucking awesome/hilarious/deep/brave, etc. People I actually don't mind chatting with; hell, people I enjoy chatting with. I may not say it, but I think these people are great and are some of the people that make the internet great. Yet, I don't stay in touch and really only communicate with them when an old forum we all used to frequent gets a breath of life once every year or so, when a new one is born from the ashes of said old forum, or when I actually stop being a dick and get on MSN. I honestly think that there are more sightings of the Loch Ness Monster then there are instances of me actually making an effort to communicate with people online. Sure, I've been posting on Gamefaqs, but not because I actually want to communicate with people; I've pretty much just been arguing over stupid shit with no intentions of maintaining any sort of conversation that doesn't involve a quick, impersonal reply or calling someone stupid. Yeah, yeah, I'm an angry person who likes to yell at people, that's not really news.
Still, I regret not staying in touch with people I don't hate. I feel like an asshole and start getting down on myself a bit because I'm such a douche for refusing to make an effort; instead opting to lurk on Youtube, various blogs I happen upon and random forums. I've tried altering my personality in the past when I was active on certain forums, becoming a yes man, posting stupid/funny pictures and letting my anger towards various things dictate when, what, and how I posted. Sure, I attempted to carry on normal conversations, but not completely as myself; the (mostly) unfunny guy who's kinda serious, doesn't get jokes most of the time with an ego the size of the moon(though I may have become a bit more humble; possibly). Of course, other people probably saw through my attempts at slightly altering my personality and had me figured out before I actually did.
The funny thing is, I enjoyed being active when I wasn't completely being myself, even if some part of me hated it. Ever since I just stopped giving a shit about making an effort, I've been unable to bring myself to communicate with people I don't hate online on a semi-regular basis. I'm an unfunny, serious, slightly egotistical pessimist and because of that, I don't think I'd be someone's go-to guy for hanging out online or having a semi-serious; let alone serious discussion. I know that's not true; for the most part, but in the back of my head, there's this nagging voice that's cropped up in the last few years that says "nobody wants to hear you bitch about your life or why you hate humanity this week". That voice won't go away either. I'll post my opinions about something and that voice will berate me for being an idiot and posting.
Man, I can be such a downer. Pretty much any blog or personal website I've maintained was full of "woe is me, my life sucks/the universe hates me" posts. Jeez, I really need to lighten up, huh? Not to much though, I don't want to lose that pessimistic outlook that let's me bitch about things on the internet...like everyone else. Heh, gotta be able to laugh at yourself, right?
Friday, November 30, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Huh...
Another post having something to do with politics? Why not? Now, it's not going be eloquent and it may come off as something an average joe with a very basic understanding of the subject would say; but I did mention I wasn't exactly in the know about politics.
First off, I'm glad Obama was re-elected. I'm not going to pretend that I know what I'm talking about, but from what I've heard, it's the best possible outcome. First off, all those campaign ads mentioning Romney having multiple offshore and foreign accounts did not sit right with me. The man comes from money and has absolutely no right preaching about how he's going to fix the economy; among other things he promised. His plans to abolish Medicare really raised the warning flags...all of them, in fact. I know people on Medicaid and Medicare, they can't afford the healthcare and medicine they need without it. Nearly all of the ads against Obama have something to do with Obamacare; it's rare that I've seen in ad in the past two months that wasn't "Obamcare Bad".
Sure, Obama's plans seem to be moving at a snail's pace, but to be fair, he does have to clean up the mess made by the moron who held the position of president for eight years before him. That can't be easy, but three years into his first term, he did something that the moron said he was going to do for eight years, but never did.
Then there's this: http://www.examiner.com/article/mitt-romney-cuts-off-campaign-workers-credit-cards-leaves-workers-stranded
This is what a sore loser is. He lost the race and got pissy and most of the people who worked on his campaign were left high and dry because of it. These people took the time and made the effort for his campaign and he has the nerve to do this. He is a rich bastard, but he can't afford to at least allow his campaign workers to pay for a cab/bus ticket/plane ticket home; he has to pull the plug and leave some poor shmuck from Montana stranded in New York, where he was campaigning for him? That stupid douche probably realized that this would happen and probably got a chuckle out of it when he cut the funding on thousands of peoples credit cards.
I'll say it again; I'm glad Obama was re-elected. I seriously would have packed my bags and left the country if Romney won. Now, I'm not saying that a Republican president is a bad thing, but so far, I prefer the Democrat side of things; there's a smaller chance of people being royally screwed by them, though I suppose it varies depending on the person and not the party, too.
First off, I'm glad Obama was re-elected. I'm not going to pretend that I know what I'm talking about, but from what I've heard, it's the best possible outcome. First off, all those campaign ads mentioning Romney having multiple offshore and foreign accounts did not sit right with me. The man comes from money and has absolutely no right preaching about how he's going to fix the economy; among other things he promised. His plans to abolish Medicare really raised the warning flags...all of them, in fact. I know people on Medicaid and Medicare, they can't afford the healthcare and medicine they need without it. Nearly all of the ads against Obama have something to do with Obamacare; it's rare that I've seen in ad in the past two months that wasn't "Obamcare Bad".
Sure, Obama's plans seem to be moving at a snail's pace, but to be fair, he does have to clean up the mess made by the moron who held the position of president for eight years before him. That can't be easy, but three years into his first term, he did something that the moron said he was going to do for eight years, but never did.
Then there's this: http://www.examiner.com/article/mitt-romney-cuts-off-campaign-workers-credit-cards-leaves-workers-stranded
This is what a sore loser is. He lost the race and got pissy and most of the people who worked on his campaign were left high and dry because of it. These people took the time and made the effort for his campaign and he has the nerve to do this. He is a rich bastard, but he can't afford to at least allow his campaign workers to pay for a cab/bus ticket/plane ticket home; he has to pull the plug and leave some poor shmuck from Montana stranded in New York, where he was campaigning for him? That stupid douche probably realized that this would happen and probably got a chuckle out of it when he cut the funding on thousands of peoples credit cards.
I'll say it again; I'm glad Obama was re-elected. I seriously would have packed my bags and left the country if Romney won. Now, I'm not saying that a Republican president is a bad thing, but so far, I prefer the Democrat side of things; there's a smaller chance of people being royally screwed by them, though I suppose it varies depending on the person and not the party, too.
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