When people expect you to know when they're not being serious on the internet. And then they make it sound like it's really obvious that they're not being serious.
Also when people say "You were like that when you were a kid" when I get annoyed with a kid's behavior.
How would you even know what I was like as a kid? For all you know I could've grown up with super strict parents (I didn't, but the point still stands).
To compliment this one, when people say the internet is absolutely not a serious place, and even go further by saying there are no consequences.
The internet is a simply digital extension of our own world. It has knowledge, it has organizations, it has crimes, it has adult video stores, it has toy shops, and it can even be a home to some. The only real difference is that it is easier to be anonymous and re-invent yourself completely here, if you do it right.
To imply or believe that there's nothing serious or real about it is just plain arrogant/stupid.
You do/say stupid or hurtful things, you may have to pay some retribution for those actions or words.
You also can make mistakes, which can come with consequences. (Even if you put everything you got into not doing that, I should know...)
When people go offline or go away randomly without saying goodbye/goodnight/brb/etc. especially if we were just talking not too long ago.
Sorry, MJ, I fall asleep really easily
Not trying to sound insulting or offensive to anyone new about this personal pet peeve of mine in this very topic, it's when people constantly ask for free requests to many artists who don't allow them at all. I witnessed this annoying trend far too many times at DeviantART, where I finally have zero tolerance with junk like that. If they refuse or decline your offer, you should at least have some decency and respect for once. Sorry if I sound cliche on this, but not everything is always going to be free.
It's also one of the reasons why I never plan on doing commissions for anyone, aside from sending my ideas to other artists to those that do. Another is that I usually take too long when I'm creating something, especially when it's either requests and/or trades.
(01-11-2016, 07:46 AM)TomGuycott Wrote: [ -> ]Sorry, MJ, I fall asleep really easily
This I can understand, though otherwise I just appreciate when people are able to say something.
People who claim they're incorruptible or can't be manipulated. Everybody can be corrupted, and everybody has been, is being and will be manipulated. Either that or we manipulate people.
Protip: If you do something that is perceived as good and announce it, you're manipulating.
Whenever someone says "X is ruined because it's popular".
I'm sorry, but doesn't making it popular mean you can talk about it more than having it to die as a hidden relic of sorts?
My entire family blasting the volume on the TV/computer/their phones/etc.
I feel like I'm the only person in our house with decent hearing and who is polite enough to use headphones when possible.
(01-15-2016, 09:51 AM)Fillerthefreak Wrote: [ -> ]Whenever someone says "X is ruined because it's popular".
I'm sorry, but doesn't making it popular mean you can talk about it more than having it to die as a hidden relic of sorts?
well, this is open to debate, but the problem is these days, especially, when something becomes popular, it gets milked dry. sure, being popular sounds great, but the problem is that the popularity consumes any and all of the quality that actually got it there. So, we end-up with a ton of crappy merchandise, sometimes with the price driven THROUGH THE ROOF, and the quality of the main item, itself, usually decreases, because now that the fan base is a hype train and not a real, supportive fan base, literally anything goes. Me and my best friend are among the people that consider ourselves to be "True fans" (in fact, I KNOW he's a die-hard), and that said, we want whatever happens to someone or something popular, to be done with dignity and honor. The reason people get their panties in a knot when stuff becomes popular is because fame corrupts just as much as money and power do. It is undeniable that many franchises and IP's have been, are being, and shall continue to be, milked bone-dry in an effort to make as much money as humanly possible from them. The quality just...dies, when this happens. fame is good until it destroys the soul of what or whom it brought-up.
I have already told several people that if I can manage NOT to be corrupted by wealth, fame, and power, if I get a successful IP and/or company started, that on my death... I want all of those assets released to public domain. I want my company shut-down, effective immediately. I would rather see what I worked so hard to achieve, or even accomplished in my lifetime, wither and die with its dignity intact, than to slowly be converted to a soulless zombie by mass-marketing and fame. Everything I do, and everything I plan to do, is done, and shall be done with quality in mind. When I create or do something with a half-assed amount of effort or quality, it bothers me. I don't mass-produce garbage, I take pride in what I do, and aim for perfection. When I write a program, I lay the code out in the best way I know to at the time. If I learn a better way to do it, I might try to either re-make it, or improve it. When I do a piece of art, I put the best effort and quality into it that I can. In either case, when I feel something just isn't working-out, I either stall the project for an indefinite amount of time, or I cancel it. This is why I need extremely high levels of motivation to work on the bulk of my projects. Some are tedious "git 'er done!" things, and others are high-maintenance obligations that must be very carefully and meticulously handled, in order to work-out as intended, or remotely close to it. It takes high levels of motivation to grind-through a repetitive list of tasks. It takes an insane amount of motivation to complete serious projects, because I don't like rushing the job, or taking the easy way out, if quality may suffer for it. Now, hypothetically speaking, I create a successful IP, and sell it to Disney. You can bet your ass I'm going to be majorly pissed if they just use it for marketing, and don't put the same kind of effort and love, and pride into it that I did. Any true fan of mine, who sees what I created for its vision, its soul, and ultimately, what it stands for, will have the same reaction. When something becomes too popular: the "fanbase" , and "owners/creators" only see "hey, this exists, it's cool, let's [throw money into it for no real reason]/[make tons of money from it]!"
tl;dr:
popularity is useful, and good, in the right amounts, and when carefully monitored. But, when it is left uncontrolled, or simply breaks free of any controls, it becomes a kind of poison. Basically, "Too much of a good thing". It can safely be described as a double-edged sword. These days, most of what or who become "famous" or "popular", either gets marketed into oblivion, or overwhelmed and consumed by just how much attention they/it get. There are a lot of bad things that popularity can do, don't forget this!
"Zelda? Isn't he that little kid in the green outfit from that tv show?"
When I'm doing a favor for someone or a Good Deed and people are all like
"awww aren't you a good little helper/look at you standing there doing stuff!
c"
y'know I could just as easily be
not doing this thing
I have no idea how to describe the tone of something like this but I just
hate it so Goddamn much.
Like just thank me and tell me you're proud of me if you want but don't be all condescending or make a huge notable deal of it or whatever and make me feel awkward discomfort and shame for doing it. I already have a hard enough time getting myself to do things. I wanna feel good about it not like I'm being mocked or like it's some huge revelation that I'm doing it.
Just to clarify, I shall continue to lurk. However, this issue bothers me, so I'm gonna PSA the thing.
Over-protective parents who will not give their kids many, or any options at all, in the name of "protecting their innocence" , or "keeping them safe"
I have seen enough examples of this ultimately doing more harm than good.
However, one very recent incident, assuming I'm not totally being played here, bothers me...a lot.
This is not my new friend that makes me happy, so nothing to worry about, there, but...
I recently met someone through an online chat room type of game. (oh, and said game has no moderation whatsoever)
Now, IDK how genuine the whole situation is or was....but due to assorted reasons, including bullying, she possibly has killed herself. Although, I also have been told things to suggest someone killed her. in any case...regardless of the validity of this situation, I know it is actually a very plausible one. I tried many times, including the last time I talked to her, to get her to create either an email or some other account. This would be so the two of us had a reliable way of contacting each other, and ASAP. She wasn't allowed to do either. (yet was allowed to, or secretly was visiting this absolutely horrendous and not moderated chat game) The last night saw her, I said to wait for me a week. A week passed, I set-up my room, and she never showed. Earlier this week, her friend told me all that had happened. I had a sinking feeling when I told her to wait that I would never see her again. Even more bothersome is I was told she went looking for me, but we never met-up. We both were online, supposedly, yet we never met that day. Her alleged death was the following day. I reinforced what I had said about a reliable form of communication being required while talking with her best friend. However, I also have regret for telling her to wait. I would've allowed this game to continue sucking time from me had I known what would happen was going to. But, anyways, back on the parents thing.
When parents restrict their children, to the point the safety nets of their friends either fail, or never can exist, those parents aren't helping. They are hurting, and they are smothering. Now, while I cannot say the situation in this case is 100% genuine, it is not unreasonable for me to assert that such a situation is entirely possible. It might be a stretch to say it causes fatalities, but it certainly doesn't help in preventing one. While I could've done more as a friend, I could've done a lot more if I didn't have to wait in some dumb and not moderated chat room as our only way of talking. Also, I have known people irl with parents that can be defined as over-protective. Every single one of them is definitely now very screwed-up, and possibly unready for the real world. But to add to the list of things that bother me about over-protective/restrictive parents, the possibility that the restrictions are so tight that vital safety nets such as friends fail, and as a result of that, a death occurs.
Now I'm off to b-
nope, first i am going to take a shower, then I gotta clean the office, then i will be asleep, at prob 6 or 7 AM >.<
Thought of something else that annoys me, my mom's unbelievable skill at forcing my hand and/or throwing my day off completely.
p.s.
to clarify, I need no advice on trusting or believing people. I actually am well-aware of the concept and practice of manipulating people. That said, if all of what happened is an elaborate ruse, they do not have me as well as they might think. I might not be able to tell when someone's playing me, but I can choose to merely play-along, rather than give-up full control or trust. I am playing this quite safely, so I do not want the subjects of social engineering, manipulation, phishing, etc, mentioned whatsoever. At least, not in the context I am totally unaware of it or how to be safe from it.
The never ending internet trend of, somehow, constantly misusing they're, their and there, as well as your and you're. It's like the a good portion of the internet skipped 3rd grade.