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Wednesday October 11, 2006
08:34 AM
Losing Faith
This makes me sick. Not the article, not the story, but the responses to it.
It's one thing to laugh at one's own tragedy as a way of coping. But for people to just go ahead and willy nilly make fun of this is disgusting. Truly.
I'm quickly losing faith in the good of humanity. Not like I had much left to begin with.
I'm embarassed to ever have viewed or participated in that site. Much like Slashdot. Another once-good site that I'll have to stop following now.
Is anyone else offended by this, or am I just being overly sensitive?
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Why it happens, and how to cope (Score:1)
Namely, "Normal Person + Internet + Anonymity == Fucktard".
As for how to compensate, go listen to the Shaudenfraude song from the musical "Avenue Q".
Adam K
Re: (Score:1)
To be precise, John Gabriel’s Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory [penny-arcade.com] states that Normal Person + Anonymity + Audience = Total Fuckwad.
Reiser reactions (Score:1)
I'm guessing some of the humor is people who don't want to think about weighty issues like death. It's the same reason third graders giggle about the mention of anything remotely sexual. (At least, I did in third grade...)
The comments insinuating or assuming guilt are unfortunately part of people's tendency to jump to conclusions, especially when presented with sensationalism.
The other comments a
You're Not the Only One (Score:1)
Software is replacable. A single human life is not -- how much more a family!
Re: Faith in humanity (Score:1)
I've had similar reactions about humans being horrible. After looking at conflicts, and how horribly so many people deal with them, and thinking about how friends can turn on eachother. Modern Sudanese slavery, as well as the situation in Darfur, made me feel even more down. And then I read this article [courier-journal.com] (WARNING: disturbing descriptions that may be NSFW), felt sick to my stomach, and wondered how humanity had any hope.
But.
I've had two experiences with car crashes. One in which no one was hurt, one in wh
A child's sense of self. (Score:2)
Instead of including them in humanity, look at them as you would a child: early in development and not mature enough to have the perspective that allows them to put their actions into the context of others. They are still developing a sense of self, and haven't moved onto the sense of others yet. It'