04 Dec 11
Some people are employed to behave badly. Audiences actually want to watch people doing the wrong thing. A TV personality who insults and humiliates his guests can raise the show's ratings because we're all ghouls at heart. Just look at a motor accident. Before they've even got the casualties out there are dozens of people rubbernecking and even storing the grisly event on their mobile phones. And the victims have probably had microphones shoved in their faces, along with the kind of questions no rational person should want to know the answer to. "How do you feel that your bad driving has just killed your boyfriend?"
People who behave badly in these forums often get removed by moderators. Is this what's wrong with our forums?
04 Dec 11
Originally posted by KewpieInternet forums are merely small windows on the universal condition of mankind.
Some people are employed to behave badly. Audiences actually want to watch people doing the wrong thing. A TV personality who insults and humiliates his guests can raise the show's ratings because we're all ghouls at heart. Just look at a motor accident. Before they've even got the casualties out there are dozens of people rubbernecking and even storing t ...[text shortened]... ly in these forums often get removed by moderators. Is this what's wrong with our forums?
When conscience is weak or asleep any and all evils under the sun are possible.
04 Dec 11
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI'm sure internet forums are not a part of the condition of mankind, and are far from it. I would safely say that people post uncharacteristically in a forum, as there is no merit of responsibility in application of its use. I would go further to say that if people in this particular forum met members they may have taken dislike to, meeting by chance in the street or in daily life, then they would probably have a completely different outlook about that person. There may be the odd real freak, but one in a thousand....... same as normal. 😉
Internet forums are merely small windows on the universal condition of mankind.
When conscience is weak or asleep any and all evils under the sun are possible.
-m.
Originally posted by mikelomMike, maybe your dismissive reply regarding the condition of mankind is correct, maybe not. What I'm reasonably certain
I'm sure internet forums are not a part of the condition of mankind, and are far from it. I would safely say that people post uncharacteristically in a forum, as there is no merit of responsibility in application of its use. I would go further to say that if people in this particular forum met members they may have taken dislike to, meeting by chance in the ...[text shortened]... person. There may be the odd real freak, but one in a thousand....... same as normal. 😉
-m.
of is that we both could likely identify each other and many other frequent posters (and they us) given a sentence or two.
Edit: And would find me unchanged from and the same as him they already knew.
04 Dec 11
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI wasn't being dismissive at all, Bobby. My reply was pertinent and honest.
Mike, maybe your dismissive reply regarding the condition of mankind is correct, maybe not. What I'm reasonably certain
of is that we both could likely identify each other and many other frequent posters (and they us) given a sentence or two.
Edit: And would find me unchanged from and the same as him they already knew.
I'm certain if I happened upon you I'd recognise you, but if you talk, unchanged, like you write I'd probably have no idea what you were saying. 😀 😀
-m. 😉
Originally posted by mikelomThen that would make two of us.
I wasn't being dismissive at all, Bobby. My reply was pertinent and honest.
I'm certain if I happened upon you I'd recognise you, but if you talk, unchanged, like you write I'd probably have no idea what you were saying. 😀 😀
-m. 😉[/b]
P.S. Any chance you've seen my hat?
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04 Dec 11
Originally posted by Kewpieno one hardly bothers with the forums here now anyway not with the rise of things such as facebook and twitter
Some people are employed to behave badly. Audiences actually want to watch people doing the wrong thing. A TV personality who insults and humiliates his guests can raise the show's ratings because we're all ghouls at heart. Just look at a motor accident. Before they've even got the casualties out there are dozens of people rubbernecking and even storing t ...[text shortened]... ly in these forums often get removed by moderators. Is this what's wrong with our forums?
04 Dec 11
Originally posted by KewpieRichard Ruhr, a Franciscan priest, who did a comparative study of initiation rites discovered a remarkable similarity in the 'lessons of life' that such rites attempt to teach the young. He summarised them as follows:
Some people are employed to behave badly. Audiences actually want to watch people doing the wrong thing. A TV personality who insults and humiliates his guests can raise the show's ratings because we're all ghouls at heart. Just look at a motor accident. Before they've even got the casualties out there are dozens of people rubbernecking and even storing t ...[text shortened]... ly in these forums often get removed by moderators. Is this what's wrong with our forums?
• Life is hard.
• You're going to die.
• You're not that important.
• You're not in control.
• Life is not just about you.
They sound harsh and yet each one contains a spiritual truth, and a truth best grasped early. And yet, it seems, in our culture we want to hide these truths, especially from our children. So we feed them:
• Life can be easy.
• You can stay young forever.
• You are what's most important.
• You must stay in control.
• Life is mostly about you and your fulfilment.
If you want to stop people behaving badly you have to teach parents to be better parents, teachers to be better teachers.
PS. I am very worried about GB's hat. A man without a hat is like a new born babe. I thought I had seen it on a park bench, but it's probably gone now.
