Everyone always claims to hate drama but the reality is that drama is slop. The question is whether you have the self-awareness to identify when you are stirring the pot and the self-control to keep yourself in check once you're aware of it, and imo people who can't admit to finding it entertaining are the ones least likely to possess that self-awareness.
The #1 source of struggle sessions is and will always be boredom.
They may not be enjoying it, but their brains would rather be angry than bored. Brains hate boredom more than anything in the world. Anger, sadness, loneliness, frustration, hatred - brains prefer any of them over sitting around with nothing to think about.
I also think people here just don't like each other. Not active hatred but more of a this-person-is-cool-in-small-doses-but-drives-me-fucking-mad-if-I'm-stuck-with-them-for-over-5-hour way. And I say this as someone who has been caught up in their fair share of struggle sessions. Do people really care about outdoor cats or stacking rocks or bidets or is this just cover for them to shit on other people who they don't like? And this is not even considering certain segments of this website who do actively hate each other (vegans vs carnists).
Edit: Looks at a bunch of soon-to-be-deleted comments. Yep, this is 100% proving my point.
Looks at the loser trying to harass you with 8 alts
Jesus Christ
But anyways, the struggle sessions here remind me of people in a long-term relationship who argue over the most trivial shit. Most people would recognize that the trivial shit isn't actually important but merely a symptom of a dysfunctional relationship. I have been caught up in between an argument on how to trim some orange tree that devolved into some 4+ hour argument. Obviously, no one involved actually cared about some shitty orange tree. The argument was just the breaking point of a deteriorating relationship, the only different between here and them being that they are emotionally invested in their relationship and want to repair it.
I don't see why this same basic principle can't be applied here. It's either that or just saying people here are terminally online weirdos. I used to think so, but I've decided to move away from this since routine grass touchers exhibit the same pattern of behavior even if it's in a different social context. Plus, calling people you don't like terminally online weirdos is just self-aggrandizement on top of being ableist.
Looks at the loser trying to harass you with 8 alts
That happens every month or so. It's always some "u r obsessed" posting not-obsessed person who shows their own ass by demonstrating their stalking chops by bringing up some obscure bit of posting trivia like... me giving dating advice to a stranger a month before, which according to the not-obsessed not-enraged person who is just concerned about my "obsessive rage" means that I can't possibly be married because that doesn't fit just how strongly they hate me and want to imagine that I'm simultaneously too strong and too weak as a target of their hate.
But anyways, the struggle sessions here remind me of people in a long-term relationship who argue over the most trivial shit.
Agreed.
I believe, with a large amount of circumstantial evidence, that my roughly-one-a-month explosions of not-enraged not-obsessed brave alt posters that come at me come from the fact that like over a year ago I made them upset because I criticized Game of Thrones or some other edgelord slop they were consuming and they never got over that.
Plus, calling people you don't like terminally online weirdos is just self-aggrandizement on top of being ableist.
Agreed. That's why I don't say that, even for the brave alt posters I just mentioned. "Touch grass" is just a fancy "shut up, I hate you" here on Hexbear and I'm tired of it.
I also think people here just don't like each other. Not active hatred but more of a this-person-is-cool-in-small-doses-but-drives-me-fucking-mad-if-I'm-stuck-with-them-for-over-5-hour way.
There's only like one person I feel this way about.
Everyone always claims to hate drama but the reality is that drama is slop. The question is whether you have the self-awareness to identify when you are stirring the pot and the self-control to keep yourself in check once you're aware of it, and imo people who can't admit to finding it entertaining are the ones least likely to possess that self-awareness.
The #1 source of struggle sessions is and will always be boredom.
I feel like the people participating are on average not enjoying it
Shamelessly admitting that I love opening a thread for the first time with 100+ comments of dumb slop
They may not be enjoying it, but their brains would rather be angry than bored. Brains hate boredom more than anything in the world. Anger, sadness, loneliness, frustration, hatred - brains prefer any of them over sitting around with nothing to think about.
I also think people here just don't like each other. Not active hatred but more of a this-person-is-cool-in-small-doses-but-drives-me-fucking-mad-if-I'm-stuck-with-them-for-over-5-hour way. And I say this as someone who has been caught up in their fair share of struggle sessions. Do people really care about outdoor cats or stacking rocks or bidets or is this just cover for them to shit on other people who they don't like? And this is not even considering certain segments of this website who do actively hate each other (vegans vs carnists).
Edit: Looks at a bunch of soon-to-be-deleted comments. Yep, this is 100% proving my point.
I like most people here.
Looks at the loser trying to harass you with 8 alts
Jesus Christ
But anyways, the struggle sessions here remind me of people in a long-term relationship who argue over the most trivial shit. Most people would recognize that the trivial shit isn't actually important but merely a symptom of a dysfunctional relationship. I have been caught up in between an argument on how to trim some orange tree that devolved into some 4+ hour argument. Obviously, no one involved actually cared about some shitty orange tree. The argument was just the breaking point of a deteriorating relationship, the only different between here and them being that they are emotionally invested in their relationship and want to repair it.
I don't see why this same basic principle can't be applied here. It's either that or just saying people here are terminally online weirdos. I used to think so, but I've decided to move away from this since routine grass touchers exhibit the same pattern of behavior even if it's in a different social context. Plus, calling people you don't like terminally online weirdos is just self-aggrandizement on top of being ableist.
That happens every month or so. It's always some "u r obsessed" posting not-obsessed person who shows their own ass by demonstrating their stalking chops by bringing up some obscure bit of posting trivia like... me giving dating advice to a stranger a month before, which according to the not-obsessed not-enraged person who is just concerned about my "obsessive rage" means that I can't possibly be married because that doesn't fit just how strongly they hate me and want to imagine that I'm simultaneously too strong and too weak as a target of their hate.
Agreed.
I believe, with a large amount of circumstantial evidence, that my roughly-one-a-month explosions of not-enraged not-obsessed brave alt posters that come at me come from the fact that like over a year ago I made them upset because I criticized Game of Thrones or some other
edgelord slop they were consuming and they never got over that.
Agreed. That's why I don't say that, even for the brave alt posters I just mentioned. "Touch grass" is just a fancy "shut up, I hate you" here on Hexbear and I'm tired of it.
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Check if it's not too late to get a refund on your mind reading device. It's not working very well.
While you're at it, check your mirror, because you made this personal out of nowhere. With a mysterious brand new alt account too.
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I feel very sorry for you.
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I'm happily married.
How many brave alt accounts are you going to make because you're enraged at what you think is my rage?
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Being enraged enough at me that you think your rage can magically alter reality to fit how you feel about me is certainly something.
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What was that thing you said some alts ago about how I was fueled by rage?
How many not-rage-driven alts are you going to go through tonight, alone?
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So your holy crusade against what you claim is my rage will continue for a while, then. That's too bad.
Here, you may need this more than I do.
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I'm not even a mod, and I'm not even going to read the rest of your not-raging about your imaginary version of me that you're raging about.
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There's only like one person I feel this way about.
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I don't recall anyone expressing that opinion here.
I remember a lot of stuff and I don't recall that being brought up until now, either.
This thread seems to be a shit-stirring attempt to me.
the devil finds work for idle hands. People who are bored will often just cause trouble