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If Oscar Wilde had lived in our time, he would be a /b/tard.

Actually, scratch that. He does, and goes by Jethro Q Walrustitty.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:26 AM

Syrika throwback from Earth...probably somewhere with Internet access. Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
throwback
#226301: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:32:18 AM

Sometimes I worry that if I become a ghost, I'll stick around until the sun blows up, and what then?

Currently writing something. Currently procrastinating.
RandomWriter413 Since: Feb, 2016
#226302: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:33:10 AM

Is it bad that I have my own supervillain instrumental picked out, in case I ever end up in a position of power above Customer Service?

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226303: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:33:12 AM

^^You should float through the cosmos until you find a living planet with its own star that hasn't blown up yet.

^Like, manager of customer service?

edited 10th Feb '16 10:33:38 AM by Keybreak

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
RandomWriter413 Since: Feb, 2016
#226304: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:38:01 AM

Yessss....

I can picture it now. I just blare the music through the intercom, and everyone who works with me is just like: Welp, you gave him a smidgen of power, and he's already drunk on it.

I mean, sure, I can give orders to Janitors, but there has to be a mess for them to clean.

Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#226305: Feb 10th 2016 at 11:07:52 AM

So people like to watch other people suffer because it makes them feel better about themselves, right?

I think that's true for some people, but certainly doesn't describe everyone. It definitely does not describe all art. Some forms of comedy, perhaps, but not all of it.

Art makes people feel emotions. That's kinda the point of it, as I see it. It can be ANY emotion — joy, sadness, arousal, anger, whatever. Some works only aim for one emotion, while more complex ones aim for several over the span of the art — a book typically has happy moments AND sad moments.

I don't think the purpose of why we have art is a necessarily interesting discussion, personally, but if I were to wager a guess at it, it's a simulation. It's supposed to strengthen us by getting us used to emotions. We want to feel fear because fear is a superpower, it helps us survive, so we watch horror movies to train our emotional responses for fear. And now we're on edge when we walk someplace dark, because our mind has been trained that jumpscares pop out of the dark, so we're more ready if we ARE jumped by something.

Putting it down purely to an enjoyment of people suffering is, I think, a vast oversimplification.

"We're home, Chewie."
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#226306: Feb 10th 2016 at 1:26:28 PM

fucking co-worker keeps skipping work because he'd rather stay at home and get stoned, and i can't confront him on it because when i do he claims it's because he's having some "serious mental issues" he's going through so then i'm the bad guy for being insensitive about said issues

which always seem to occur on saturday mornings every week after he admits he likes getting really high on friday nights, and are otherwise completely absent any other day

and he's still fine enough to come in and pick up his paycheck three hours later and then complains he doesn't get enough hours

and he still comes into work high as fuck on some days anyway and takes fucking years to do anything because weed impairs your ability to function a hell of a lot more than he seems to think it does

pull the other one

it's funny because i told him i was against recreational drug use including weed because "i don't give a rat's ass what you do in your spare time, but if you can't stay sober long enough to come into work and do your damn job, you have a problem and most stoners i have dealt with don't seem to grasp this"

and then he agreed

not realising he is literally the person i was talking about

edited 10th Feb '16 1:27:45 PM by WonderSquid

SaltyWalty Since: Feb, 2016
#226307: Feb 10th 2016 at 1:34:11 PM

[up] Is capitalization not a thing now?

WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#226310: Feb 10th 2016 at 1:43:42 PM

This is TV Tropes Yack Fest. It's as bottom-tier as it gets without being writing.com. I am not expending effort for TV Tropes Yack Fest. Forgive me if my lack of big letters prevents you from reading anything I say.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#226311: Feb 10th 2016 at 1:44:24 PM

Guys, can we please not fight about this? It's just spelling, it shouldn't be a problem.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#226312: Feb 10th 2016 at 1:46:36 PM

it's not even spelling

this ain't 2006

pointing out how someone didn't capitalise something hasn't been remotely funny for a decade

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#226313: Feb 10th 2016 at 1:47:14 PM

I said drop it.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#226314: Feb 10th 2016 at 1:49:20 PM

excuse me? wow rude

you guys brought this up. i'm trying to complain about manipulative coworkers here trying to play the sympathy game any time someone criticises them

and i will do this with or without capital letters than you very much

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#226315: Feb 10th 2016 at 1:49:59 PM

I'm not trying to be rude, just trying to stop an argument and managing it poorly.

Now, tell me this thing about your co-workers?

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
WonderSquid Since: May, 2012
#226316: Feb 10th 2016 at 1:55:40 PM

i already have done so

i seem to have lost interest and it's clear there isn't any here to begin with

have fun managing people

peace

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226317: Feb 10th 2016 at 2:23:53 PM

I'm feeling tranquil. I want to share this feeling with anyone who's feeling stressed.

edited 10th Feb '16 2:24:07 PM by Keybreak

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
SaltyWalty Since: Feb, 2016
MrLavisherMoot dizzy from So'ton, Hants Since: May, 2014
dizzy
#226319: Feb 10th 2016 at 4:19:10 PM

I walk like a twat. :/

simple as
ParadoxialStratagem The Eccentric Electric from On Melancholy Hill Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Hiding
The Eccentric Electric
#226320: Feb 10th 2016 at 5:08:04 PM

I have to wonder if there's a work of fiction depicting a bizarre universe where a race of mechanical beings are busy trying to make the future's biggest innovations out of organic computers.

Living The Fever Dream
TParadox Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: The captain of her heart
#226321: Feb 10th 2016 at 5:09:52 PM

This is an amazing batch of iced tea I just got a cup of. It's like drinking honey.

Fresh-eyed movie blog
electronic-tragedy PAINKILLER from Wherever I need to be Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
PAINKILLER
#226322: Feb 10th 2016 at 7:08:18 PM

Somehow I have this Friday and the following Monday off. I'm fuckin' glad because I need to get out of the woods of school and college work.

edited 10th Feb '16 7:08:39 PM by electronic-tragedy

Life is hard, that's why no one survives.
LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
A real bad hombre
#226323: Feb 10th 2016 at 7:18:17 PM

Living Lie Detector would be a great power to have, as long as it only activates when you want it to.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
ParadoxialStratagem The Eccentric Electric from On Melancholy Hill Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Hiding
The Eccentric Electric
#226324: Feb 10th 2016 at 7:27:40 PM

Would it do any good against people who don't necessarily tell lies, but get away with not actually telling the truth you seek?

Living The Fever Dream
SmartGirl333 New account is voidify Since: Nov, 2014
New account is voidify
#226325: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:44:51 PM

Would it do any good against Doc Scratch? Or me in Bullshit Spoiler Mode?


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