> I see, you're supposedly just amused by annoying people...Some people, yes. I'm not claiming to be a good person, especially not that this makes me one, in fact stated “I can be a dick and…”. Some of my interactions on social media are similar - I do it to vent a little, for a little dopamine hit & mental health boost, or just because I need a short escape from work/chores/other for a few minutes and the get-some-fresh-air, or play-with-the-cats options are not available at the time. I call it my “breakfasts with the Percy's”.
For the record I, except for very rare occasions, don't downvote: I either comment or move on. Most likely the people that have downvoted have done so not because they disagree with you (maybe they do, maybe they don't) but because that post was the point we stepped too far off-topic, so perhaps try not to take that personally.
> more productive to your goals
Why do I need to be working to a world changing goal beyond a bit of “isn't the regime over there a bunch of great steaming wazzocks?” banter that might amuse some people I like, and maybe irritate some who I disagree with¹? Some things are just little in-jokes, not everything has to be for grand effect in some more meaningful agenda.
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[1] though they'll likely never see it, this is stuff I only put online for me and a few family/friends, including a couple state-side. Even the scraper bots haven't found it yet (the look-for-known-vulnerable-software scanners pass by regularly, so that is likely only a matter of time) so I doubt a mass of random human visitors are ever going to flow in.
Some people, yes. I'm not claiming to be a good person, especially not that this makes me one, in fact stated “I can be a dick and…”. Some of my interactions on social media are similar - I do it to vent a little, for a little dopamine hit & mental health boost, or just because I need a short escape from work/chores/other for a few minutes and the get-some-fresh-air, or play-with-the-cats options are not available at the time. I call it my “breakfasts with the Percy's”.
For the record I, except for very rare occasions, don't downvote: I either comment or move on. Most likely the people that have downvoted have done so not because they disagree with you (maybe they do, maybe they don't) but because that post was the point we stepped too far off-topic, so perhaps try not to take that personally.
> more productive to your goals
Why do I need to be working to a world changing goal beyond a bit of “isn't the regime over there a bunch of great steaming wazzocks?” banter that might amuse some people I like, and maybe irritate some who I disagree with¹? Some things are just little in-jokes, not everything has to be for grand effect in some more meaningful agenda.
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[1] though they'll likely never see it, this is stuff I only put online for me and a few family/friends, including a couple state-side. Even the scraper bots haven't found it yet (the look-for-known-vulnerable-software scanners pass by regularly, so that is likely only a matter of time) so I doubt a mass of random human visitors are ever going to flow in.