If you are a person who complains about smartphones making people anti-social - Page 4

Grandmaster_Skweeb · 01-06-2015, 06:22 AM

My tolerance for bullshit has reached critical mass in the first week of 2015.

A person I once considered a friend since highschool gradually turned to vegan stuff over the years. That's all well and good. Then it progressed to having to bring it up in every conversation and trying to convert the rest of us to it. Irritation intensifies but hold my tongue. Gradually every conversation, exponentially getting fewer over the years, is exclusively about animal rights/abuse/etc.

Catch wind of him forcing a vegan diet on his cat. Recently see a post on facebook a while back of him asking other armchair vegan fucksticks why his cat is throwing up because of the vegan diet and losing weight. Does not consult anyone remotely specialized in animal dietary needs. Does not take cat to vet. Cat up to that point had no noticeable issues with food up until sudden radical switch to vegan diet. This Is My Final Form rage erupts with great fury. Talkin' veins on forehead having veins tier rage. Call him out on that shit hard. Call other numbers pertaining to animal abuse.

He is no longer friend. He no longer has a cat. Cat is in better home now. Expressed extreme disappointment in other friends for enabling that behaviour by not calling him out on it earlier and keeping me in the dark about it.

So what do I hate? Spineless wastes of afterbirth who don't step up and do the right shit when it needs to be done. I hate enablers. I hate cowards. I hate people who push their twisted fucking ideology on that which cannot of its own volition change the circumstances. Most of all? I hate knowing I wasted years associating with all of the above. Not anymore. Fuckers can rot for all I care.

Great, now all riled up. Ain't gonna get any sleep soon.

Krylo · 01-06-2015, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Aerozord

I just wish people knew what extrovert/introvert actually meant instead of grouping everyone that gets uncomfortable around strangers or is quiet as it, then freakin fetishizing the stereotype. Introversion has nothing to do with your fondness or capacity to socialize its whether or not socializing is mentally taxing. You can be a chatty party animal and still be an introvert if said party leaves you so completely drained you need to lock yourself in your room for a few hours. Likewise you can be an isolated loner but still an extrovert if you have to socialize from time to time to keep yourself from crashing into an emotional wreck

Yes. I swear if I see another "HOW TO HANDLE YOUR INTROVERT" or "MAP TO AN INTROVERT'S MIND" or whatever other shit that's actually all about social anxiety and/or depression I'm going to tear off someone's head and shit down their fucking throat.

Overcast · 01-06-2015, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MSperoni

Jesus.

This and your avatar are a powerful combination.

I'm not a social person, even online, but smartphones and the internet has helped me keep up what few things I might consider social connections to others just barely functional. Most of all my relationship with my boyfriend of four years now, the long tours out on the ocean and societal view of long distance relationships is not kind, but we make it work because we can be in contact any time the data flows.

So I can never accept that technology has made me antisocial, because without it I'd be significantly more of a hermit.

MSperoni · 01-06-2015, 11:17 AM

I hate when people who have never shown an ounce of interest in my art or comic ask me to do a freebie picture for them (this is usually an old friend or relative on Facebook), and then get annoyed because I'm unwilling to drop what I'm doing to spend like 5 hours of my day drawing their lame pic for no money.

Bum Bill Bee · 01-06-2015, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MSperoni

I hate when people who have never shown an ounce of interest in my art or comic ask me to do a freebie picture for them (this is usually an old friend or relative on Facebook), and then get annoyed because I'm unwilling to drop what I'm doing to spend like 5 hours of my day drawing their lame pic for no money.

If they show no interest in your art, then how would they know your usual quality of work?

You could just throw them some quick cheapy sketch that's not even inked or colored. That'll show 'em.

Nique · 01-06-2015, 02:08 PM

Just draw a dick.

pochercoaster · 01-06-2015, 02:15 PM

@Snake ugh, I'm sorry you've had to be around so many assholes as of late.

@Skweeb, I'm sorry you lost a friend. And that poor cat. You did the right thing though by getting that cat out of there.

I get customers here and there at work (I work at a grocery store) who ask me what food I'd recommend to give their pets (I sometimes work in a case with a bunch of prepared salads, pasta, meats etc.) And I always respond by telling them where the pet food aisle is (which, btw, stocks some very nice pet food, including fresh pet food) which usually results in them looking miffed. One lady insisted that her dog would not eat pet food, and I was like umm... if your dog won't eat pet food it either means 1. he's sick 2. you need to try a different pet food or 3. he doesn't eat it because you only feed him human food. Which is a terrible idea. Please don't feed your dogs pasta and quinoa and kale salad.

Also, americans who talk shit about socialized health care when I'm right there and I'm like "hey, I had socialized health care for 21 years in Canada" and they're like "yeah but the wait time in hospitals is like 903470 days" and I'm like "no it's just a couple hours and it's free" and they're like "but it costs a bajillion dollars in taxes" and I'm like "no I pay more for healthcare alone in the US than I paid in taxes in Canada" and they're like "LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU."

Do your research before you talk shit about social programs!

Also, people who think that health care shouldn't be something that everyone has access to. People who talk about being poor as if it's a choice or a crime or due to laziness and don't admit that they had privileges or help that got them to their currently comfortable financial positions.

Edit: WAIT I have another one. People who eschew traditional medicine and tell people with mental illnesses they just need to exercise more and eat fermented foods and have more willpower and that SSRIs will turn them into soulless zombies, haha fuck you a million times for making anyone feeling bad for needing fuckin' medicine.

Grandmaster_Skweeb · 01-06-2015, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by pochercoaster

@Skweeb, I'm sorry you lost a friend. And that poor cat. You did the right thing though by getting that cat out of there.

Friends, not singular. The two others are salty that I did what I did. Don't be sorry. Even though it had to rise to a crescendo to happen I have no regrets on the actions taken to rescuing that cat and cutting that cancer away from my life.

Amake · 01-06-2015, 11:18 PM

People who spend all day whining about how the beggars have taken over their city and they can't have an exclusive meal at a restaurant without suffering the indignity of having to watch people starve on the street outside and why can't we just outlaw poors/ foreigners/ the EU so they'll be forced to get a job.

I'm trying not to be overly pessimistic but the way this country is leaning is probably to gas chambers within ten years. And after the non-whites, the non-heterosexuals, the non-christians and the intellectuals they're going to come for me. I'm planning to seek asylum in Canada.

Seil · 01-06-2015, 11:45 PM

I thought you were gonna post this:

Or this!

Seriously, people are already anti social.

Your grandfather was anti social.

01-06-2015, 06:22 AM	#31
Grandmaster_Skweeb Doesn't care anymore Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,429	Oh how delightful! a ranty thread! I gots a doozy! My tolerance for bullshit has reached critical mass in the first week of 2015. A person I once considered a friend since highschool gradually turned to vegan stuff over the years. That's all well and good. Then it progressed to having to bring it up in every conversation and trying to convert the rest of us to it. Irritation intensifies but hold my tongue. Gradually every conversation, exponentially getting fewer over the years, is exclusively about animal rights/abuse/etc. Catch wind of him forcing a vegan diet on his cat. Recently see a post on facebook a while back of him asking other armchair vegan fucksticks why his cat is throwing up because of the vegan diet and losing weight. Does not consult anyone remotely specialized in animal dietary needs. Does not take cat to vet. Cat up to that point had no noticeable issues with food up until sudden radical switch to vegan diet. This Is My Final Form rage erupts with great fury. Talkin' veins on forehead having veins tier rage. Call him out on that shit hard. Call other numbers pertaining to animal abuse. He is no longer friend. He no longer has a cat. Cat is in better home now. Expressed extreme disappointment in other friends for enabling that behaviour by not calling him out on it earlier and keeping me in the dark about it. So what do I hate? Spineless wastes of afterbirth who don't step up and do the right shit when it needs to be done. I hate enablers. I hate cowards. I hate people who push their twisted fucking ideology on that which cannot of its own volition change the circumstances. Most of all? I hate knowing I wasted years associating with all of the above. Not anymore. Fuckers can rot for all I care. Great, now all riled up. Ain't gonna get any sleep soon.

01-06-2015, 11:17 AM	#34
MSperoni Artist and Writer of Comics Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,666	I hate when people who have never shown an ounce of interest in my art or comic ask me to do a freebie picture for them (this is usually an old friend or relative on Facebook), and then get annoyed because I'm unwilling to drop what I'm doing to spend like 5 hours of my day drawing their lame pic for no money. __________________ I do commissions! So Email me if you'd like anything and we'll work out the details! matts_1104@yahoo.com Follow me on Twitter for Dreadful news and random info! (though mostly it's just me babbling about nerd-stuff) http://twitter.com/#!/mSperoni Check out my Deviant Art page if you'd like to see other pictures I've made! http://exmile.deviantart.com/ Follow The Dreadful on Facebook!

01-06-2015, 02:15 PM	#37
pochercoaster rollerpocher tycoon Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,808	@Snake ugh, I'm sorry you've had to be around so many assholes as of late. @Skweeb, I'm sorry you lost a friend. And that poor cat. You did the right thing though by getting that cat out of there. I get customers here and there at work (I work at a grocery store) who ask me what food I'd recommend to give their pets (I sometimes work in a case with a bunch of prepared salads, pasta, meats etc.) And I always respond by telling them where the pet food aisle is (which, btw, stocks some very nice pet food, including fresh pet food) which usually results in them looking miffed. One lady insisted that her dog would not eat pet food, and I was like umm... if your dog won't eat pet food it either means 1. he's sick 2. you need to try a different pet food or 3. he doesn't eat it because you only feed him human food. Which is a terrible idea. Please don't feed your dogs pasta and quinoa and kale salad. Also, americans who talk shit about socialized health care when I'm right there and I'm like "hey, I had socialized health care for 21 years in Canada" and they're like "yeah but the wait time in hospitals is like 903470 days" and I'm like "no it's just a couple hours and it's free" and they're like "but it costs a bajillion dollars in taxes" and I'm like "no I pay more for healthcare alone in the US than I paid in taxes in Canada" and they're like "LALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU." Do your research before you talk shit about social programs! Also, people who think that health care shouldn't be something that everyone has access to. People who talk about being poor as if it's a choice or a crime or due to laziness and don't admit that they had privileges or help that got them to their currently comfortable financial positions. Edit: WAIT I have another one. People who eschew traditional medicine and tell people with mental illnesses they just need to exercise more and eat fermented foods and have more willpower and that SSRIs will turn them into soulless zombies, haha fuck you a million times for making anyone feeling bad for needing fuckin' medicine. Last edited by pochercoaster; 01-06-2015 at 02:41 PM.

01-06-2015, 11:18 PM	#39
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	People who spend all day whining about how the beggars have taken over their city and they can't have an exclusive meal at a restaurant without suffering the indignity of having to watch people starve on the street outside and why can't we just outlaw poors/ foreigners/ the EU so they'll be forced to get a job. I'm trying not to be overly pessimistic but the way this country is leaning is probably to gas chambers within ten years. And after the non-whites, the non-heterosexuals, the non-christians and the intellectuals they're going to come for me. I'm planning to seek asylum in Canada. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

01-06-2015, 11:45 PM	#40
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	I thought you were gonna post this: Or this! Seriously, people are already anti social. Your grandfather was anti social.