Things you just don't get

[Numbernine]

That and the fact that he was the the Trump thread starter was a lot to bear.Must be the way Jeffery Dahmers mom felt

 

[RedLantern]

Did it all get deleted or is it still in the thread? I'm not sure how far to go back if it's there.

It's *not an interesting read. Sucks that he allowed himself to get run-off by some predictable snark.

 

[double00]

Must be the way Jeffery Dahmers mom felt

ouch lol.

 

[jcman311]

He'll be back. They all come back

 

[brokencycle]

That and the fact that he was the the Trump thread starter was a lot to bear.Must be the way Jeffery Dahmers mom felt

I blame Manton. He's the one who started the original Trump thread.

 

[erictheobscure]

say what you will about Jeffrey Dahmer, but at least he didn't assume some cringeworthy Roman name to celebrate his **********c cannibalism

 

[double00]

nope. just 'jeff'.

 

[HRoi]

What's this deal where people create a big box of text with what they want to say, and upload it as a picture to their social media account? Why don't they just type that text into a status update?

It's mildly annoying, since it takes longer to scroll past whatever bullshit you think is pithy or profound

 

[erictheobscure]

if you mean Facebook, it's a new-ish feature/function. you don't have to take any extra steps to upload a picture

 

[HRoi]

Grrr but why...?!

 

[erictheobscure]

<shrug>

because capitalism promotes change for the sake of change--the semblance or simulacrum of innovation

because this kind of economic system advances (or distorts, however you want to look at it) aesthetic formations & patterns

because the particular economy we're talking about is social media, so that complaining about these new aesthetic patterns is actually just a source of more discourse, which is a source of more revenue; as long as dissatisfaction doesn't reach a threshold of people actually abandoning the service/product, then even whipping up more dissatisfaction is probably a net gain

because this particular development allows some people to emulate decorative word posters and decals, which promises to turn banality into some shared affective/intellectual resource and allows other people to complain about said banality, as if those complaints were actually some sign of cynicism/sophistication

<shrug>

 

[brokencycle]

<shrug>

because capitalism promotes change for the sake of change--the semblance or simulacrum of innovation

because this kind of economic system advances (or distorts, however you want to look at it) aesthetic formations & patterns

because the particular economy we're talking about is social media, so that complaining about these new aesthetic patterns is actually just a source of more discourse, which is a source of more revenue; as long as dissatisfaction doesn't reach a threshold of people actually abandoning the service/product, then even whipping up more dissatisfaction is probably a net gain

because this particular development allows some people to emulate decorative word posters and decals, which promises to turn banality into some shared affective/intellectual resource and allows other people to complain about said banality, as if those complaints were actually some sign of cynicism/sophistication

<shrug>

Or because Facebook is just a circle jerk where people emulate each other because it gets them likes and makes them feel good.

 

[erictheobscure]

oh yeah it's just a circle jerk for lamers

haha nothing else to explain or think about

it generates $27 billion a year in revenue but that's nothing to think about too hard--stupid non-explanations are always the best explanations amirite

haha high five bro

 

[HRoi]

I you eric

 

[erictheobscure]

And I myself, HRoi

Spoiler

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