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- Path: sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!nntp.Stanford.EDU!tullfan
- From: tullfan@leland.Stanford.EDU (Richard Thompson)
- Subject: My aren't we grouchy
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.061712.17942@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- References: <86603@ut-emx.uucp>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 06:17:12 GMT
- Lines: 45
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- In article <86603@ut-emx.uucp> llama@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (sine nomine) writes:
- >on the off chance that the hermes/paleblue creature is for real and
- >not just a random net idiot:
- >
- >posters to alt.angst frequently argue about the nature of angst, and
- >although some points of disagreement seem permanent, most people agree
- >that angst is what you feel in response to the realization that life
- >sucks and really doesn't have any great design behind it. people write
- >here about the echoes of this futility in their lives, about the pain
- >of fighting this void, about why and how they manage to find (or
- >create) meaning in their lives anyway.
- >
- >some of the stuff that's written here is deeply personal; some of it
- >tends more toward the philosophical/analytical. sometimes people just
- >get silly, blow off a little tension. but most of the people who hang
- >out here take the group seriously and respect the intent behind the
- >posts (even if they flame the posters).
- >
- >so along comes someone who's either an airhead or a clever imitation
- >of one, giggling and chirping and spreading little sunshine smiles
- >around everywhere, with an "ain't i cute?" attitude (complete with
- >idiotic smileys). it's *damned* annoying -- i mean, if someone tells
- >you his dog just got smooshed by a car, are you going to grab his
- >hands and say "oh, goodie! let's go skip through the park and pick
- >wildflowers! :)" that's verging on grounds for justifiable homicide.
- >at the very least, it indicates a breathtaking lack of sensitivity. to
- >persist in this behavior after being *told* it's annoying... sheesh.
- >
- >so either you're a jerk who thinks you're being cute, or you're an
- >insensitive clod, or you're terminally clueless. care to enlighten us?
- >
- >--
- >sine | deb
- >or better yet, don't enlighten us. about anything. ever.
-
- YIPES
-
- Just cuz the world is going to end and everyone is going to die and anything
- we do while we're here is just futile and a waste of time/energy doesn't mean
- ya have to be grouchy about it...
-
- --
- "For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain,
- and big words Bother me."
- -Winnie-the-Pooh
-