Category: the Rant Board
Hi guys, generally I wouold like to say something. I feel like there is sooooo much negativity on here. I mean just look how many posts there are on the rant board and look how few posts there are on the rave board, and you know what I mean. Are all of you only mad?
well, I think it is just indicative of the society we live in today. If you look at the news headlines, it's all about death, job loss, destruction, tradgedy, do they ever report good things? no, because sadly news thrives on disaster. It's the same with the tabloids and the trashy magazines ... they're full of breakups, people cheating on other people, because that's what sells. And by the same token, we live in this me me me society where the only people we generally care about is ourself. If we're having a bad day, the world should know about it, cause if we're having a bad day then the world should be having a bad day as well! but if we're having a good day, then that's just one of those things, we're happy, so it doesn't really matter what the rest of the world thinks.
and of course, the irony of it is that you're posting on the rant board about people ranting lol
Actually I haven't read the Rave board for ages. If people are happy about something they're not going to disagree about it though so there you don't get debate. Whereas, if someone is mad about something and other people think that they shouldn't be mad about it that's going to be likely to cause debate, especially since ranters provoke more reaction than ravers.
. there sits a sad fecker with nothing better to than point out something so damned petty and meaningless . Insele some of us have been through a lot lately. if you don't like the negativity, THEN DONT READ THE DAMNED POSTS .
I don'T think they shouldn't be mad. Not at all. I just think that it#s sad that people are less happy than angry. I agree, it's the society we live in, but it's still something I just found out and it makes me sad, personally.
Goblin, eehm I think www's observations were in fact dead on and, eehm if it comes to that if we count your posts to the rant vs rave boards I think we see a clear trend that even exaggerates the general trend in this area, so I feel that comment was a bit uncalled for, personally.
When you're happy you don't feel like posting about it, there's often not much to be said for being happy, it's just good.
But it's true society is so focused on the negative.
When I was flying Iceland air back home last yar they went so out of their way to make my flight and waiting confortable (rerouted me through Boston, let me sit in the first class lounge, gave me a great seat) that I emailed the airline giving them compliments for what they did. Next time I came through tere it was 8 months later and everyone just ganged up on me thanking me so much for having actually appreciated what they did, apparently no one else had ever bothered thanking them for the things they did right, hehe, that time they upgraded me to first class, so it was very worth it. I think in general people should learn to apprecaiate and say something when something is done well and right for them or when people go out of their way to facilitate as well as complain when the opposite applies.
cheers
-B
I don't think people are angry as much as blowing off steam. I'd rather people express negativity than hold it in and shoot people in school, for example. Better get used to it, negativity is a part of life and that's OK, and nobody is negative all the time.
Well when i am negative i always forget it, like 5 minutes after. Thats since I have a good number of friends and try to enjoy my elf as much as I can... lol but well i also agree its the society... but well there are some people (ooops) that sometimes doesn't apreciate what they do have already. Also keep in mind that anger in most of the times is a condition where the tongue works faster than the ind, and that the richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one that needs the less. So, my conclution is, enjoy simple things, be thankful for what you have and always try to laugh.
hmm, not ind but mind, not my elf but myself... if any doubts... lol. Scary, I was going to post exactly the same thing.
I don't think newspapers or TV or radio news are any reflection of what's really going on. Positive events like winning awards or doing good deeds is wonderful, but it's not as exciting or spectacular as a natural disaster or car crash, according to the people who print and broadcast our news. They might claim they are telling you the truth, but I don't think so. Consider that things may not be perfect, but things may not be as bad as they seem if your primary info source is the news.
Wildebrew I can hardly contain my indifference
But why do negative things have to be that spectacular? Why can't people just be happy about good deets or something like that? I know this question may sound naive but that's just what I ask myself.
exactly some people focus only on negativity until it becomes familiar and almost comforting...
And I think that's the sad point, people shouldn't do that.
Happiness is highlighted in the news when someone saves someone elses life for example or wwins an award, but those events don't last long since usually they are concluded. The more sad events are followed by an aftermath and so they last longer and get more coverage. Goblin, speaking the way you did about Innesle was unnecessary.
Inesle, unless you really think you can fix it, try not to think about it too much. Avoid the news, and pick your battles. Consider waht you really can change in your own power and waht you can't even though you wish you could. There's a lot of things people should be, but they aren't and that's unfortunately the reality of things. When I was in my twenty-somethings, I used to wish people were like this and that, but it really didn't help things and just made me miserable. This is why I'm not an idealist anymore. People aren't totally good or totally bad, they're just people and they're a mix of both. You need the negative to appreciate the positive and vise versa. Can't have love without hate and can't have war without peace and so forth.
Hi Inessle,
I think the reason I stay happy, is because I don't watch the news, nothing I can do about it anyway. I think it's natural to want to talk about it if something goes wrong with something, for instance my post about jaws new authorization scheme. Hope I'm not getting slightly off topic here, but I was just thinking this when I saw your topic, and I probably wouldn't have said it nowadays in my own topic, but it sems like you only get the most replies to a topic, when it's extremely controversial, and it's something everyone can disagree with. Mind you, I don't expect anyone to agree with me on most things, most don't, but I'm unique. I'm not saying that's good or bad, I'm just saying the way I think is different from most people. But as an example, if I posted something on the rave board praising something, or telling how wonderful something went for me, I'd most likely get 1 or 2 responses, but if I posted something here on the rant board, or let's talk,I'd probably get 40 replies the next day, mostly criticising ones.
I'm not saying that's necessarily true, I'm just going by the trend on here. I think it stands to reason, that the most controversial posts get the most response, where as the bland neutral posts get the least response.
Wonderwoman
yep you are right WW but really, that's how the world goes. it would be boring if everything was perfect, then what would there be to talk about Lol
Well, guess so, but I think if everyone agreed with me, I wouldn't get any responses at all, lol. I could try it as an experiment, and praise someone or something on the rave board, and post a rant about my last rip off calling card, and either prove or disprove my theory. haha.
wonderwoman
I agree. I hardly ever watch the news, too. Just because I have enough of these sad topics.
I agree. I hardly ever watch the news, too. Just because I have enough of these sad topics.
I agree. I hardly ever watch the news, too. Just because I have enough of these sad topics.
i dont watch the news either, its not like i can do anything to change the way society perceives things.
Yeah, maybe you can't change big things, but you can change small things, small things that happen around you.
I thin that is so much a part of the problem though. people are too wrapped up in their own lives to care about anyone else. I think people should watch the news, because I think people should be aware of what is going on in the world around them.
I agree with SB that watching the news is important. Yes there are some mighty depressing things that go on in this world, and the news makes you aware of these things, but each person is a part of what makes this world up and if everyone chose to ignore what was going on in the world then this world would be even more messed up than it is! Ignorance can be bliss until it effects you directly.
I love the news when something major happens, because then, it is exciting. I usually keep updated with the news as it interests me and I like to know what's going on in the world. I'm not really into local/regional news, but I like hearing about national and international news and world news (stuff that doesn't get right into the headlines but is interesting because it's so rare). I wouldn't want everyone to agree and things to be perfect. It'd be boring. People will always disagree, people will always suffer, because without disagreement and suffering, the world would be a boring place.
The new frustrate and depress me. Of course they can be interesting and exciting but they're really too frustrating.
Rock on , there is way too much disappointment. Thanks for the idea, I'll go post away on the rave board now because life is too short to be sad.