Why Are PJ Fans Haters?
aerial
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I am very shocked how PJ fans treat each other on here. There is no common courtesy or respect from the majority of posters. I can’t even believe I like the same music as someone that loves to insult, denigrate and belittle people at the level it is done on this site. Can you help me understand, Please?
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It's a matter of different opinions like dimitris said. However, some people don't know how to keep their emotions in control when speaking out of opinion. That goes for the world, not just this board.
Sure we all love PJ...but that doesn't make it candyland. :(
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I agree with you but the only thing I can find to compare it to is my workplace. I know when I look around at people I work with, I see some who apparently live their lives trying to make others either feel, or look, badly. They thrive on gossip and listening to themselves talk - even when they're not saying anything relevant. I guess they think being mean is cool or something.
They just seem like really unhappy people to me. I can't figure out any other reason for having the perspective they do. Given the number of people on the board, it figures that a certain percentage of them are going to be just like the people you encounter in the workplace everyday. I ran into a few, similar people at the ACL festival on Sunday. The only thing I can figure is that their universe must be pretty limited.
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"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
what media didja get all your public option horror stories from?
haha this was the point i wanted to make. as usual someone said it better than i.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
as well as lack of communication skills and zero imagination.
take a good look
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lie beside me
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There may be the occasional individual who thrives on gossip mongering and putting people's backs up but I find that if you ignore their melodrama and laugh at their ridiculous posts, you don't get affected.
I've always found the community here helpful, friendly and humourous. Most people will help you out either online or in person. I can't even begin to count how many times i've been sent stuff through the post, been given things at shows or even just given advice, love and support.
Life would be pretty boring if we were all the same.
Trust me, Pearl Jam fans are far from being haters.
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
Calling people morons or idiot's or much worse, is personal.... there are those that feel there opinions deem them more intelligent than someone elses opinion, which results in VERY nasty name calling. How intelligent is that? Is it personal or are they looking for attention?
I'm thinking that maybe you've experienced this recently and that's why the thread was started?
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Remember there's no whining/crying on the internet play it like it's water off a duck's back.
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I think Ed says it best:
"swallowed whole in negatives....... it's so sad and sickening"
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~I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulette I could have worn.~
Henry David Thoreau
i often wonder why some seemingly assign a higher level of respect for pj fans, like somehow they are a cut above the average person on the street. they, we, really aren't. and as to how people treat each other here, it's the inhternet! there's your answer. that really is it. i have come to realize there is a very different lelvel of conduct on the internet. not excusing it, just looking at it for what it is. luckily, i find most people choose not to degrade themselves in that manner, but yes, there are many who do. don't let it get to ya...
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
I think you're being a bit dramatic here...so someone doesn't agree with someone else...big deal...it's not hating, it's discussion...
I think some take things personally...
Don't take it to heart, there's more lovers than haters on the site.
I am hoping its not that bad.
I know, after being banned twice, that I needed to try and think of debate class at school and address things here like that. There were people here who knew how to get under my skin and would do so every chance they got. I was stupid enough to play right into it. Its a web site!!!! Its not worth a coronary!!!! LOL!
I hope things are like they use to be.
For example, people these days just seem poised to be offended by any statement to which they disagree.
Also, there's a big difference between saying "that's stupid" and "YOU are stupid". Often, people take criticism of an action as criticism of them as a person.
I remember a thread not too long ago where someone made a statement about that it was a good idea to know the expense of giving birth to a child before getting pregnant. To me, that's good, sound advice, but some people seemed genuinely offended by it.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
I feel that's what started this thread... the OP was making some wild accusations in another thread and when people asked for some proof and criticized the intellectual dishonesty of passing off internet chain e-mails as solid fact research, they didn't take it so well. I've no doubt the OP has the best of intentions, but saying someone's stances lack merit or support in fact does not mean one is saying they themselves are an idiot or whatever.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Well... okay. i'll play fair.
What should I call a person who makes a moronic comment... or an idiotic statement? I ususally try to phrase it like, "Only an idiot would believe that there are 'Death Panels' written into a House Bill that requires 50% of 435 Representatives to pass"... or "It is a moronic statement to say President Obama is a Fascist, Socialist Communist Nazi" because the person is either a moron or an idiot and wouldn't understand it was an insult.
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thats ok He loves all his creations anyways.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
What they mean is "Why are people expecting me to have facts and stuff? That's so mEEEAAAANN."