The Future of Humankind's Marriage to the Internet

CanwllCorfe · 05-04-2011, 12:22 PM

Goddamn. I had no idea I needed sources with facts propping up things I've experienced. I didn't even say they were facts. Jesus. Lighten up. The whole point is that they could be sitting next to someone who share their same interests and could end up being great friends, but they would never know that. Sorry, I don't have an article proving that.

right-track · 05-04-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

When i did have a mobile phone all my texts basically consisted of the following words...

Pub 8.00

I think I have your phone.

TheBig3 · 05-04-2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Goddamn. I had no idea I needed sources with facts propping up things I've experienced. I didn't even say they were facts. Jesus. Lighten up. The whole point is that they could be sitting next to someone who share their same interests and could end up being great friends, but they would never know that. Sorry, I don't have an article proving that.

I love how the whole community will get its panties in a twist over the least consequential ****, then tell me I should lighten up. I'm not the one saying the world is going to hell in a handbasket because kids have iPods.

And alright, you make a good point here, but the reason I'm saying "get me the figures" is because you're speaking as if its certain. You've started the discussion based on assumptions. Thats never a good thing. I happen to work in a school, and I know they aren't allow to have phones in class. So at some point they're socializing.

CanwllCorfe · 05-04-2011, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

I love how the whole community will get its panties in a twist over the least consequential ****, then tell me I should lighten up. I'm not the one saying the world is going to hell in a handbasket because kids have iPods.

When did I ever say anything as dramatic as that? So far I said that it was "sad" because of what I just said in my previous post and the experience I'd heard from a band teacher, how messed up the videos are the YNC, and that I don't get why people text and constantly check their phones when they're with friends. I surely don't think the world is going to hell in a handbasket. That's not even close to what I think. I just wish people would cut it back more. Go outside! Go on a picnic! I know when I'm on my family reunion, my phone is staying at the hotel. My friends can wait.

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

And alright, you make a good point here, but the reason I'm saying "get me the figures" is because you're speaking as if its certain. You've started the discussion based on assumptions. Thats never a good thing. I happen to work in a school, and I know they aren't allow to have phones in class. So at some point they're socializing.

Not assumptions, experiences. I never assumed anything. Right up there I just summed up everything I said so far. I do think it's sad, the YNC does have some horrible videos that I'd never like to see again, and I am annoyed by the people who text and check their phones constantly. I'm also bothered by texting while driving. Is it REALLY that goddamn urgent?! Put it down.

I think you're trying to make everything I say into an argument. I have no intentions on debating. Debating is for people who like to argue and who have an affinity for facts and figures and logic. I'm much more of a thinking/feeling person, which is probably why everything I've said thus far is based around experience.

Dotoar · 05-04-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu Man

Well for me it removes the whole romance of going somewhere new and sampling a city. I would prefer to find things out for myself. I appreciate this is a pretty ridiculous personal preferece!

It's not a ridiculous preference. You're still free to not use electronic interactive aid when sightseeing.

CanwllCorfe · 05-04-2011, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu Man

I agree with Ian E, my mother was in London the other week and I asked her about it and we got talking about some restaurant she went to in Notting Hill, she decided to go to this particular restaurant as when she was outside it she googled it on her iphone and having received a number of favourable reviews she went in.

Sounds like something I would do. I can't afford to unknowingly eat at a ****ty restaurant.

I used to be worse though, and only get what I knew they couldn't screw up. Like grilled cheese! I know one time me and my mom decided to eat at a diner that was over 30 years old, figuring it had to be good if it'd been there for that long. Well, the chicken quite literally tasted like nothing, so I put some barbecue sauce on it. The barbecue sauce had tons of honey and cinnamon in it, which made it almost taste like it was for a pastry. The fries tasted like old potatoes, except not as flavorful. Horrible experience.

TheBig3 · 05-06-2011, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

When did I ever say anything as dramatic as that? So far I said that it was "sad" because of what I just said in my previous post and the experience I'd heard from a band teacher, how messed up the videos are the YNC, and that I don't get why people text and constantly check their phones when they're with friends. I surely don't think the world is going to hell in a handbasket. That's not even close to what I think. I just wish people would cut it back more. Go outside! Go on a picnic! I know when I'm on my family reunion, my phone is staying at the hotel. My friends can wait.

Not assumptions, experiences. I never assumed anything. Right up there I just summed up everything I said so far. I do think it's sad, the YNC does have some horrible videos that I'd never like to see again, and I am annoyed by the people who text and check their phones constantly. I'm also bothered by texting while driving. Is it REALLY that goddamn urgent?! Put it down.

I think you're trying to make everything I say into an argument. I have no intentions on debating. Debating is for people who like to argue and who have an affinity for facts and figures and logic. I'm much more of a thinking/feeling person, which is probably why everything I've said thus far is based around experience.

My only response to this would be the quote in my signature.

CanwllCorfe · 05-06-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

My only response to this would be the quote in my signature.

Alrighty. But I would like to know why your stance is the "truth", and what "facts" there are about what I'm trying to say, because as I've said a few times already, everything I've mentioned thus far is experiences. I really don't understand what you're trying to prove. Or why you're trying at all. You have a different feeling on the subject, just leave it at that.

EDIT: Unless you meant to the first quote. Considering I formed my post around the assumption that you meant the second one, I'm almost certain you were referring to the first. That's just how things work for me.

Mr November · 05-06-2011, 03:20 PM

The thread is supposed to be about people's opinion: and they can bring in experiences, or sources, or just say what they think and use neither.

I get frustrated when I'm on a thread about something interesting and it at some point gets caught in huge walls of text that say practically nothing.

I didn't see anything wrong with what Canwll said tbh.

CanwllCorfe · 05-06-2011, 04:03 PM

I know! It's just my opinion. I could see if we were discussing something with cold hard facts, but I merely said how I feel and mentioned a few experiences that make me feel the way I do.

And yes, I definitely agree about the "walls of text" observation. Intelligent people make complicated things simple, people who think they're intelligent make simple things complicated.

EDIT: For the record, I'm not referring to anyone in particular. It luckily hasn't happened in this thread, at least to the extent that I've seen in others. You know the ones, you've seen them.

05-04-2011, 12:22 PM	#31 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Goddamn. I had no idea I needed sources with facts propping up things I've experienced. I didn't even say they were facts. Jesus. Lighten up. The whole point is that they could be sitting next to someone who share their same interests and could end up being great friends, but they would never know that. Sorry, I don't have an article proving that. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

05-06-2011, 04:03 PM	#40 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	I know! It's just my opinion. I could see if we were discussing something with cold hard facts, but I merely said how I feel and mentioned a few experiences that make me feel the way I do. And yes, I definitely agree about the "walls of text" observation. Intelligent people make complicated things simple, people who think they're intelligent make simple things complicated. EDIT: For the record, I'm not referring to anyone in particular. It luckily hasn't happened in this thread, at least to the extent that I've seen in others. You know the ones, you've seen them. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind. Last edited by CanwllCorfe; 05-06-2011 at 04:32 PM.

05-06-2011, 03:20 PM	#39 (permalink)
Mr November Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 429	The thread is supposed to be about people's opinion: and they can bring in experiences, or sources, or just say what they think and use neither. I get frustrated when I'm on a thread about something interesting and it at some point gets caught in huge walls of text that say practically nothing. I didn't see anything wrong with what Canwll said tbh.