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01-18-2023 05:17 AM |
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Originally Posted by Synthgirl
(Post 2225747)
I mostly just remember them posting stuff like saying in the classical forum that their favorite classical composer was Mariah Carey.
Perhaps I unfairly lumped them in with the others, just a weird member that stuck in my mind.
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:laughing:
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Originally Posted by Synthgirl
(Post 2225749)
Oh yeah, another member whose posts I always loved was Franco Pepe Kalle. I hope he's doing well.
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I remember his laugh: kee-hee-hee. Stole it for Karen's toy cat, Millie. Well, he stole it from Muttley really...
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Originally Posted by SGR
(Post 2225757)
The internet was the wild west in the late 90s/early '00s. It's become both better and worse since then.
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And she hadn't got a gun
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Originally Posted by Synthgirl
(Post 2225759)
I dunno what to tell you, I've always just been a bit of a shy person when communicating over text with strangers. I had very low self esteem when I was younger and strayed away from sharing my opinions. I'm not antisocial, I'm just generally pretty reserved, even IRL.
I also grew up in the "tits or GTFO" era of the internet and that did a pretty large amount of psychic damage.
I'm working on myself, meeting my partner over the past year has helped a lot with my self confidence.
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We made that ultimatum to Batty, and have regretted it ever since...
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Originally Posted by SGR
(Post 2225762)
In some ways though, you'd think communicating over text anonymously with strangers would allow you to be yourself more, wouldn't you? Besides the whole "tits or GTFO" thing which we'd never countenance around here.
I don't know, I didn't view it as just that, I'm also thinking about how web design as a whole has become much more sanitized and uniform - every successful website copying everyone else - the rise of search algorithms propping up sites based on ad revenue, bla bla bla. I'm sure you remember when the design of different websites seemed to be completely unique - you'd have flashing graphics in weird places, ugly color contrasts, hyperlinks to random crap everywhere. Maybe it's just nostalgia, but the internet back then felt more unique, DIY and genuine.
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Yeah we were always more "show us yer ass" really...
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Originally Posted by The Batlord
(Post 2225763)
Well the best thing I can tell you as someone who dreads social interaction IRL and always assumes that eventually "They" will find out what a piece of **** you are and cast you out, and I include MB in that, but here I am over a decade later cause as long as you don't talk about how much you want to **** children then people will tolerate you.
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Yiz haven't found me out yet.
:shycouch:
Nah, seriously: the best way to approach this forum is give as good as you get. Find other people's weaknesses and use them against them to gain godlike powers that allow you to... ah. I've... said too much. Oh! What's that over there?
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