On Sunday, April 24, 2011, Olin Lathrop <olin_piclist@embedinc.com> wrote:
> V G wrote:
>> It's funny that everyone ELSE is overreacting to this as if I had
>> committed a serious crime, but Olin has barely reacted. He's the one
>> that should be the MOST offended out of everyone (everyone else
>> shouldn't even react and should get on with their lives), but as I
>> see it, he's the coolest with it.
>
> OK, I think we've spent enough bandwidth on this.
>
> I had never heard of Brendon Cooper before your post, having never watche=
d
> the TV show in question. =A0I was vaguely aware of the show, but still ha=
ve
> little understanding of the character Brendon Cooper and the dynamics of =
the
> show. =A0That's OK, no need to jump in and try to explain since it doesn'=
t
> matter anyway and I really don't care.
>
> When I saw your post, I assumed it was a childish dig. =A0I still don't
> understand what I and others were supposed to think, but again, that does=
n't
> matter. =A0I do think it was inappropriate for the PIClist, but because i=
t was
> so pointless, not because I might get "offended", whatever that really
> means. =A0Some twirp at the other end of the internet making vague charac=
ter
> references is a non-event in the scheme of things. =A0My reaction was mil=
d
> amusement together with the thought "what a -----". =A0Others will take
> whatever statement you were trying to make as really being about you, not
> me, anyway. =A0Nobody is going to think differently of me because someone=
 else
> makes a vague character reference.
>
>> I've also noticed that nowadays people are too full of themselves (not
>> saying anyone in particular, but just the general public) and can't
>> take a very light hearted joke.
>
> That's a valid point only if the other person understands it to be a ligh=
t
> hearted joke too. =A0As Bob pointed out, jokes require implied context, a=
nd
> the less context you have in common with someone, the higher the chance t=
hey
> will not understand the joke as intended.
>
>> Anyway, why is it a BAD thing if even "nodding acquaintances" are
>> called friends?
>
> They are two different terms that have quite different meanings, at least
> when/where I grew up. =A0This is actually one of several reasons I'm not
> likely to ever be on facebook. =A0As I understand it (perhaps wrongly, fr=
om
> heresay only), the system uses the word "friend" to describe someone you
> link to, or at least at some linking level. =A0While I might be willing t=
o
> link to and give certain priveledges to some set of people, I would find =
it
> embarrasing and pretentious to clame many of them my "friends". =A0No tha=
nks,
> facebook.
>
>
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That's really, really depressing man.

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