Angry mob

Am observat ca majoritatea bloggerilor scriu la un moment dat despre situatiile care ii irita. Unii fac lucrul asta doar cand sunt cu adevarat revoltati de ceva. Recunosc, am picat si eu in pacat, dar sper s-o fac cat mai rar. In schimb, exista persoane care, daca au un blog de succes(desi nu e o regula) isi inchipuie, cumva, ca s-au detasat de restul lumii si trebuie sa fie un exemplu pentru muritorii de rand.
De exemplu, zoso vorbea acum o saptamana despre cum refuza pungi de plastic la supermarket (bahaha). Da, si eu fac asta.. si nu ma obosesc sa explic vanzatoarei de ce sau sa scriu pe blog(whoops, I just did). Dar poate ca vanzatoarele de supermarket sunt cititoare impatimite de bloguri.
Dar nu despre zoso e vorba in articolul asta. E vorba despre frustrarea pe care ne-o varsam cu totii pe bloguri. Indiferent ca e reala sau disimulata(cu tenta comerciala). Toti avem cate o parere despre orice subiect si vrem sa ne-o impunem cu orice pret.
Suntem bombardati cu informatii in fiecare zi, iar fiecare le intelege cum il duce capul. Suntem influentabili, dar ne place sa credem ca am atins singuri niste ipoteze pertinente.
Ma rog, faza cu frustrarea o intalniti la fiecare pas: pe strada, in trafic, la metrou, etc. De-asta consider ca bloggerii sunt privilegiati pentru ca au ocazia sa exteriorizeze ce simt prin scris, decat sa tina o bata de baseball in portbagajul masinii, just in case.

We are the angry bloggers.

La naiba, iar am inventat un articol intreg doar ca sa pun o melodie pe blog. Trebuie sa incetez cu chestia asta Dar ideea e super tare si e exprimata doar in cateva cuvinte(in contrast cu ce-am scris eu mai sus, heh):

We are the Angry Mob,
We read the papers every day,
We like who we like, we hate who we hate,
But we're all so easily swayed.

In today’s news..

I wanted to share with you my perspective on two interesting topics that caught my eye today.

First, there is this article on Cyberchondria, a relatively new condition tightly linked to the availability of unfiltered information on the internet. Many people take advantage of the fact that the internet is a limitless source of information and take matters into their own hands when trying to understand symptoms they develop. Which, as the article points out, leads to mis-self-diagnosis and subsequent anxiety. I said I wanted to share my perspective on this: this concept can be generalized. Excess information and virtualization can be disruptive to one’s development. Take, for example, people who read an overly documented wikipedia article (or other sources) on some questionable topic and become obsessed with it, letting it dictate the way they act and evolve.

Or take, for example, people who feel at ease online – in discussion boards, social networking sites, etc. Which leads me to this article on a disturbing topic: web suicide. Yes, you got it: a guy took his own life by swallowing antidepressants and videocast the whole process, while viewers encouraged him and laughed about it. (!!!) My first thought on this is: “Fucking animals!”. But they’re much worse. Because I actually think that it’s a pity that some of our animal instincts are repressed and I’ll write on this in the near future. This is how I feel about this subject: I wouldn’t blame myself for not answering to one’s cry for help if they’re strangers or I barely know them. Call me a heartless bastard, but I wouldn’t like to be near such a person and absorb their negativeness (I can feel compassion for another person, as long as they’re not hurting themselves on purpose). But for God’s sake, if I saw someone trying to commit suicide, I wouldn’t fucking encourage them. Yes, I know the dumbasses in that chat room were some retarded teenagers, but it still makes me wonder what kind of thoughts are repressed by civilized people every day.