Random Rants LXIV: Who's Acting Like a Child Now?

[MilesGregarius]

More videos of black people being killed by the police are going viral.

It's difficult to describe how this makes me feel. Enraged at the police. Disgusted at the people in comments sections who say things like "good riddance." Heartbroken that this is still going on.

The videos are too horrible for me to watch. I don't plan to watch them because my feelings toward the police in the wake of this are already making me ashamed of myself.

http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/clev...o-deadly-police-shooting-goes-viral/266433280

What that woman says about sums it up for me.

Came here to post my own little rant about something fairly trivial, but now that rant seems totally trivial.

 

[Joecoolyo]

Yeah, drop in on fiftychat, there's always someone (but not always me).

Yes joe, we're always here for you if you want to talk.

Thanks guys. I feel bad for not dropping in, my downs seem to go in and out at random. That and I've had some things to do.

I'm going to try and drop in and talk to someone the next time I need it.

If you want a change of pace, consider taking up Magic- The Gathering... Magic players are pretty welcoming.

I've started to do a DnD game with my friends, but for some reason this week's one got canceled.

 

[gay_Aleks]

There are people who say that nothing is worse than silence.

They're wrong. Silence is great. Silence is peace. Silence is good.

 

[Takhisis]

As long as it's not caused by a Deathclaw eliminating all lifeforms…

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

Silence is such a tricky thing with other people, because it's impossible to know if they're ok with it too or not. Unless you ask them. In which case it is no longer silent.

 

[Lexicus]

I think I have a pretty good sense of when silence is painful or awkward and when the other person is fine with it. Depends on the person of course but sometimes it can be fairly obvious.

 

[shadowplay]

I've mentioned here before I have a condition which results in me sometimes punching and kicking involuntarily in my sleep. Last night, I punched the metal arm of the computer chair near the bed (my stupid fault for leaving it there) and now my index finger is in major pain. I don't think anything is broken, but damn it.

 

[Takhisis]

…Please tell me you don't share your bed.

 

[shadowplay]

I do not. If I'm sleeping in proximity to others, I require a sleeping bag.

 

[Takhisis]

Dangit, man.

 

[Phrossack]

Within the space of 24 hours, every good thing in my life has been reversed and the bad things have gotten worse. I'm sick to death of this.

 

[JohannaK]

What happened?

 

[Commodore]

What happened?

Aw man, you fell for the trap.

 

[JohannaK]

?????

 

[really]

Fireman Sam just poured water on an electrical fire.

 

[Commodore]

?????

The whole "I'm going to make an ambiguous statement about something going on in my life, so people will ask me what's wrong and I get attention" trap.

It's a classic social media attention grabbing tactic.

 

[gay_Aleks]

empathy is for suckers anyway

 

[Snerk]

empathy is for suckers anyway

I empathise with this statement.

 

[Commodore]

empathy is for suckers anyway

It's not that I'm against empathy, I just think if you want to share something, then just share it. Don't make some ambiguous statement to try to goad a response from people. Doing that makes it seem like you aren't really trying to get anything off your chest and are just trying to get attention from people.

 

[Phrossack]

It's not that I'm against empathy, I just think if you want to share something, then just share it. Don't make some ambiguous statement to try to goad a response from people. Doing that makes it seem like you aren't really trying to get anything off your chest and are just trying to get attention from people.

Actually, I really was just getting something off my chest without going too much into boring details (job issues and such) and details I don't necessarily want to explain to everyone.

But go ahead, make the least charitable interpretation of my words, why don't you. I don't really expect anything else from you.