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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Bill_Oreilly]
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Bill_Oreilly said:
The idea of social media is to keep your real life friends that you don't have the time to be with updated on how things are going in your life.


Bill_Oreilly said:
If that's the case, then you can say every human interaction is for "showing off"


I don't think that 'every human interaction' involves telling others 'how things are going in your life'. Know those people that insist on shoving their phones in your face to show you pictures of what they've been doing? You sound like one of those people.


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Let it be seen that you are nothing. And in knowing that you are nothing... there is nothing to lose, there is nothing to gain. What can happen to you? Something can happen to the body, but it will either heal or it won't. What's the big deal? Let life knock you to bits. Let life take you apart. Let life destroy you. It will only destroy what you are not.
--Jac O'keeffe

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Jokeshopbeard]
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On the contrary.. I find some of my favourite people to be the kind of can share a silence with without feeling the need to talk. When it's like that, interaction feels like it's less driven and more organic. "What's going on" is more like just what you say to someone you haven't seen in a while. It's an extended greeting.

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Jokeshopbeard] * 2
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Jokeshopbeard said:
Bill_Oreilly said:
That's the whole point of social media you overthinking weirdo


Right. The whole point of it is to show off and say 'Hey, look at meeeeeee!!'

That's why I have no respect for it, you underthinking weirdo.


IDK man I don't think participating in social media is "forcing" anyone to do anything. Get your ridiculous idealism outta here :lol:


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I'm stupid, Enlil is smart.
I'm ugly, Enlil is beautiful.
I'm a loser, Enlil is a winner.
Someday, I hope to be like Enlil but secretly know I never will.

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Jokeshopbeard] * 4
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Jokeshopbeard said:
I don't think that 'every human interaction' involves telling others 'how things are going in your life'. Know those people that insist on shoving their phones in your face to show you pictures of what they've been doing? You sound like one of those people.



Lol dude, you post pics of what you're at all the time in the pub.


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"great things may come to those who wait, but only what's left by those who hustle"

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Bumholio] * 1
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This is social media as far as I'm concerned. Comments on Facebook are just threads under a different format.

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Bumholio]
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For sure, I try and add things here in the hope that they'll bump the traffic and encourage others to do the same. It's slow here, and I miss the days when people shared more.

It's Bill's words that sum up the 'traditional' social media thing for me: 'The idea of social media is to keep your real life friends that you don't have the time to be with updated on how things are going in your life.'

That doesn't sound like joining in with ones mates to me. That sounds like the side of social media that's fucking with the people that heavily indulge in it. Those that are suffering greater levels of depression because of their indulgence in looking at the pseudo-lives of others who use those mediums. Self-centred shit.

I hold my hands up - I take issue with that stuff - because of the inherent harms I see if doing to humans around me. I also know it's a ridiculous idealism, but this is where I come to vent about such things.


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Let it be seen that you are nothing. And in knowing that you are nothing... there is nothing to lose, there is nothing to gain. What can happen to you? Something can happen to the body, but it will either heal or it won't. What's the big deal? Let life knock you to bits. Let life take you apart. Let life destroy you. It will only destroy what you are not.
--Jac O'keeffe

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: larry.fisherman] * 2
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larry.fisherman said:
This is social media as far as I'm concerned. Comments on Facebook are just threads under a different format.


I constantly hear this sentiment on threads but I don't see how that makes sense.

Social media involves communication through what I like to call "social surrogacy". You craft a version of your identity that isn't necessarily your real self and display it to other people under the premise that it is representative of you as a person.

Not like an avatar that purposefully obscures your identity, but your posts can still can represent your true self.

Also the major social media sites don't operate on specific interests like the shroomery. They just represent the zeitgeist through different formats without the pretense of a unifying theme.

That's just my opinion, which is honestly rooted in a resentment for social media and not wanting any of my online activities to be associated with it.


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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Jokeshopbeard]
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Ano dude, I was just calling you out. I agree 90% of what gets posted on Facebook is by attention hures, I'm guilty of it myself on occasion, but I rarely go on fb these days and it's even rarer that I post anything. Some peoples lives do revolve around it though.


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"great things may come to those who wait, but only what's left by those who hustle"

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Malcolm_Xtasy]
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Malcolm_Xtasy said:
Jokeshopbeard said:
Bill_Oreilly said:
That's the whole point of social media you overthinking weirdo


Right. The whole point of it is to show off and say 'Hey, look at meeeeeee!!'

That's why I have no respect for it, you underthinking weirdo.


IDK man I don't think participating in social media is "forcing" anyone to do anything. Get your ridiculous idealism outta here :lol:



I know, right? You seem to be pretty level headed Malcolm. You're a good dude


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Something there is mysteriously formed,
Existing before Heaven and Earth,
Silent, still, standing alone, unchanging,
All-pervading, unfailing,
I do not know its name; I call it tao.
If forced to give it a name, I call it
Great (ta). Being great, it flows out;
Flowing out means far-reaching;
Being far-reaching, it is said to return.

It's just a shot away..

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Yukon Cornelius]
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Yukon Cornelius said:
larry.fisherman said:
This is social media as far as I'm concerned. Comments on Facebook are just threads under a different format.


I constantly hear this sentiment on threads but I don't see how that makes sense.

Social media involves communication through what I like to call "social surrogacy". You craft a version of your identity that isn't necessarily your real self and display it to other people under the premise that it is representative of you as a person.

Not like an avatar that purposefully obscures your identity, but your posts can still can represent your true self.

Also the major social media sites don't operate on specific interests like the shroomery. They just represent the zeitgeist through different formats without the pretense of a unifying theme.

That's just my opinion, which is honestly rooted in a resentment for social media and not wanting any of my online activities to be associated with it.



I think this is a lower level of social media. It may not be as "is in your face" like the main platforms but I certainly feel a lot of people craft an identity on here and play their roles according to what they believe in and what they have been through. Thats social media in a way :shrug:


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Something there is mysteriously formed,
Existing before Heaven and Earth,
Silent, still, standing alone, unchanging,
All-pervading, unfailing,
I do not know its name; I call it tao.
If forced to give it a name, I call it
Great (ta). Being great, it flows out;
Flowing out means far-reaching;
Being far-reaching, it is said to return.

It's just a shot away..

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Yukon Cornelius]
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Yukon Cornelius said:
larry.fisherman said:
This is social media as far as I'm concerned. Comments on Facebook are just threads under a different format.


I constantly hear this sentiment on threads but I don't see how that makes sense.

Social media involves communication through what I like to call "social surrogacy". You craft a version of your identity that isn't necessarily your real self and display it to other people under the premise that it is representative of you as a person.

Not like an avatar that purposefully obscures your identity, but your posts can still can represent your true self.

Also the major social media sites don't operate on specific interests like the shroomery. They just represent the zeitgeist through different formats without the pretense of a unifying theme.

That's just my opinion, which is honestly rooted in a resentment for social media and not wanting any of my online activities to be associated with it.


A thread is just a page or thing that expands into a conversation. And no offense but it kinda seems like some of the rest of what you're saying boils down to you thinking we are just different or better and that's kind of beyond the point. If there's like some kind of criteria people have decided these things need to fulfill to be social media then I'd like to know, but as far as I can tell it's more derivative of what people perceive those communities as. Someone can make their own platform anytime they want. They could be "the one" to actually take the proper time to mould it into something worthwhile. Like The Shroomery. I never said I thought this is Facebook. It is however social media. Webpages can only take so many reasonable formats while is in large part the reason why I used the word. Social media doesn't have to be a bad thing. It could be a term of endearment if the one you're talking about is good. Wasn't this always somewhere for counterculture? Embrace the gay.

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: larry.fisherman] * 2
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I wouldnt say its a dealbreaker but..


Crocs.


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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Asante]
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I always assumed you were the kind of guy that wears Crocs everywhere

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: larry.fisherman]
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As much as I can get away with it I wear black flipflops of natural rubber. Low key, comfortable. Since childhood shoes and I never got along. Prisons for the feet.

I abhor crocs or socks in sandals.

Socks in sandals is another crime against good taste.


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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: larry.fisherman] * 1
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I guess my real gripe is that the term social media is extremely general. What people commonly think of when they hear "social media" is a big dopamine game that operates under the premise of being real life.

The term can refer to literally anything that is a medium for a group of people communicating to each other.

Just think the big outlets are more harmful than good in their current form. Doesn't disqualify it from being used effectively by a minority of users.

Back on topic though, deal breakers are...

Cigarettes
Vegan
Overtly new age spiritual
Traditionally religious


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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Yukon Cornelius] * 1
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I don't really consider us "social media". Social media in my view invokes the image of gimmicky, dopamine pushy, addictive, general topic places.

We're an oldfashioned messageboard, we predate that stuff, you have themed places for specific subjects here.

Twitit, Facepoop and co would envy the sheer volume of functionalities Ythan added over the years, you can be a member here for a decade and still discover new features that were there all along. If they all made those dopamine blips, flashes and prompts you'd go stark raving bonkers, but they're discreetly worked into the software as to be unoffensive unless you choose them. Often you can even opt out of them entirely.


The Shroomery's interface is addictive in the sense that any other board and media looks like some schmuck slapped some features together over the weekend.

22 years of board improvements  :shockandawe:


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personal empowerment for the world

:nyan: LGBT - Love God Before Tradition :nyan:

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Asante]
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Message boards are the progenitor of modern social media. That association necessitates common characteristics. When I see/hear "in my view," that made the think of like how some people might hear "drugs" and think addiction and meth and poor behaviour when others think laying on your bed thinking about stuff on mushrooms. It's all relative.

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Asante]
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Asante said:
I don't really consider us "social media". Social media in my view invokes the image of gimmicky, dopamine pushy, addictive, general topic places.

We're an oldfashioned messageboard, we predate that stuff, you have themed places for specific subjects here.

Twitit, Facepoop and co would envy the sheer volume of functionalities Ythan added over the years, you can be a member here for a decade and still discover new features that were there all along. If they all made those dopamine blips, flashes and prompts you'd go stark raving bonkers, but they're discreetly worked into the software as to be unoffensive unless you choose them. Often you can even opt out of them entirely.


The Shroomery's interface is addictive in the sense that any other board and media looks like some schmuck slapped some features together over the weekend.

22 years of board improvements  :shockandawe:


I agree, however Merriam Webster is less discriminating.

Quote:
forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal mkessages, and other content (such as videos)


But semantics is not my favorite game to play anyway so take it with a grain of salt.

What boggles my mind is how a complete lack of social media presence is a real red flag for a lot of people in my generation. Even freaking future employers!


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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: Asante]
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Asante said:
I don't really consider us "social media". Social media in my view invokes the image of gimmicky, dopamine pushy, addictive, general topic places.

We're an oldfashioned messageboard, we predate that stuff, you have themed places for specific subjects here.

Twitit, Facepoop and co would envy the sheer volume of functionalities Ythan added over the years, you can be a member here for a decade and still discover new features that were there all along. If they all made those dopamine blips, flashes and prompts you'd go stark raving bonkers, but they're discreetly worked into the software as to be unoffensive unless you choose them. Often you can even opt out of them entirely.


The Shroomery's interface is addictive in the sense that any other board and media looks like some schmuck slapped some features together over the weekend.

22 years of board improvements  :shockandawe:



I think this site should trend into a social media sites. But it needs to be a psychedelic one. We need people to be able to express their psychedelic ideas without people bringing others down. We should have a platform to post our pictures, our drugs, our best trip reports..etc. I know we have a means to do that in the pub but I think it needs to be part of the account setup. We need to step it up and go more psychedelic in this place. It's turning into a bunch of people (myself included) who don't trip as much and just talk shit about whatever. We need toake this place MORE PSYCHEDELIC


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Something there is mysteriously formed,
Existing before Heaven and Earth,
Silent, still, standing alone, unchanging,
All-pervading, unfailing,
I do not know its name; I call it tao.
If forced to give it a name, I call it
Great (ta). Being great, it flows out;
Flowing out means far-reaching;
Being far-reaching, it is said to return.

It's just a shot away..

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Re: What's a SMALL thing that turns you off particularly in a prospective partner? [Re: BattyKoda] * 1
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BattyKoda said:
When you give your wife access to your account to pay the bills every month and find out she's snorted the last three up in Percocets.

Or when you meet thier kids for the first time and the oldest goes around your vehicle with a pool noodle and "pretends" to bust your windows out.
You walk out and ask "Boy where did you learn that!?"
He says "MY MOMMA!" And wacks you with the noodle!:rofl:


Lol. More red flags than a Chinese pride day parade

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