I Hate The Internet

I know, I know, I'm using a blog on the internet, so how can I possibly hate it? Well, you see, I've found that with the anonymity that comes with posting something online also comes a lack of consequence and self control. It's easy to forget that we're talking to real life people online. Language is far more laxed and insults fly faster than a goose to Fabio's face (that's right, no reference is too old for me)

While sometimes this openness is great, most of the time when you're that upfront with people you just let your inner dumb-ass shine. I find this mostly in the comments section of just about anything. Recently, a lady was severely injured (as in brain damage) on the set of Transformers 3 when a stunt went horribly wrong. She was just an extra (not even a stunt woman) who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Of course, she is suing, which is understandable and the right thing to do in that situation. So, how did the TF fans handle this news of a lawsuit? Most were supportive, but a very vocal group took it personally, as if Paramount, Michael Bay, and Transformers are above reproach. Some made it sound like she could just walk it off. Others made jokes saying they should sue because the first two movies gave them brain damage. The anonymity provided to them allows them to make any statement they want, with reckless regard to feelings or human decency.

Another gem is whenever any political statement is made, someone must post about a crazy conspiracy about a One World Government™ that will soon bring all of us to our knees. Really? Really?! Do you....do you know where you live? Look, if we were in Soviet Russia when Stalin was in charge, I could understand, but when someone is changing healthcare?! Let's compare my two examples here, shall we. In the United States, if you disagree with anyone, that's your right. You can say I'm wrong, I can say you're wrong, and we can go about our lives. In the USSR in the 50s, if you were even remotely suspected of disagreeing with the state you would be sent to a reeducation camp (if you were lucky) Not only that, but if they had to make you disappear they'd (before the days of photoshop) find every picture of you they could and painstakingly remove you from each one. You see, not only did they imprison and/or kill you, they made sure that not even history would remember you. So yes, since the government is spending too much money, this is obviously some kind of elaborate plan to destroy the world economy then rebuild it from the ground up. It's so stupid, it's fool proof. No one will ever suspect it, except every other tard on the internet that posts about it.

If you haven't guessed, I have a low tolerance for stupidity and ignorance. I do, however, have a solution. Picture this: a loaded gun mounted to every computer in the world, pointed at the user. If the user ever posts anything stupid (determined by a complex algorithm built into the computer) they will be shot in the face! I know it might not be the best solution, but I think it will make me feel a lot better about going online.

And really, isn't that what counts?