Surviving the /qa/ coaltalogue - Day 75 - On a personal note...
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>>107607It's pretty fun to look back at things from time to time and try and gauge how much has changed, and how much I've managed to get wrong. Which is why I don't like to make predictions in my blog. But it's safe to say my whinings, mostly about NAS and /qa/ being slow, earlier on fell on deaf ears. God's plan, maybe.
However, the coaltalogue seems to be picking up pace lately. So instead of whinging, I'm going to share with you what I've learned. I'm even trying to be less sarcastic and just "speak". Sorry for my crappy entries. I'm like an old man, crying "But it's too late!", every time I see a change. Why should I have to keep going through the same boring story?
I'm used to slow boards. I'm used to necrobumping. Hell, these days I'm used to catty wipes, they're a common occurrence. But a board culture that thrives on all that? That's something new! So today I wanted to share more mundane observations on what's going on. So here we go.
1. A change of perspective
I've started to remember why I used to press people about they're posting. And then get their take on it. Most of the times I get hostile/memey responses THOUGH.
I still post the same questions. But I've stopped feeling defensive about asking those questions. So now it's like a self-questioning thing. What's in it for me? I know that they're gonna say "You're being too autistic." That this is the kind of stuff /qa/ used to do in days of yore. No, that's not it.
2. A change in the culture
This is the most visible sign of a change I've seen in myself. I'm lurking a lot rather than posting, but I'm also done with finding fault with my own posts. It's like I have just taken the "burden" of proving myself. But then I asked myself if it's really that hard? Then I decided to just shitpost. You might as well try and happen to shit the best post ever. The gem that will save the party will appear spontaneously!
3. People posting the same thing over and over and over
There's always gonna be the one person who posts the same thing over and over and over. This is like when people used to make the same comments in forums, it's that same kind of boredom-inducing-boredom cycle. I'd rather just go to the next board or stop browsing the sharty when that happens.
In conclusion, perhaps it's time to turn the page and see why things are this way and why it might be better so. Maybe that is the reason why things are slowly gettingfaster. Why am I trying to pick "fights" with people? Is this the new "culture"? We need to find out before I go to the nearest bar and take another shot of vodka... (Maybe not actually, I'm not in drinking age.)