Why We Forum

[patlajan]

I dare ask the question: Why do we post? What is it that each of you gets out of this forum? Certainly nothing we do here will ever affect reality, so why do we return time after time, posting and responding dutifully. I am hoping for some ground breaking discussions here.

[anileve]

We post because we like attention and because we are all narcissists. "Vanity is my favorite sin"

[sSsflamesSs]

We post because we like attention and because we are all narcissists. "Vanity is my favorite sin"

Hah! You stole my eye!

[sSsflamesSs]

Badrjan jan, I thought we already made that clear:

Entertainment and Mind Stimulation.

[Anonymouse]

And don't forget to increase our post count. It means something.

[fIReBuRntInHeLL]

well when I post, is because at that moment I have nothing better to do, that's why I post (most times ankap things) for my post count!!!! :twisted:
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[ckBejug]

I have figured out why I post. Let me enlighten you all.

The internet(and as such, the forum we 'inhabit') is a great social equalizer, and for most people that's a bad thing. It takes away all of our normal day-to-day methods of judging people. You can't see someone on the web, so you can't make any assumptions based on their height, weight, style of dress, hair color, measurements, etc. You can't hear them, so accents, tone of voice, and speaking mannerisms are out. All that's left is words and the thing behind words--ideas.

There are two or three people I know online who I've never met face-to-face. I know very few details for sure, thanks to the anonymous nature of the web. For all I know, one talks like Fran Drescher, and another might be a supermodel in her spare time, the third could be a rich playboy. Most likely none of these things are true, but the point is it doesn't matter. What I do know about all these people is what they think about, the interesting things they have to say, and the sorts of things they're willing to share with the world.

Of course, the anonymous nature of the internet/forum is not good for most people, because by and large, most people are boring (at least on a day to day basis). I think this is how humans work... "I'm not interested in hearing about someone else's job--I already have one, and my job will always be more interesting to me than yours because it's the one I go to. I'm not interested in hearing about relationship problems--I have them too, and I'm not vicariously attached to yours." What I am interested in hearing about is novel opinions and ideas, because those make me think and I like having new and interesting things to think about. It's sad to say it, but most people don't have novel opinions or ideas. If I want to know what 90% of America is thinking and talking about, I can just turn on the television.

So basically the internet/forum eliminates all the ways a person can be judged, leaving the good stuff behind. The only thing that matters is the interesting things you have to say. So, I post because once in a while I think I have something interesting to say, and by golly I think all of you guys have some pretty damn interesting things to share that I would not have heard about had I been spending time looking at the marka on your purse or tints in your hair (not that I waste my time with such meaningless superficialities, but you know some people...), etc.....

[spiral]

Why We Forum

So... why do you forum?

[Darorinag]

To spill out my sarcasm on others.

[whitelotus]

ditto that dan