Merciless Medic
Walking Pokemon Dictionary
Avante
, I was technically around before the "voting system" was in place on most sites, but I was really young then. Granted, people did other things to get more attention. It was a matter of the shock value of what they were talking about and how funny you were. Arguably, you can get some really fucked up dark humor back then that was actually funny. Nowadays, I don't find anything like that anymore. People were better at socializing and, while assumptions were a common theme, it wasn't that bad. Though, you do get the more "eccentric" or "lonely" people on the internet who act borderline creepy, but that's just because they need irl friends and use digital as a way to fill the void. Plus, kids were a prevalent thing back then. Though, the difference between then and now is that we didn't have kids as young as 4 playing with iPads or owning an iPhone all to themselves. When I was younger, we had a family computer I had to share with my brother and sometimes my parents and most parents were pretty good at keeping their kids from under the age of 13 from going on any sites they shouldn't be. But granted, I also had those parents who didn't mind it when I played violent video games at the age of 5. XD That was fun. Never had much of an issue with being violent and playing violent video games actually taught me to be more empathic and find better methods of letting out my frustrations and anger funnily enough. Though, I understand that this didn't work with everyone.
I do agree with you on the voting system. While I do like the "likes" and "hearts" I get on my comments, I don't much care for them. The only reason why I like or love someone's post is because I have read it. It also makes people feel like they had an idea that someone agrees with (which is mostly the case and I love hearing people's perspectives on things). The times I don't, even when I have read them, is because I don't agree with someone's thought process. No matter how detailed or short their response is, I spend time reading them and liking them as I read them so I kind remind myself that I have already read them.
While my generation was brought up in both instant gratification and long-term gratification/attrition wars depending on the parents and how much internet access and video games you were allowed to play, as that contributed heavily to how we perceive goals and rewards nowadays. Hell, even children shows started doing that recently with only a few programs ever really delving into the long-term goals that take forever but it's worth it in the end.
Everything is so simplified now and it bothers me so much. Where's the challenge?
I do agree with you on the voting system. While I do like the "likes" and "hearts" I get on my comments, I don't much care for them. The only reason why I like or love someone's post is because I have read it. It also makes people feel like they had an idea that someone agrees with (which is mostly the case and I love hearing people's perspectives on things). The times I don't, even when I have read them, is because I don't agree with someone's thought process. No matter how detailed or short their response is, I spend time reading them and liking them as I read them so I kind remind myself that I have already read them.
While my generation was brought up in both instant gratification and long-term gratification/attrition wars depending on the parents and how much internet access and video games you were allowed to play, as that contributed heavily to how we perceive goals and rewards nowadays. Hell, even children shows started doing that recently with only a few programs ever really delving into the long-term goals that take forever but it's worth it in the end.
Everything is so simplified now and it bothers me so much. Where's the challenge?