Forum gossip thread

[Herman]

She was in my top-ten list of favorite frenemies, bless her heart, but...

...she talked a lot of bullshit. LoL


Even among people who used Flaming in its original context, not the bastardized monstrosity that later became "popular", it was recognized that so-called Flamers were a tiny subset of internet users as a whole. Exaggerating things like that was a hallmark of the folk who appropriated the term 'flamers' though, so it tracks.

I liked old caskur. She was good people.

[Shen Li]

It might help if you look at those interactions as a form of rote exchanges, like people people saying "Good morning" or "How are you doing?" to each other when they meet. It's not supposed to be literally an observation or inquiry into their current status. They're just default noises people make at each other in a shared expression of familiarity and social connectedness.

All they're really saying is:
"I recognize you as a member of my tribe and therefore offer you acknowledgement of existence."

No thinking needed.
Pure reflex call-and-respond display, not dissimilar to apes pant-hooting to each other across the tree tops.

Content? No.
Smooth monkey brains doing smooth monkey brain things.

Expecting deeper meaning or higher-order engagement are fool's errands.

It might help if flamers have nothing going on in their lives. What am I saying, it's a necessity.