Warning: This is a LONG post, rage and anger-filled.
My apologies for remaining cynical. Im having one of those weeks where SG just isnt doing it for me. Maybe Im just feeling a bit depressed (and once we get to the mystery meat of the week you'll see why, too), but theres also just something lacking about SG, or I feel that Im missing the point somewhat.
Maybe I've just hit the point where alternative culture just isnt that earth-shattering to me anymore, (although being in an echo-chamber like SG this probably bound to happen at some point) but considering that SG is marketing itself as a fair/free for all* website promoting alternative culture and, goddamnit, supposedly FOR stuff that the rest of the worlds mainstream is AGAINST (complete with capital letters); increasingly I find that I am being turned off from the site because of this lack of holding up when compared to its marketing.
I have to confess, I am not the most given to socialising on this site. Its not that I hate people**, per se, its just that when I say (write? type?) something, Id rather a) add something to the conversation or b) remain quiet. The same goes for the articles / threads. My particular gripe is the Lifestyle/Newswire, as has been covered in posts a long time ago.
With the amount of time currently on my hands, I have been thinking about getting back into writing and taking my fictional aspirations (double entendres, bahaha!) further, to the point of writing a couple of articles that are interesting (to me at least) about lesser known historical events or technical innovations that underpins much of what people use today but dont realise it. I mused the point a while ago, and asked for a bit of insight from one or two friends on here (thanks guys, even if I didnt go through with it then!), and I think the time is ripe for an attempt.
My hesitation, however, comes from the example of Psyche's article; Neoconservatism and the Suppression of Education in America. This is fantastic, insightful, all the good things I praised others for a long time ago in one of the other blog posts. And yet, this languished for five weeks after being submitted before Psyche said "Fuck it, I'm going to post it myself."
I think you'll agree, its got everything we want to see a lot more of (not least a lot more of Psyche, fnarr fnarr). Im getting particularly tired of the agony-aunt SG threads***. If I want to read Dear Deidre, I'll buy a copy of The Sun. So, when I eventually get around to writing these things, I imagine I'll circumvent the editorial process**** and just post them directly for good or ill.
My apologies for remaining cynical. Im having one of those weeks where SG just isnt doing it for me. Maybe Im just feeling a bit depressed (and once we get to the mystery meat of the week you'll see why, too), but theres also just something lacking about SG, or I feel that Im missing the point somewhat.
Maybe I've just hit the point where alternative culture just isnt that earth-shattering to me anymore, (although being in an echo-chamber like SG this probably bound to happen at some point) but considering that SG is marketing itself as a fair/free for all* website promoting alternative culture and, goddamnit, supposedly FOR stuff that the rest of the worlds mainstream is AGAINST (complete with capital letters); increasingly I find that I am being turned off from the site because of this lack of holding up when compared to its marketing.
I have to confess, I am not the most given to socialising on this site. Its not that I hate people**, per se, its just that when I say (write? type?) something, Id rather a) add something to the conversation or b) remain quiet. The same goes for the articles / threads. My particular gripe is the Lifestyle/Newswire, as has been covered in posts a long time ago.
With the amount of time currently on my hands, I have been thinking about getting back into writing and taking my fictional aspirations (double entendres, bahaha!) further, to the point of writing a couple of articles that are interesting (to me at least) about lesser known historical events or technical innovations that underpins much of what people use today but dont realise it. I mused the point a while ago, and asked for a bit of insight from one or two friends on here (thanks guys, even if I didnt go through with it then!), and I think the time is ripe for an attempt.
My hesitation, however, comes from the example of Psyche's article; Neoconservatism and the Suppression of Education in America. This is fantastic, insightful, all the good things I praised others for a long time ago in one of the other blog posts. And yet, this languished for five weeks after being submitted before Psyche said "Fuck it, I'm going to post it myself."
I think you'll agree, its got everything we want to see a lot more of (not least a lot more of Psyche, fnarr fnarr). Im getting particularly tired of the agony-aunt SG threads***. If I want to read Dear Deidre, I'll buy a copy of The Sun. So, when I eventually get around to writing these things, I imagine I'll circumvent the editorial process**** and just post them directly for good or ill.
Now to the mystery meat.
Ugh. Now that shitheap is over with, I found a fantastic guy on Youtube who is building his own spider-robot in his house far from anywhere in america:
"What's this? Hello there kind sir, did you say your name was 3/16ths? Very nice to meet--HAR HARUGHRHGAHOII "
"Exxxxxxxcellent."
Fantastic.
Thanks for sticking with it this far. Hope you're all well.
As regards SG I very rarely read any of the articles it's more of a social network for me having met several very good friends which I see frequently via SG.