I'm overcome,
So come over.
Come over me.
What's come over me?
Come over,
Overcome me.
Help me
Overcome me.
Come over,
And come over me.
Similarly, people Follow others in attempt to collect Followers and draw attention to their sets, NOT because they find those people interesting, friendly, etc.
Have I got all that right...?
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ojtheviking:
I agree with much of the above, and would like to add that the selfie/instagram/twitter culture may have something to do with it, as if the attention span is becoming shorter, to the point where longer posts aren't always been read anymore. I, too, used to be a member, then disappeared, and recently returned again, and I've also noticed a lot of changes, not all of them for the better.
mattadore:
I think you're probably right about that. I don't know why I expected SG would be somehow frozen in time during my absence. Obviously the cultural changes that have affected the rest of the world would have their impact here, too... But I'm consistently tempted to ask, a la Bill Hicks, "Where do you guys go to think...? I'll meet you there..."
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user0616220901:
Probably they were just very ironic.
mattadore:
Not the most scientific test, I admit...
It's all just business, isn't it...? None of my business, but your business is not my business. I'm not interested in monetizing, incentivizing, or cheapening things by sticking price tags on them. I'm old-fashioned that way. Or just old...
The best things in life are NOT free. But they ain't got shit to do with money.
If you charge a fee for sharing, you're not...
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Where is a guy, an average joe such as myself, to go when seeking to renounce the dull cacophony of civilization, the static of the status quo, in the hopes of finding free and open dialogue with other contemplative exiles and contrarians...?
Nude photos of beautiful women a plus...
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chef:
Indeed there was. My favorite sentence constructors left in the first year I was here and had been around for quite some time. It’s a Pleasure to make your acquaintance sir.
mattadore:
Encantado, @chef !
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