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mitchy ([personal profile] mitchy) wrote2009-08-12 11:56 am
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1) I used to really miss not being able to read LJ during the day because by the time I got home in the evening to read stuff, people had already commented and moved on. And now that I can read LJ during the day, there's been very little traffic and almost nothing that couldn't have waited until evening. Sod's Law, I hear you cackling....

2) If I see one more post on my flist from someone going "Oh woe, my paid account expires today, I'll miss the polls and the icons!", I am going to post a reply that says "You know damn well that by posting this, someone will stump up for paid time for you; if you're going to beg, at least admit it."

3) Goodness, am I the only person who reacts to crises by, y'know, dealing with them? We seem to be turning into a planet of people who can't cope unless they're on tranqs. I get being overwhelmed sometimes, I've been there, we all have. So take a step back, breathe, rant to a friend, whatever. But to flail and stick your head in the sand, rant on LJ about "OMGMYLIFEISSOHARD!" and hope it'll all go away every time you get an owie boo-boo? Get a backbone, puh-lease. (And I'm not talking about those with legitimate mental conditions, so put the burning torches and pitchforks down....)

4) In unrelated news, I'm getting remarkably intolerent in my old age :P

4a) I may possibly need more soothing tea....

[identity profile] severe-delays.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
For me the point is not that a particular blog is used to vent/whine. It's that some people continually whine and yet make no effort to better their situation or change their attitude to it. If there is a crisis they don't try to deal with it, they just complain. I really hate that attitude. By all means vent/whine in life - god knows, I do it myself. But don't keep whining about things when you could fairly easily deal with them. In general there seems to be such an attitude these days* that things should be perfect and if not then we are incapable of fixing them without the assistance/permission of other people. Just get off your ass and sort it fercryingoutloud.

*Why yes, I did feel old writing that. What makes you ask?