From: ogden on
ginge wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:25:58 -0000, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote:
>
> >Twats on ebay who think the post works at the speed of light. Facebook
> >groups full of pitchfork-waving mobs trying to express their ill-
> >informed rage and confusion at the world around them.
>
> I have no problem with those. At least whilst they're busily venting
> on facebook they're doing absolutely nothing of any significance in
> the real world.
>
> The best ones are those who go out and start groups on facebook to
> protest about the functions or policies of facebook. Words fail me.

Even better are the ones who start (or join) groups on facebook to
protest about things that are neither functions nor policies of
facebook. That perennial favourite about charging for accounts being a
particularly good example.

--
ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250

From: ogden on
Champ wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:25:58 -0000, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote:
>
> >> Ebay does open your eyes to the general idiocy of a considerable percentage
> >> of the world's population.
> >
> >It's not just ebay.
> >
> >As Internet access becomes ever more widespread, it becomes
> >democratised, ever more representative of the general public to whom
> >you're not usually exposed.
> >
> >Twats on ebay who think the post works at the speed of light. Facebook
> >groups full of pitchfork-waving mobs trying to express their ill-
> >informed rage and confusion at the world around them.
>
> And you've not even mentioned YouTube comments.

They took our elitist technocracy and we want it back! zOMG!

--
ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250

From: Mark Olson on
ogden wrote:

> They took our elitist technocracy and we want it back! zOMG!

Same thing happened to CB radio...

From: Dr Zoidberg on

"Switters" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9D447776B4B32swittersnospam(a)188.40.43.245...
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:48:43 GMT, Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
>
>> Ebay does open your eyes to the general idiocy of a considerable
>> percentage of the world's population. It's sometimes best to keep them
>> tightly shut in the first place.
>
> And people wonder why I don't do ebay. I'd rather give my tat away to
> charity and save myself any prospective grief.

Just don't be tempted by Freecycle - despite the fact that they are getting
it for nothing , the demands are even less reasonable than ebay.

--
Alex

From: Domenec on
On 23 mar, 12:53, ogden <og...(a)pre.org> wrote:

> They took our elitist technocracy and we want it back! zOMG!

Usenet 1999 was a liveable place.
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