Hiding the stupid

[monkeybard]

Sometimes the internet makes me angry.  Not in and of itself, of coure.  It is, after all, nothing but a neutral mechanism.  It has no control over the metric buttloads of bullshit people pour out into it.  Yes, there is shiny goodness out there, too.  And as a rule I try to stick to that stuff because, frankly, I don't want to read other people's bullshit opinions/beliefs/hatefulness.  Sometimes it's unavoidable.  An off-putting post on someone's facebook page, for example, like the one I just ran across.  I have now hidden that person.  He's not a close friend or anything, and until now I hadn't realised he was stupid in that particular way.  So "hide" it is and pretty soon I'll forget he's even there.

Comments

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Hide & BLOCK on FB are your friends. :D

*hugs* You know if I say anything stupid you can email me and smack me right?

btw, I miss you a lot. *hugs*

[monkeybard]

Darling, you know that if you start shoveling it too deep, I *will* let you know. ;)

Miss you, too! {{{{{sunkrux}}}}}

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Had to check since we both seem to not be able to connect much lately. :D ;)

[devinam.livejournal.com]

i do that too. i frequently hide people on facebook when they have status updates that give insight to their bigotry/hatred/ignorance. I have to think people do this to me too, which is totally fine by me.

[monkeybard]

Agreed. It's not that I feel the need to unfriend them; I don't have to agree with my friends on everything. But neither do I need to read that crap. There are a couple of FB friends who only ever post "praise the lord" updates. I'm thinking, "Really? This is the ONLY THING in your life you feel is worth sharing? Okay. Buh-bye." HIDE It's one thing to post that you had a great time at the Christian retreat last weekend or whatever. But mix it up a little, you know?