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branchandroot) wrote2006-03-22 12:08 am
branchandroot) wrote2006-03-22 12:08 am
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Skimmers wipe out
E-life would be better if everyone refrained from replying until they have actually read the post/comment/thread in question.
Read it. Not skimmed it, not glanced at it in the middle of reading one of the fifteen other windows they have open, not blipped over from some convo for five seconds to dash off a reply just for the joy of hearing their own voices. Read it.
Possibly even, and I know this is a pipedream, here, read it with a small amount of care and attention. Maybe even pausing to dismount from personal hobbyhorses and consider for a brief moment that the poster might mean something different from what they would mean if they wrote the post in question.
Is it really so vital to have your existence noticed that you'll consent to be noticed for being a blithering hot-air bag who totally missed the point?
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Read it. Not skimmed it, not glanced at it in the middle of reading one of the fifteen other windows they have open, not blipped over from some convo for five seconds to dash off a reply just for the joy of hearing their own voices. Read it.
Possibly even, and I know this is a pipedream, here, read it with a small amount of care and attention. Maybe even pausing to dismount from personal hobbyhorses and consider for a brief moment that the poster might mean something different from what they would mean if they wrote the post in question.
Is it really so vital to have your existence noticed that you'll consent to be noticed for being a blithering hot-air bag who totally missed the point?
.