Okay, so maybe I’m doing the internet wrong.
I think I may attract every moron on the face of the planet on the internet. Granted, I troll /b/ every once in awhile, but seriously this is out of control. I feel as if everyone on the internet takes things way too literally. Let’s talk about a new term that I’m going to come up with: “Internet Interpretation”, or “2I” for short. 2I is a term that describes how people interpret phrases on the internet. If a kid from X school posts, “Y school sucks,” and a kid from Y school posts, “No, X school sucks. We’re just smarter.” It’s meant to be taken as a joke. Honestly, you don’t threaten to kill someone. Let’s take an example here.
I was on facebook (Personally, I think facebook needs to have an IQ restriction), and a girl I know posted a picture in a shirt that I sent her. One of her friends decides to say “X suckkkkkkssss.” She even posts as a reply on the picture, “Be careful, my ‘husband’ (oh facebook relationships, you can easily enlope nowadays) will get mad!” Honestly, its obviously setting up for a joke. Here’s where 2I comes into play. It’s obvious from my end, that its supposed to be a joke so I post,
I’m seriously contemplating the idea that the Spartans had it right when they threw the babies over the cliff if they weren’t strong enough.
Okay, beyond the obvious this person has anger management issues, I believe that 2I here is key: First, my comment was supposed to be taken as a joke. Second, no comment should EVER warrant a “I’m going to kill you” response.
But seriously, let’s think about this for a second. I really want to just talk about a few things dealing with internet conversations.
First, if you’re going to make threats over the internet, you’re just acting retarded. Why on earth would someone even take them seriously? Second, can we talk about proper spelling/grammar? “And” is not spelled, “nd.” What is a “bruh?” Boy is spelled with a y, not an I. What’s capitalization? Apparently he doesn’t know. Honestly, we need internet police. I feel as if that society is slowly in a downhill decline. Third, if you’re going to knock on someone for being a nerd, why the fuck would you do it on facebook? Isn’t that just hypocritical? Fourth, he’s right, you don’t measure life in your intelligence, but you also can’t get very far with out any. Lastly, I’m not going to feel threatened by a person who’s shirtless in a mirror taking a picture with his cell phone for his profile picture.
I’m 6′ 3″ and weigh 230 pounds and a member of the NRA. Honestly, this guy is fucking retarded.
