Ever since you started eating papaya, you haven't been quite yourself, have you?
The idea that someone chooses one option over another just because they want more isn't really about consumerism; it’s much deeper than that, rooted firmly in psychology. If you decide to walk up to a checkout counter where the cashier happens to be a bit more pleasant, does that truly make you a mindless consumer? Or is it just human nature?
Then again, I suppose you’d prefer the grumpy clerk at the other register—I assume you take your cues from the DM, don't you? 🤦
The path Thompson is taking is the same one being trodden by the fans of the LA Dodgers. Robert Torres is poking a little fun at us, but honestly, someone like Madrono—who prioritizes flashiness and has an insatiable hunger for the big leagues—is miles ahead of where we stand right now.
It’s quite a journey, isn't it? To watch the evolution from that gritty, long-haired heavy metalhead, known only in his small hometown and obsessed with primitive displays of machismo like leather jackets and motorcycles, to this polished, gelled-up superstar who hosts events in ridiculously expensive venues and moves massive amounts of merch, all while never truly shedding those old-school, aggressive roots that made him a force in the scene to begin with.
Gentlemen, all you really need is a guitar, maybe a couple of harmonicas, some prog and folk rock, and a pinch of that classic Americana bard soul while you gaze wistfully through a fogged-up window at rain-soaked Midwestern cornfields. That’s the whole kit and caboodle. Why bother with this devilish nonsense—these drunken vultures who dress themselves up like cheap starlets just to poison your spirit by playing on your misplaced sense of machismo? Honestly, wouldn't it be better to just go have a long talk with your local priest?
I suppose it is a bit of a stretch to bridge the gap between all that raw destruction, aggression, anarchy, and pure grumpiness—which is what that genre suggests to me—and the act of raking in cash at some high-end, polished concert venue.
If you really wanted to give listeners that true sensory experience, wouldn't you host the show in a literal junkyard or some gritty dive bar down a back alley? ☕
But hey, I’m just messing around; people listen to whatever they want, it's just that this particular style has always felt like a direct pipeline to emotions I don't particularly value, like rage or anger, so I've never quite grasped the motivation behind leaning into them. Or perhaps I just outgrew that phase of life where you feel the need to wear your frustration on your sleeve.
Good grief, what kind of headspace do you have to be in to actually find enjoyment in the mindless racket produced by those rapidstag2 wannabes? They’re out there on stages worth millions of dollars, making all that noise 🤣 . I suppose that whole teenage rebellion phase just went completely off the rails ☕ . What on earth goes through your mind when you're sitting there listening to that?
I can't tell if I'm just finally losing my patience, or if this kind of aggressive Facebook commentary is simply how the younger generation chooses to interact these days.
In any case, when you realize that the local pub you frequent has become overrun by idiots—or more specifically, groups of people you personally deem to be idiots—isn't the most sensible move to just find a different bar?
I don’t recall any previous moderation team ever allowing such a sheer volume of brainless posts on the forums without stepping in, especially over such an extended period. If you look at the Lakers threads, nearly a quarter or even a third of the content is just this. It’s not even about the big games or the rivalry matchups; it’s just this mindless, one-sided drivel that lacks any spark, any wit, or even the basic decency to be decent trolls, let alone actually funny.
Feel free to disagree and claim it was always like this, but we all know it wasn't. Though, I suppose handing out a few warnings to restlesssurfer97 might finally sort this mess out. 🙏
We simply don't have the time for this. 🙏
It honestly feels as if someone is holding a gun to your heads, forcing you to moderate a damn basketball forum that consists of maybe three active threads where anyone is actually saying anything worth reading. 🙏
Honestly, I’ve had just about enough; for months now, we've allowed certain individuals to clog up this entire thread with jokes that have the intellectual depth of a ten-year-old on antibiotics, an issue that only intensified once they caught a sudden fever of dopamine and adrenaline following a few minor wins. And then, quite out of nowhere, it seems as though 🙏
is suddenly deciding to play moderator. KBKK, anyway, there are barely a dozen people left here worth actually engaging or joking around with, and since half of them can be found elsewhere without needing this forum, the rest of this nonsense is almost easy enough to just swallow and ignore.