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- Vandelay797, on 10/10/2007, -6/+320fantastic read, my personal favorite line: "You don't wait for a girl to verbally tell you she likes you. It's the sparkle in her eyes, her posture, the way she grabs your head and shoves your face into her boobs."
- GaiaAP, on 10/10/2007, -7/+218Excellent piece of work. It hit home, thank you guys. Your points have been duly noted,
- blueracer6, on 10/10/2007, -4/+214Dugg for cracked.com putting it all on one page for the first time.
- tehWyman, on 08/19/2009, -3/+188Actually that is a pretty good read. Of course, I, like just about everyone else who reads this, will still be on their computer in an hour, doing the same stuff.
- skyer, on 10/10/2007, -6/+176favorite quote: "peacefully dealing with people you can't stand is society"
- wittyname, on 10/10/2007, -3/+159Dugg for the chart of "things people have called me online."
- Goodbyeworld, on 10/10/2007, -5/+136dugg for the brutal truth
- daedalus779, on 10/10/2007, -4/+118Cracked is the Czar of lists.
- carpespasm, on 10/10/2007, -4/+104poor sad bear. that was some seriously sad *****. poor guy....
- xman00, on 10/10/2007, -3/+95The problem is not that we don't have to put up with annoying people anymore (how many times have you ever thought about striking up a friendship with the dill hole who talks on his cell phone during a movie). That's a symptom. The real problem is mankind's reaction to the increased population density occurring throughout the world. The human psyche isn't normally equipped to deal with a tribe of more than few dozen people. The result is that people form virtual sub-tribes within the larger mass. The resulting increased anonymity causes people to behave in ways that would be socially unacceptable within their smaller virtual tribe. For example, the rude lady who cuts in line at the department store. Had she known any of the people standing in line, she would probably have never attempted this behavior because of the danger of getting herself ostracized from her tribe.
While I don't agree entirely with the article's suggested root of the problem, I do agree, however, with the article's suggestion. We need to actively engage strangers and plug ourselves back into the real world. Here's a great example from personal experience:
I grew tired of online gaming (repetitive, boring, empty), so I decided to take up playing a tabletop war game (D&D Minis). The difference between the two is like night and day. I get so much satisfaction playing face-to-face against another opponent. Most gaming stores have tournaments on the weekend, so everybody meets, drinks soda, eats Cheetos, whatever, and has a grand ol' time. Whether it's D&D or book clubs or pottery classes or or scuba diving or whatever excites you, I can't recommend enough to people to turn off their computers/iPods and embrace the real world. Keep the PC and the Internet as tools for enhancing your reality, not as substitutes for the real world. - gmprunner, on 10/10/2007, -4/+76People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.
I forgot who said that, but it's so true. - Namco, on 10/10/2007, -2/+73Makes me feel ashamed for having a level 64 WoW character. I should get out.... and cosplay!
- LucasVB, on 10/10/2007, -1/+62Probably the best thing from Cracked so far.
- SlamShut, on 10/10/2007, -3/+62What pleasant surprise. I'd have never expected Cracked.com to produce an article that was largely unfunny, but incredibly relevant and honest and rewarding to read. Best thing I've seen on Digg in ages.
- adacas, on 10/10/2007, -3/+54jesus he just described my life after getting the internet. damn this cursed but juicy bit of technology.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+50Makes me want to build a log cabin and live in the forest... with only a t3 connection to sustain me.
- BowieX, on 10/10/2007, -3/+51Noble and brilliant.
- Virak, on 10/10/2007, -3/+48Except none of this makes me miserable because I'm already an antisocial ***** anyway.
- UberMattMan, on 10/10/2007, -2/+46I wish I could digg it twice.
- ccxftw, on 10/10/2007, -2/+39One of the best articles I've ever seen on Digg.
- Pilomotor, on 11/12/2007, -3/+39Seems like it's been trimmed down a little in the transition to Cracked. A line from the original that really stood out for me was "You can line up for yourself a spread of your favorite liquor, your favorite video game, your favorite movie and your favorite sex act, and the sum total of them won't give you the same kind of lasting happiness you'd get from helping the cranky old lady down the street drag her garbage to the curb."
- spidoman, on 10/10/2007, -1/+32Love the fact that your comment has 2 diggs.
- jaggerjack, on 10/10/2007, -13/+43David Wong has a bit of a penchant for telling people how to live their lives, but that doesn't mean that he isn't smarter than us and doesn't know what ails us. In much the same way, nedroid has a bit of a penchant for drawing simplistic things, but that doesn't mean they aren't the most fantastic drawings in all creation.
- Vicujozobenaxod, on 10/10/2007, -2/+31Good article. I must say Digg is the perfect example of the outrage machine in #6. It's enough to make a sane person sick.
- jerichobp, on 10/10/2007, -4/+33The internet may be making us antisocial, but I hate people, so its the best thing thats ever happened in my opinion.
- NoBlueSpoon, on 10/10/2007, -4/+30I visite 4chan, I would trust no one with that photo test.
- PAStheLoD, on 10/10/2007, -0/+26Yeah, but it's the subconscious knowledge of this, that matters. Maybe next time you will think twice if you say "no, thank you" or something.
- verifex, on 10/10/2007, -0/+24You know that article was indirectly talking about digg very unfavorably. I'm really proud that there are still some great articles here every now and then around here instead of articles filled with meaningless drivel.
- saucercrab, on 10/10/2007, -3/+27Awesome article. I'm sending the link to all my friends.
- YoshoKatana, on 10/10/2007, -0/+24I love "Grow a damn plant."
- Iwantawii, on 10/10/2007, -0/+23In college, I lived in a rental house with 5 other people and we never got close. Most of the time we'd "heyhowsitgoin" and separate into our rooms and do our own thing. On one particular night, the power went out for about 15 minutes from a storm. We all gathered in the living room with candles and talked about everything. Laughs all around. I felt like I was 8 again sitting in a tree fort with friends at 10pm. Then blink! The light flicked back on. Everyone stood up and went back to their rooms!
Point being, even the most anti-social person out there still has this ability to connect on a real level. They may have just lost their confidence in approaching people where their body language will contradict their words. Old habits can be changed. - Wrathernaut, on 10/10/2007, -0/+23I really was planning on going out and doing things today, but instead I'm at the office.
Alone.
Seriously.
But afterwards, I am helping an annoying friend with his car, so I won't be killing myself anytime soon. - Jelfish, on 10/10/2007, -0/+23Peacefully dealing with annoying people is the exact opposite of quiet acceptance. It's choosing to "opt out of society" that leaves annoying people in quiet acceptance. Also, if you find everyone annoying, chances are, you are the one preemptively annoying everyone else.
- hamobu, on 10/10/2007, -2/+24looks like we may have to pencil in time to deal with people.
- VirtualCtor, on 10/10/2007, -0/+21It's more polite to look at their smilie.
- derek20cali, on 10/10/2007, -1/+20Neither does having boobs these days.
- OAKsider, on 10/10/2007, -1/+21I see what you did there.
- Rockonthelawn, on 10/10/2007, -3/+21Excellent article. I can relate to a lot of it. In the In highschool I was a complete computer nerd with tons of online friends. Since starting college 4 years ago ive come to realize for my self most of the points in this article. Since then I have been using technology less and less and have started actually talking and interacting with people in the real word. Stopping using instant messages and actually calling people has done wonders for me.
- LucasVB, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17Well, the author is the same. Apparently, he just republished his article on Cracked.
- MikeZila, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15sad bears
- Lister169, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15W. Somerset Maugham
- searob1, on 10/10/2007, -2/+17Materialism and instant gratification have decreased our tolerance levels. If we don't like something, we buy something else. If we don't like someone, there are plenty of others and other places to live. In disaster situations, we're forced to put aside our petty differences and work together. Anti-racism education treats the symptom and not the cause, the natural ability to group ourselves into people most like us.
Parents aren't doing their jobs in teaching values to children, and that leaves teachers caught between a rock and a hard place. If they dare teach values, some parents complain that it's not their jobs to 'parent' children. Children need to be taught values somewhere. Tolerance of others that are not like us is one of those values that needs to be taught to everyone. - GeyserShitdick, on 10/10/2007, -4/+18Yes, also they make retarded generalizations about people based on where they live.
Oh wait... - GeyserShitdick, on 10/10/2007, -11/+25Just create another account! That's what I did.
- chuckyc130, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16that still does not tell you it is not a guy
- omglucifer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15I know, that's so true, it was pathetic! He should have pinned a note on the rat saying "You're next!" That would have been waaay more effective than just the dead rat alone!
- quiksliver, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13I read this article on pointless waste of time about a year ago and I 100% agree with it now, more than I did then...
my problem is, I KNOW i need new friends and new people to hang out with, but I have no idea how to go about doing that, and although this article full up tells us the problem, it does not give a true solution to the problem. Sure, its easy to say "get out and do something" but its about three fold as difficult to actually do it. I've tried joining teams and clubs, but rarely does the assosiation grow into anything more than "oh yeah hes person x from club y" kinda thing...
another problem I found is that if you are in middle class when it comes to populatiry/coolness, you are pretty much screwed. Either you hang out with the "lower class" kids because they look up to you, or you become a bitch for anyone in the "upper class." And finding another "middle class" kid isn't easy etiher, because they usually associate themselves with either of the later groups...
im really not whining or complaining, im fairly happy with my life but I really want to make it better, and although his article really opened my eyes, it didn't tell me where to start or anything - meez, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14Tier 5/6 cleared black temple, that's when you should really start worrying.
- UnknownVariable, on 10/10/2007, -3/+16This article is extremely well written and very thought provoking. It's the truth, summed up in an easy to read and digest article. Kind of makes me think "Wow, holy *****. I need to log out of Digg, get outside, and go do something already." Like the article points out, I'm also one of the people who have little to nobody to confide in, and those I can, are "online friends." The group of nerds I'd hang around before disappeared to play World of Warcraft, and many other friends I had in highschool simply disappeared into the working world after graduation.
I suppose this is yet another explanation to myself of why I can't wait to get into college. I need the social aspect that comes with school and classes. I want to be in a dormitory with those "annoying friends" the article discusses. I need to make something of myself, socially, preferably quickly. - LucasVB, on 11/12/2007, -0/+12Original? http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/misery.html
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