Why Do You Think They Call It Programming, part 3

[Adios]

What does that have to do with the rant?

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

[Adios]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

If I thought you were serious about not writing any more I would be very pissed.

[Whatever]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

 Was it my comment?  I thought I was on the right track  

[Captain Utopia]

just curious, do you guys have any links or something which support that trending topics are manipulated as a form of social control?

other than the fact that some people engage in google bombing, etc

I guess I just don't see why search engines would be pushing people to look for Justin Bieber, the Oscars, crap like that. Especially since subversive topics often become trending topics too.

I thought Rog was talking about the result, not the cause?  I.e. it's not necessarily manipulated with intent, but that doesn't make it any less insidious.

[Cramulus]

What does that have to do with the rant?

sorry, I should have quoted the two posts I was responding to -

Is that what that shit means? Go gods. SO glad I never was all...hey look celebrities doing stupid shit...I HAVE TO FIND OUT NAO!!!!!

I hate people.

If I'm trying to find out what people are talking about this week, (occasionally I get curious)
I'd rather look at a list of popular searches
than a list of topics that some editor thinks are popular.

Or you are looking at a list of searches that have been weighted to guide you towards what They want you think about under the guise of search engine generated links.

Pretty sure it's manufactured.

------------but yo, I can see we're off topic, and upon a rereading, I think I misread the actual point of the rant. If I'm reading it correctly, Roger's point is warning about social pressure in general, blaming somebody / something in particular for that social pressure, yes? Terribly sorry for threadjack. 

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

If I thought you were serious about not writing any more I would be very pissed.

Look, while intend to keep writing for a few artists I know, we have to face facts.  The rant is, after 8 years, played out.  It's not wanted in public, with its bare face hanging out...Which is the only way it can mean anything, other than playing for THE AUDIENCE.  It just isn't where Discordia is, now.  There's nothing sadder than a rock star playing in Casinos at age 70, right?  It's fucking pathetic.  I ain't gonna be that guy.

It's over.

Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message, about what's new, what's trending, what's going on in everyone's day-to-day life.  There's a word for what I'm trying to say, but I'll be fucked if I can think what that word is at the moment.

[Sister Fracture]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

If I thought you were serious about not writing any more I would be very pissed.

Look, while intend to keep writing for a few artists I know, we have to face facts.  The rant is, after 8 years, played out.  It's not wanted in public, with its bare face hanging out...Which is the only way it can mean anything, other than playing for THE AUDIENCE.  It just isn't where Discordia is, now.  There's nothing sadder than a rock star playing in Casinos at age 70, right?  It's fucking pathetic.  I ain't gonna be that guy.

It's over.

Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message, about what's new, what's trending, what's going on in everyone's day-to-day life.  There's a word for what I'm trying to say, but I'll be fucked if I can think what that word is at the moment.

"Supermarket gab-rag + Facebook"?

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

If I thought you were serious about not writing any more I would be very pissed.

Look, while intend to keep writing for a few artists I know, we have to face facts.  The rant is, after 8 years, played out.  It's not wanted in public, with its bare face hanging out...Which is the only way it can mean anything, other than playing for THE AUDIENCE.  It just isn't where Discordia is, now.  There's nothing sadder than a rock star playing in Casinos at age 70, right?  It's fucking pathetic.  I ain't gonna be that guy.

It's over.

Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message, about what's new, what's trending, what's going on in everyone's day-to-day life.  There's a word for what I'm trying to say, but I'll be fucked if I can think what that word is at the moment.

"Supermarket gab-rag + Facebook"?

No, as satisfying as the cheap shot would be, that's not it.

[Adios]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

If I thought you were serious about not writing any more I would be very pissed.

Look, while intend to keep writing for a few artists I know, we have to face facts.  The rant is, after 8 years, played out.  It's not wanted in public, with its bare face hanging out...Which is the only way it can mean anything, other than playing for THE AUDIENCE.  It just isn't where Discordia is, now.  There's nothing sadder than a rock star playing in Casinos at age 70, right?  It's fucking pathetic.  I ain't gonna be that guy.

It's over.

Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message, about what's new, what's trending, what's going on in everyone's day-to-day life.  There's a word for what I'm trying to say, but I'll be fucked if I can think what that word is at the moment.

Are we normal now, just like the rest of the world? Have we lost?

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

If I thought you were serious about not writing any more I would be very pissed.

Look, while intend to keep writing for a few artists I know, we have to face facts.  The rant is, after 8 years, played out.  It's not wanted in public, with its bare face hanging out...Which is the only way it can mean anything, other than playing for THE AUDIENCE.  It just isn't where Discordia is, now.  There's nothing sadder than a rock star playing in Casinos at age 70, right?  It's fucking pathetic.  I ain't gonna be that guy.

It's over.

Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message, about what's new, what's trending, what's going on in everyone's day-to-day life.  There's a word for what I'm trying to say, but I'll be fucked if I can think what that word is at the moment.

Are we normal now, just like the rest of the world? Have we lost?

I think so.

But that's only my opinion, from my personal perspective.

[Adios]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

If I thought you were serious about not writing any more I would be very pissed.

Look, while intend to keep writing for a few artists I know, we have to face facts.  The rant is, after 8 years, played out.  It's not wanted in public, with its bare face hanging out...Which is the only way it can mean anything, other than playing for THE AUDIENCE.  It just isn't where Discordia is, now.  There's nothing sadder than a rock star playing in Casinos at age 70, right?  It's fucking pathetic.  I ain't gonna be that guy.

It's over.

Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message, about what's new, what's trending, what's going on in everyone's day-to-day life.  There's a word for what I'm trying to say, but I'll be fucked if I can think what that word is at the moment.

Are we normal now, just like the rest of the world? Have we lost?

I think so.

But that's only my opinion, from my personal perspective.

I don't want to be alone in my insanity. It's only fun when it can be shared, tasted, experienced.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Fuck, I've been fooling myself, and there's no fool like an old fool.  What I brought to Discordia is played out.  It's fucking over, and has been for a long time.

Time to stop wasting everyone's time and bandwidth with this crapola.

Not for all.

never mind.

Yeah.

If I thought you were serious about not writing any more I would be very pissed.

Look, while intend to keep writing for a few artists I know, we have to face facts.  The rant is, after 8 years, played out.  It's not wanted in public, with its bare face hanging out...Which is the only way it can mean anything, other than playing for THE AUDIENCE.  It just isn't where Discordia is, now.  There's nothing sadder than a rock star playing in Casinos at age 70, right?  It's fucking pathetic.  I ain't gonna be that guy.

It's over.

Discordia is about something different now, not sure what, but it seems to be more about networking than message, about what's new, what's trending, what's going on in everyone's day-to-day life.  There's a word for what I'm trying to say, but I'll be fucked if I can think what that word is at the moment.

Are we normal now, just like the rest of the world? Have we lost?

I think so.

But that's only my opinion, from my personal perspective.

I don't want to be alone in my insanity. It's only fun when it can be shared, tasted, experienced.

Good luck.  If there's no deeper meaning behind any of this, then I guess I better adjust...And I have a lot catching up to do.  I guess I'll go watch TV or something. 

[Adios]

If this is really happening my online presence will just go away.

[Sister Fracture]

Sure there is something deeper, IMO. It's harsh, though. Sometimes the monkey-brain just shuts down the areas to the higher-biped perception brain, for protection