I think the second generation of interneters are doing it wrong. The problem with them is that they're all trying to be cool. And there is literally nothing worse than coolness. Say what you will about child molesters but at least when you get a group of them together on a forum they’re enthusiastic about their interest. It’s not all “well I only did it because I’m bored”, “yeah, sex with children is soooo over-rated”

Coolness has ruined proper internet spats. Now it’s just people trying to prove they care less about everything than everyone else. It’s little more than people slouched in a dimly lit room mumbling “whatever” at each other….or in our case “alright”. They dare not even use a capital letter in case they're accused of trying too hard.
(Brigadier an old boot sitting on a man's face - forever, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 9:04, 16 replies)

Meh.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 9:15, closed)

Again - almost gold star award quality.
Let down by your correct punctuation which shows that you did indeed have a good education and thus cannot be "cool" enough to flaunt your flagrant disregard for linguistics done correctly.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Fri 21 Jun 2013, 9:52, closed)

I was going to leave out the capitalisation and full stop,
but honestly couldn't bring myself to do it.
I'll never be down wiv da yoot.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 10:10, closed)

alright

(McChinaman banned, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 10:02, closed)

alright

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 10:06, closed)

Whatever.

( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Fri 21 Jun 2013, 10:40, closed)

oh ffs
*watevz*
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Fri 21 Jun 2013, 10:42, closed)

'whatevs'

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 10:42, closed)

2 slo shmo

(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Fri 21 Jun 2013, 10:43, closed)

I was generation zero.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 11:41, closed)

Worst of all the superhero teams.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 11:46, closed)

My superpower is innate xenophobia and sharp 1950s suits.
My female assistant has great hair and excellent secretarial skills.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 13:05, closed)

ju jus dont ger it blud u 2 old an dat

(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 11:49, closed)

I USE ALL THE CAPITAL LETTERS!

( vix0r was not Matthew on, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 12:42, closed)

it's not the users, its the media
Once upon a time there was things like IRC and USENET, which pretty much were "join a group and chat or exchange info". Now with blogs/twitter/faceboot its not about the group but the ego - my blog, my tweeting, my page. So the design nudges the participant more towards an egocentric posture, hence trying to be cool (perhaps by being studiously anti-cool).

Not that group-centric media do not have ego-based posturing (see e.g. b3ta), but the design doesn't have that bias towards it.
(haberman is singing in the changes, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 13:33, closed)

I... nah.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Fri 21 Jun 2013, 16:44, closed)