The world we live in

[Prizam]

Caddyshack said:

wolfracesonic said:

IT manager, can't sort out own spellchecker.

He is a manager, he has minions who need to sort it out...he just needs to punish the right one.

I'm actually a tech guy at heart and tend to better at it than the minions. just cant spell. Perhaps I'm one of the stupid people i have been complaining about.

[Caddyshack]

Toltec said:

I'm on the upper side of 50 and seeing a, presumably educated, 30 something misuse the word carnage makes me wonder where the world is going.

What is wrong with commotion, disorder, chaos, pandemonium, anarchy, mayhem or bedlam for example? Some of those are nicely ott without being as badly wrong as carnage.

Unless the drivers were actually literally slaughtering each other in an effort to get past, in which case the world really has gone to st.

Edited by Toltec on Wednesday 30th September 21:24

I often see emails with URGENT in the title, after reading them they are little more than slightly more in need of some action to relieve the writers anxiety than any other.

[LordHaveMurci]

Limpet said:

I probably encounter 2-3,000 other cars/road users on my commute every day. I see maybe 2 examples of selfish and inconsiderate driving.

You don't notice the normal people, only the idiots.

Sounds like you're not very observant then, I have less than a 10min commute & see many more than two every single journey & I rarely commute in rush hour when it gets even worse!

[anonymous-user]

Prizam said:

just stop dead in the middle of the isle that is too small.

You mean like Germany did to Jersey in WW2 ?

[Artey]

doogz said:

When have you ever seen someone post on FB or the like:

"Stopped at traffic lights, YOLO"

Calm your st. There are stupid people everywhere, they always has been and there always will be.

I'm scared of ignorants like yourself, it's mainly thanks to people like you, and not the ones who are stupid, that the standards go down the stter.

[rambo19]

I'm with the OP.

I fell like doing a 'micheal douglas from falling down' everyday.

[Ali_T]

Had just such an ignorant muppet behind me this morning. The stereotyped middle aged, middle class mum in a mini cabriolet wearing sunglasses despite it being misty. Stuck in a line of traffic as there was a delivery lorry offloading, I end up with a junction on the left. Can't go forward or I'd be blocking it so let one car turn right out of it while I'm waiting but bimbo-mom wants to turn into this road and thinks I should pull forward and block the junction especially for her. So she starts beeping her horn and ranting in the mirror. I thought it was hilarious so, every time she beeped, I did. And when she waved her arms around shouting I waved mine around as well. Certainly cheered up the commute no end. Hope she's there again tomorrow.

[_dobbo_]

Artey said:

I'm scared of ignorants like yourself, it's mainly thanks to people like you, and not the ones who are stupid, that the standards go down the stter.

Irony singularity - calling someone ignorant and bemoaning standards whilst not being able to correctly pluralise the word "ignorant" to "ignorant people"

This thread is the gift that keeps on giving.

Edited by _dobbo_ on Thursday 1st October 22:08

[Artey]

_dobbo_ said:

Artey said:

I'm scared of ignorants like yourself, it's mainly thanks to people like you, and not the ones who are stupid, that the standards go down the stter.

Irony singularity - calling someone ignorant and bemoaning standards whilst not being able to correctly pluralise the word "ignorant" to "ignorant people"

This thread is the gift that keeps on giving.

You couldn't have reaffirmed what I said any better.

[acme]

Does this thread rather ironically not show what is one of the main issues, that humans seem to take so much pleasure in criticising and belittling one another? Is it that I've got older or that it's simply got worse? The internet certainly hasn't helped. Even a site dedicated to our shared passion of cars invariably ends up in the kind of arguments I witnessed in the sixth form.

F*ck me this world is screwed!

[Artey]

acme said:

Does this thread rather ironically not show what is one of the main issues, that humans seem to take so much pleasure in criticising and belittling one another? Is it that I've got older or that it's simply got worse? The internet certainly hasn't helped. Even a site dedicated to our shared passion of cars invariably ends up in the kind of arguments I witnessed in the sixth form.

F*ck me this world is screwed!

You're clearly confused. What we do here is discuss and provide constructive feedback. Without constructive feedback one is unable to alter (improve) one's ways and as a result becomes a subject of this topic i.e. an inconsiderate self-centred waste of space.

[acme]

Artey said:

You're clearly confused. What we do here is discuss and provide constructive feedback. Without constructive feedback one is unable to alter (improve) one's ways and as a result becomes a subject of this topic i.e. an inconsiderate self-centred waste of space.

If only most of it was constructive! At least you know the difference between your/you're..... and there (their!) I go!

Three exclamation marks in one sentence, I'm so 'down with the kids'.

[The Mad Monk]

acme said:

If only most of it was constructive! At least you know the difference between your/you're..... and there (their!) I go!

Three exclamation marks in one sentence, I'm so 'down with the kids'.

No. Because the exclamation mark indicates the conclusion of a sentence.

Perhaps you mean three exclamation marks in one paragraph?

Just trying to be helpful.

[Hell27]

Taking one of the main points of the original rant (which was very entertaining, thanks!), much of the reasons behind this me, me, me attitude seems to be the Internet. It is a form of self imposed isolation that simultaneously allows both total freedom and impunity to say and act as you feel like, yet can cause great outrage and annoyance when this behaviour is directed at you. The analogy of a "wifi bubble" is brilliant, socially the world now seems to be comprised of thousands of wifi castaways seemingly cut off from society because the electronic device is stopping normal human interaction!
All you can do is live by your own standards to try and make the world a better place. Not everyone thinks like this unfortunately.

[funkyrobot]

I'm sure we all see idiots every day. Some people do when they look in the mirror.

I saw a prime piece of idiotic driving when going home last night. As I was ascending a steep railway bridge, an Astra van came over the brow over my side of the road. He swerved back to the right side and carried on. As he passed me, he was staring down at a phone or something. Real fking idiot right there!

[acme]

The Mad Monk said:

No. Because the exclamation mark indicates the conclusion of a sentence.

Perhaps you mean three exclamation marks in one paragraph?

Just trying to be helpful.

The humour here is amusing, and exactly the sort of banter you'd expect in the office, that's fine. However, many of the responses on PH are simply unpleasant, and this is what I think has got worse, and is part and parcel of the original response.

[TurboFan]

I had the same thought as the OP the other day whilst joining the A40 from Uxbridge. Car in front swerving and erratically braking as we were accelerating from the slip road only to overtake said car to find a female driver taking selfies!

WTF I mean seriously WTF!

[android]

To the OP this was all predicted in Californication series 1 (episode LOL,2007).;-)
Only that we're at a further advanced stage. Hate the fact I still grind out an existence in 'IT' and the whole industry is a cesshole. Just used to the wage and trying to find a way out.
I live in a town centre and get used to constantly veering around zombies staring into ish*ts.
Technology is abused and we're (global) the abusers.
Apart from that,everything's chipper

Edited by android on Tuesday 6th October 23:42

Edited by android on Tuesday 6th October 23:46

[anonymous-user]

I have the misfortune to work in London (great city full of idiots) and I have noticed nobody knows how to use a pelican crossing. Everyone stands there waiting for the lights to change but no one presses the button. Don't get me started on cyclists who don't use hand signals and think it's preferable to run people over. They should all be turned into glue.

[Hol]

Ali_T said:

Had just such an ignorant muppet behind me this morning. The stereotyped middle aged, middle class mum in a mini cabriolet wearing sunglasses despite it being misty. Stuck in a line of traffic as there was a delivery lorry offloading, I end up with a junction on the left. Can't go forward or I'd be blocking it so let one car turn right out of it while I'm waiting but bimbo-mom wants to turn into this road and thinks I should pull forward and block the junction especially for her. So she starts beeping her horn and ranting in the mirror. I thought it was hilarious so, every time she beeped, I did. And when she waved her arms around shouting I waved mine around as well. Certainly cheered up the commute no end. Hope she's there again tomorrow.

Has anyone checked Mumsnet for a thread about men in traffic jams not being able to understand when women are indicating that they are in a hurry or desperate for a pee.

Edited by Hol on Friday 9th October 10:18