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Re:I don’t want to be an internet person by pdntspa on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @11:19AM (#33896157)
I'm just sick of seeing everyone have these obxious, stupid "extra" personalities. Nobody can be calm or cool, nobody ever wants to channel any kind of zen, everything has to have the energy of an episode Pee-Wee's Playhouse. It's like we never advanced past 3 years old.
Re:I don’t want to be an internet person by JW_00000 on Friday December 09, 2022 @08:12AM (#33920844)
The most active people on reddit/Twitter/social media:

* have lots of free time, e.g. teenagers, students, the unemployed. People with an average job and kids don't have the time to constantly be active on social media. Hence, you're reading a lot of teenage angst and people with non-traditional lifestyles. * have some reason to spend more time socializing online rather than in real life, e.g. because of niche interests, neurodivergency, specific personality traits... * have a job where a presence on social media is required, e.g. politicans, celebs, journalists. These are more likely to post provocative stuff(?)

The reason nobody is calm or cool is because those people don't post on social media. Everything is an episode of whatever that thing is you mentioned, because the target audience is 14-22 year olds that have plenty of free time to be online.

Re:I don’t want to be an internet person by H8crilA on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @02:18PM (#33898853)
FWIW it's a normal part of growing up (teenage angst). Looked different but not really when I was younger.

The key question is "so what?", for example "so what they all have these fake personalities", which somehow takes years to understand.

Re:I don’t want to be an internet person by pdntspa on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @04:13PM (#33900327)
It's not the fake personalities that's so bothersome, it's the energy level. I hated it then and I still hate it now. People need to chill the fuck out.