On 04/12/2014 04:44 PM, TJ wrote:

On 04/12/2014 02:45 PM, The Real Bev wrote:

Good writers who don't say something stupid or that I know to be wrong
get more trust. Most people are assholes. Haven't you discovered that?

Only on Usenet. And those who comment on news articles, of course. But
face-to-face, no. I deal with the general public in a seasonal retail
situation on a daily basis, and I find that most by far are decent,
honest folk.

That doesn't mean they're not assholes. When I was in school I worked
for Bullock's and Sears. I was really good at helping people even if
they WERE assholes, but that doesn't mean I didn't want to slap them
silly. The members of the general public that I come in contact with
are generally people I'd rather not come in contact with

I sometimes read others' comments under facebook posts or news articles
and the vast majority should have just sat on their hands. Even my
'friends' sometimes say things I wish they hadn't, but they probably
think the same of me.

Anyway, I am truly thankful for usenet. Less so for facebook, but I'm
still glad it's there.

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Cheers, Bev
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