The spite, hate, rage, apathy and mild irritation thread...

[spacelordmother]

There are two types of irritating behavior concerning gear discussions that have pushed me to leave other online communities. The first is the completely unnecessary chiming in. If you see a post about something you don't use, why comment to say so? If people are talking about preferred tremolo systems, don't come in and say "I think tremolos are pointless." If the topic is "What is your favorite effect?" it is almost assured that at least one person will pop their head in to say they go straight from their guitar to the amp like that is an achievement. When the conversation is not in your wheelhouse, stay out of it instead of using it as a chance to feel better about yourself.

Number two is the cheapskate populism. If you can't afford better or don't care to buy better, that's fine. When someone who would never buy a Boss VB-2 rants about how a Behringer is exactly the same thing, I'm filled with rage. I think it is safe to say there is value to be had in some cheap stuff, it gets taken too far by some.

I think a lot of it is narcissism and jealousy. I don't know if there is an emotion I understand less than jealousy. I'm sleep deprived and ranting.

+10

[Eivind August]

^ + 11

I also dislike when people come with an opinion without any explanation. Kinda ruins the point of having a discussion, and is too often grounded in personal preferences, not questions of quality etc.

[theavondon]

I also really want both a Boss VB-2 and the Behringer clone.

[Achtane]

I also really want both a Boss VB-2 and the Behringer clone.

But bro, it's like so much cheaper to record your playing into a tape deck and adjust the pitch that way. I don't know why you guys pay out the ass for "boutique" pedals that do the exact same thing.

Also,
>that feel when the pus drains from your abcessed tooth while you're in a movie theater
Ahhh, finally, some "relief"

[osbornkt]

Went to eat an M&M or two from a bag that had been sitting on my nightstand for a while. Figured, hey, M&Ms are like Twinkies...they don't go bad. I reach in to grab a handful, and the contents start scurrying. WTF right? Turns out a family of cave crickets made their abode in my bag of damn M&Ms.
My reaction is to panic, seal the bag up, catch the straggler bitch-crickets that tried to escape the bag and chuck it all in appropriate places to chuck such things.
God damn if I don't throw the living escapees into the bathroom trashcan and the bag of M&Ms and crickets in the toilet.
Now I feel like every bug in VA is crawling on me, I can't sleep (have to be up at 5am for work), my arm is wet with toilet water, and I'll never eat another mint M&M again without thinking of crickets.

[chuckjaywalk]

I have realized that I will never fit in anywhere and should give up trying to. I need to be content with the loneliness.

[Jwar]

What are you trying to fit into exactly?

Also on the thread topic thing. I randomly post shit in thread I don't know anything about mostly to be annoying. It's the troll in me. I likes to troll. Don't hate bros! DON't HATE!

[chuckjaywalk]

What are you trying to fit into exactly?

Also on the thread topic thing. I randomly post shit in thread I don't know anything about mostly to be annoying. It's the troll in me. I likes to troll. Don't hate bros! DON't HATE!

It seems like every time I try to engage with people, I end up alienated or alienating. I talk too much. I get too excited. My points of reference are too wide and obscure. I just don't feel like I live on the same planet as the people around me. I want so badly to belong, but it doesn't work. I just end up alone.

[Jwar]

I think you're over thinking things dude. I've met you in person a few times and enjoyed talking to you and actually like that you were enthusiastic. It's nice to see someone that actually has passion versus just being meh about shit. You're a good dude. Don't think you're not.

[chuckjaywalk]

I think you're over thinking things dude. I've met you in person a few times and enjoyed talking to you and actually like that you were enthusiastic. It's nice to see someone that actually has passion versus just being meh about shit. You're a good dude. Don't think you're not.

Thank you. I needed that.

[jfrey]

I think you're over thinking things dude. I've met you in person a few times and enjoyed talking to you and actually like that you were enthusiastic. It's nice to see someone that actually has passion versus just being meh about shit. You're a good dude. Don't think you're not.

Thank you. I needed that.

Hang onto the enthusiasm man. I'd always rather talk to someone that is enthusiastic about something, than someone that is apathetic.

[chuckjaywalk]

I think you're over thinking things dude. I've met you in person a few times and enjoyed talking to you and actually like that you were enthusiastic. It's nice to see someone that actually has passion versus just being meh about shit. You're a good dude. Don't think you're not.

Thank you. I needed that.

Hang onto the enthusiasm man. I'd always rather talk to someone that is enthusiastic about something, than someone that is apathetic.

There's a reason I want to write a memoir called 'I Don't Know What To Do With My Hands.' My enthusiasm takes me away to sea and I lose sight of land. Unfortunately, a strange side effect of my Borderline Personality Disorder is that I read facial cues on people's faces better than average. The other person might only be subconsciously expressing a negative emotion, but I detect it and I'm overly sensitive, so it stabs me. That's why I avoid eye contact. It can be too much for me. I do think way too fucking much.

[backwardsvoyager]

Be careful not to let a BPD diagnosis corner you into thinking there's something inherently 'wrong' with you or that you're bound to always feel lonely. The fact that there are ILFers like jwar & jfrey who appreciate your personality traits is a testament to that. I can relate to all of these things you've mentioned and there are a lot of similar people out there. It's an umbrella term and even though it can be helpful for those seeking to remedy negative emotions you shouldn't feel bound by it.
I dunno if it makes me smart or naive but i've always avoided psychological evaluation because i think that if my erratic emotional/behavioral traits were categorized it would trap me into thinking they need to be 'fixed' for me to lead a happy life. Too early to tell, I guess.

[chuckjaywalk]

Be careful not to let a BPD diagnosis corner you into thinking there's something inherently 'wrong' with you or that you're bound to always feel lonely. The fact that there are ILFers like jwar & jfrey who appreciate your personality traits is a testament to that. I can relate to all of these things you've mentioned and there are a lot of similar people out there. It's an umbrella term and even though it can be helpful for those seeking to remedy negative emotions you shouldn't feel bound by it.
I dunno if it makes me smart or naive but i've always avoided psychological evaluation because i think that if my erratic emotional/behavioral traits were categorized it would trap me into thinking they need to be 'fixed' for me to lead a happy life. Too early to tell, I guess.

I had no choice but to seek out psychological evaluation. My isolation/depression/emotional instability drove me to suicidal lengths and I was ready to end things. I was on a downward spiral and without therapy, I would be dead now. No question about it. The combination of therapy and drugs have made a lot more positive impact on me than my screeds about loneliness might let on. In the past, when I felt like this, I didn't bother reaching out to people, especially male people. Instead, I sought female attention in very damaging ways. I was dependent on female sexual validation. It was my driving force and it almost killed me.

Defining myself by my disorder is something I need to do less of, but I find that it at least gives me a framework to better understand some of the situations I put myself in. Trying not to repeat past mistakes is key.

[Bassist_Diver]

Due to space issues I'd been keeping my amp in a storage unit until I moved. I've been tight on cash so I was trying to sell it and figured I should swing by the unit to see how it's doing (and everything else for that matter).

I open the unit up and I get hit by the musky smell of standing water. Looking around, I see water dripping out of the ceiling and all over my stuff. I bring a manager up and her reaction is "oh fuck." A plumber comes in and says there's a busted pipe that's causing the water to leak in. So I have a lot of stuff that needs replacing.

Including my amp.

I took out renters insurance with the unit, so at least I get insurance money?