Posted:Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:17 AM CST
Some People have Real Problems......
I can honestly say, that despite my lack of ambition and a rickety but fair upbringing, I have come out relatively unscathed. Thank the Lord for a great Daddy. (love ya The Tache)
I don’t have a furry notion of what I want to do with my life but in saying that, I tend to be a contented drifter. My mind is never void of thought. Some people are those who need to be kept busy, teetering from one thing to the next, always looking for something to occupy their minds as well as their life.
Now obviously, my small internet addiction is akin to looking for something to occupy my mind but moreso it’s a way of connecting with people and expressing myself.
Through recent events on this very site, I wonder if everyone that logs on here is perhaps seeking some form of escapism. Obviously we all have different reasons but from my observation, I see that some are here to meet the potential love of their life. Some are here merely to pass a few idle hours, chatting as they see fit. Others are here for more sinister reasons of which I am about to expand upon.
I have encountered so many diverse personalities that I am absolutely awestruck by the many different levels the human mind works on. Psychology never ceases to amaze me. I have always been a people watcher, or even online I pay attention to a persons use of language, their terminology, how they react to different topics. I like to see the mechanics and interact, debate, discuss. Then you encounter a person who’s mechanics work on an entirely different operating system. Cogs that turn to power a malicious intent. A type of individual, that I can safely say, I have never encountered before, in real life or online.
I am bringing this all up, as my previous naivety was slapped right out of me by the most surreal event of my internet life to date! I can honestly say, that I got repeatedly kicked in the WoHa with a steel toe-cap.
I wasn’t going to write about this, as I thought it would just be giving into online terrorism(yes, I am exaggerating. I’m Irish, we do this)! But I feel that there should be more awareness and vigilance.
The craziness of which I am referring to at first made me laugh, like I haven’t laughed in years but quickly soured when I saw what happens when the seed of doubt is planted. A person, of who’s identity I am unaware of, stole my picture, created a profile with same username but with an added T and began to harass some of my friends and a completely innocent party that then began to become convinced that I was the brainchild of this lunacy. It was at first very funny. I joked about it being my evil twin, I even went as far to show my Dad who just remarked that he had a few lovechildren up the country that were out for revenge. Then a person who was as much a victim in this as I was, became convinced that I was nasty and malicious enough to do this. I don’t really blame them, as to be fair, this internet crazy hijacked my online identity. But it really shook me to the core, how pathetic an individual could be, how pedantic and hate-filled a complete stranger could become.
I even felt a few of my very good friends from here shied away from me, as to not become a target of whomever this loony tune was.
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tgwstw
Cork, Cork Ireland
Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:18 AM CST
I am all for eccentric, daft individuals but this kind of behaviour surely requires some kind of psychological treatment?
All I can say is, if that’s how people get their kicks then I would make the suggestion they see a professional immediately or possibly drown out the voices in their head long enough to know that whatever they are seeking…….. Whether it be the attention, control, feeling of power that they lack in their real lives…… will not make them feel any better in the long run. It is a falsity, a phantom sense of superiority and authority that will never, ever equate to them being any bigger or better in their real lives.
This goes not only for internet crazies, but internet trolls too.
I am no victim, could happen to anyone. I am reticent with those who’s profiles are picture-less and sparse and am now only keen to chat to those I know to be real, having received verification through Facebook and the like. It is sad, as I used to thoroughly enjoy getting to know people from random walks of life but after this experience I am wary.
In saying that, my enthusiasm for online expression, writing and debate has not quelled in the least.
I am still opinionated, fun loving and well able to express myself.
I may not have a lot in my life, but what I do have is spirit. No-one, with a tyrannical vendetta , a hapless temper, or a desire to make others submissive through their own venom will ever, ever bring me down. It is something you cannot buy or borrow and I have it in abundance.
Tis true indeed that the best things in life are free. In my view, the worst things in life are also easily attainable but placing my faith in karma, will never bring a person any good.
I wish no-one on this Earthly Plain any ill will. I can say that without any hesitation. I am no angel, I throw an odd Fuck here and there, drink more than I’m sure my liver can cope with and I should walk my dogs for longer and feed them less tit bits from the table. I also stole Aoife Crowleys play dough box in primary school, because it had Bar Bar the elephant stickers on it. I don’t even feel guilty to this day. She shouldn’t have come into school showing off her bitching stickers when I had to eat bread and butter sandwiches for lunch.
So to my fellow CS members, if anyone has had a similar situation or been purposely or possibly randomly targeted by online bullies/trolls/crazies, I am going to depart with the latest portion of wisdom I have unfortunately acquired.
I think there is no other apt way to say this, try as I may……… here it goes………
Fuck ‘em!
If trying to bring you down is the only thing that gives them any joy, then you must have something they want but don’t have. Whether they feel threatened by you, your looks, social status, opinions, ability to express yourself….. That is fundamentally their issue not yours.
Pay no heed, if they go spaz on you like they did on me, do not stoop to their level. Remain calm, do not resort to nastiness or their tactics.
The only thing that can give them pleasure, is if you begin to act like them and operate the way they do.
I sincerely hope that such a thing is not a common occurrence and that for the love of all that’s decent, people will learn to be positive and to have a laugh and discussion without coming over all demonic.
I promise, next Blog will be happy clappy but I really felt the need to be serious for a change and address an issue which has affected me.
Peace out home dogs. ( I know I can’t do Gangsta, but let me have my fun)
People tell me on here that I have a real problem, but I don't think so.
P.S. Your new photo is really cut, I like it.
I hate these damn wireless keypads, I meant cute.
tallaght_guy
dublin, Dublin Ireland
Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:53 PM CST
we all love you and know the real you the people doing this crap are just very sad muppets i realy hope cs gets their ip addy then inform the gardai (irish police force) as this covers cybber bullying and i be there in court to make sure they confisticate his computer and bann him from net and hopefully throw him in a cell fore a bit
Why would she write all this crap today, and just disappear? Weird girl, but still cute.
missspecial
mayo, Mayo Ireland
Wed Jul 1, 2009 6:37 PM CST
tito49cutie
Monticello, Georgia USA
Tue Aug 4, 2009 7:54 PM CST
GET HELP NOW!! MAYBE I AM THE ONLY TRUTHFUL ANSWER, AND YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE WRITING AND SAYING ABOUT YOUR SUBJECT MATTER THAT YOU WRITE ABOUT WELL YOU NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION NOW, AND MAYBE ALREADY TO LATE!!!