Sure. Dysthymia typically kicks in around puberty for men and, without treatment, is more or less permanent. (It’s rarely diagnosed because it’s so pervasive and unremitting, yet not disabling, that people see it as part of their personality.)
Not saying Idle Thoughts is dysthymic. Just saying that it’s definitely possible.
Oh that was brave. I love this internet thing, where names are hurled from behind mama’s skirt. Or a keyboard.
I keep telling myself, Channing, you never know, Donald Trump may end up being the best president, ever.
One can still hope, right?
I’m currently working in Ramallah, if you want to come to the West Bank, I can call you a piece of shit to your face. I got the time.
Yeah, thanks for your non-input Idle (and your brethren). The whole world congratulates you and your apathy.
That’s your takeaway?
One extra vote? Of course not. But the votes of all those thinking like you? Certainly. However, of those crowd, you only have control over one element, and that’s you. So if you wish now that this election had turned out differently, you should have voted, and you and this kind of thinking is responsible for it turning out the way it did.
I know this will only get you to dig your heels in deeper—it’s the way things go on the internet. But I would humbly ask you to entertain the thought that perhaps, in four years time, if you believe that the country you live in might be better off with a different president, you might try and do something about that.
Okay, I will. (to the above post, last sentence)
“Who wants to join me in not caring about health care for everyone?”
“Who wants to join me in not caring abortion rights?”
“Who wants to join me in not caring about freedom of speech?”
“Who wants to join me in not caring about safe food and water?”
I was willing to sit this out and give you a pass, Idle Thoughts, but now you’re actively trolling the SDMB.
Idle Thoughts: I just want you to know that I have ZERO respect for you, and all the other ass hole douches who are too precious to give a fuck about what happens in the world. Whatever is fucked up in the world – and it’s a whole lot worse today than it was yesterday – it’s specifically your fault, and I’m holding you specifically responsible. I’m not even blaming the “deplorables” who actually voted for that monster; they actually thought they were acting in their own self interest. But you didn’t act at all, you special snowflake. You couldn’t be bothered to lift a fucking finger to save your own pathetic neck. You are worse than deplorable. You are nothing to me. And whatever Moderating you do around here, will also be nothing to me. You make me want to puke.
I have a feeling that the bitterness and disappointment that arose from Trump’s victory is getting channeled a bit in Idle Thoughts’ direction.
[FWIW, and since I mentioned it earlier, my wife ended up voting after all. What happened was that there was a slot on the school board election with no named candidate so I wrote my wife’s name as a write in candidate. One of my daughters, on hearing about it, did the same, and at that point my wife’s interest was piqued and she went out to vote for herself too. However, she lost that election. :(]
Well congratu-fucking-lations Idle. Because your dumb ass didn’t vote Trump won the election.
Now that civil war has broken out I’m going to go have to buy a gun to save myself from the gun nutters. So by the way I figure it since you single handedly caused the civil war you owe me like $500 for the money I now have to spend on the gun.
I hope you’re proud of yourself.
So, even though he admits to putting it in the Pit instead of Elections solely to give people a chance to bash him, you still think that he’s not inviting people to bash him?
Un-freaking-believable. :rolleyes:
I’ll put this in simpler terms for you: If the goal was to not get bashed & strictly invite questions this thread would be in Elections or Great Debates.
The purpose of the Pit isn’t to ask questions, it’s to bash. If you post a thread here, you’re doing it so people can bash, not “attempt to understand”. Got it yet?
To be fair, I think a lot of these comments (or, at least, a version of them) would’ve come even if Clinton won in a landslide.
One of the reasons that Clinton didn’t win in a landslide is because of people who claim to have certain values but don’t care enough to defend them when the time comes to do so. Given that the defense we’re talking about isn’t going to war, but, rather, touching a few things on a screen or filling in a few bubbles on a piece of paper, not doing it is generally seen as an asshole-y thing to [not] do, even by those who don’t necessarily share those values. It’s more of a matter of honor–standing up when your values, regardless of what those values may be, are being questioned or in danger.
That’s, of course, not wholly their fault, but, as the saying goes, “No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood.”
You can reject the friend request, there should be an option there if you click on it.
And yes, why the fuck is this guy sending out creepy friend requests?
I’ll never understand stuff like this. Years back, there was a trend for teenage girls to offer up pictures of themselves on websites like Hot or Not, to be critiqued by every random asshole that came along, plus invite their entire school to get in on the action. Why that would seem like a good idea to even the most pretty and popular is foreign to me, but why in the holy hell would you attempt it’s equivalent when you know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that all you’ll get is scorn and abuse? Someone, please explain this to me beyond “even bad attention is better than none.”
Idle Thoughts, I’m really sorry I said I’d turn the DeathPool game over to you. I didn’t understand the type of…person…you are. With your apathetic attitude I hope you can handle the sniping and criticisms I get by PM(in the month of December, anyway, when folks are making their choices.
You have a lot of mod duties, so do try to keep up with the job, will you?
I’d think an indifferent attitude would work best to handle things like sniping and criticisms, what am I missing? I’m not one to take things like that personally, very often. I can be insulted or told I suck without batting an eye. …but if people have any real concerns while playing the game, I’d be able to address them, so it should be no problem.
Well, okay. But it feels as if I’ve turned the game over to the Orange One, and that’s depressing.
Why is it “creepy?” Some of you really are special snowflakes.
So you’re saying that **Idle **will “Make the Death Pool Great Again!”…what’s wrong with that?