Is there anything more tediously predictable and just plain fucking boring than ...

[11 Bravo]

those individuals who can't wait to rush to a post and proclaim at the top of their lungs HOW VERY LITTLE THEY CARE about the topic of the post? It appears to be an almost pathological need to shout, "Look at me, I am the hippest of the hip!"

[unblock]

1. WOW! MOST IMPORTANT POST OF THE DECADE!!!!!

[NoOneMan]

2. Or, 'look at you. You are the most ridiculous of the ridiculous'

How predictable. People rushing in to denounce those who laugh at you for thinking something trivial and irrelevant to human existence is "newsworthy".

You are doing the same thing they are, just taking another team. In the end, its not important. Its all just unimportant distracting fodder for the masses, with distracting fake fights (including the one your just crafted)

[11 Bravo]

4. Wrong on so many levels.

I happen to agree that it is a realatively trivial matter. So much so that unlike some I could mention (ahem) I wasn't compelled to be the first poster in response, and to follow that up with multiple posts trumpeting my absolute lack of caring about the subject matter.
Logic Fail.

[NoOneMan]

7. Ok, so you don't care enough to post about the baby, but care enough to post about the people...

Who are posting about how trivial it is.

Both matters are relatively trivial. Why is your chosen cause more important than the people you criticize? Why is your response less predictable?

[LanternWaste]

10. Quite often, happy news is, rather than a distraction, a conspiracy, or even a psy-ops...

"all just unimportant distracting fodder for the masses...."


Quite often, happy news is, rather than a distraction, a conspiracy, or even a psy-ops by men in black helicopters, is simply that-- happy news.

However, I do realize many people cannot abide good news, whether in the form of a childbirth, or simply a congratulatory post, and feel compelled to trivialize it through the lenses of their own colorful melodramas.

[NoOneMan]

13. "happy" news is subjective. This birth is as "happy" by nature as a billion others

Sure, if you love the royals, it makes you happy. If you don't give a fuck, you don't give a fuck, and likely, the happy masses eating up the fodder just look ridiculous.

[MineralMan]

3. Yes. What you said. Third level predictable.

[bemildred]

5. C'mon people, rec this up! nt

[cherokeeprogressive]

6. You mean posts like this?

[Arugula Latte]

8. Yep. It's a who-can-be-more-annoyed contest.

Considering millions of us daily have to endure endless blather about stupid professional sports that we don't care about, I don't mind a little baby talk. Fuck the Superbowl.

[redwitch]

24. Indeed!

I hate the Superbowl. I don't even care about the commercials. In fact, if the commercials are the best thing ya got going, how pathetic!

[sufrommich]

9. Its at least in the top ten internet forum

annoying behaviors.

[Posteritatis]

29. I'd put it solidly in the top five, yeah.

I'm trying to figure out what to make of the fact that my first thought checking DU this evening was "how many 'I don't caaaaaaaaare!' threads would be in GD's first page. (I guessed a dozen; I saw ten.)

[quinnox]

11. meh, people have the right to express their opinions

personally I find other things way more predictable and boring on Du.

[kentuck]

12. I have not cared for kings or royalty...

..since I was old enough to read about the Revolutionary War. What was it about? King George III and his absolute decrees.

Neither have I cared that much about Popes since I have been able to study the connection between wars and religion and since the Pope is the symbol of one of the largest religious groups on earth.

I do not believe in glorifying class distinctions between royalty and commoners. It is at the heart of the matter, totally undemocratic. I would agree it is a great distraction.

[TDale313]

14. Shrug. Haters gonna hate.

The "How dare you care about ___? Don't you know/care about ___?!? Stupid people" attitudes do get tedious. Most of us can multitask, can spare a smile for a bit of happy, if not earth shattering, news and still be aware of the problems we as a society and world are facing. Allow people their small joys. Life's tough enough.

[calimary]

21. +100

[MissDeeds]

32. Thank you

Very well said. Small joys are important and necessary in life. And I agree, "Life's tough enough." Naysayers need to give it a rest.

[bravenak]

15. I quite enjoy it.

Keeps me from reading so much fanfiction.

[sharp_stick]

16. I picture them wearing wool caps

and plastic rimmed glasses while they post. Or is that no longer considered hipster?

I was kind of kicked out of the club after the third kid.

[MNBrewer]

17. Well, there is THIS type of OP.

[LWolf]

18. Only those who actually start threads with that proclamation. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. Don't you mean "Blow it out your ass!!!"?

[Jackpine Radical]

20. I don't know

And I don't care.

[YOHABLO]

22. Posting on here is simply playing to the Progressive Choir ..Why not Infiltrate Repugs sites?

[cali]

23. well, your op is a strong contender

[geckosfeet]

25. Errrm. Yeah. Yeah what he said.

[MissDeeds]

26. Yep

It makes no sense. Some people just get off on being ticked off and expect others to follow suit. If a topic doesn't interest you, just ignore it. Duh!

[Logical]

27. LOL, only people WHINING about other posts are worse! n-t

[roody]

28. This begs for some Duzys.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

30. Fuck this! Fuck that! I'm throwing a middle finger right now, LOOK HOW EDGY I AM!!!

That about sums it up.

[UtahLib]

37. LOL! like a bloody contest. n/t

[Skittles]

31. YOU WANT I SHOULD KICK SOME PATHOLOGICALLY HIPPEST ASS, 11 BRAVO??

LEMME AT THEM!! I CAN MAKE THEM CARE!!!

[tosh]

33. ...

[Major Nikon]

34. Question...

[Safetykitten]

35. I am too old to be a hipster.

[Scootaloo]

36. I was totally into disparaging topics before it was cool

[ZRT2209]

38. +1

[pa28]

39. Yes.

[dbackjon]

40. I really don't care about them ;)

[reusrename]

41. It's really not about those other posters.

It's all about how little I care about them.