Is NSG useless?

[Natapoc]

Does anyone come on to NSG to discuss and learn from others or do most just like to troll?

Do you mainly post to try to "argue/compete" with other posters simply to satiate a desire for conflict/attention?

I find that in real life people are nearly always kind, agreeable, ect and very easy to talk with but on NSG so many posters are exasperating.

Do discussions here have any impact at all or is it just a game to you?

edit: When I say is NSG useless I mean is it useless as a platform for discussion and debate of genuine feelings and ideologies held by posters.

[Yootopia]

I find that in real life people are nearly always kind, agreeable, ect and very easy to talk with but on NSG so many posters are exasperating.

You're exasperating.

[Natapoc]

I find that in real life people are nearly always kind, agreeable, ect and very easy to talk with but on NSG so many posters are exasperating.

You're exasperating.

Thanks

[NERVUN]

The Interwebtubes are serious buisness after all.

And I think that, after this long on the web, you haven't figured out that people are nice, kind, and gentle IRL because they are face to face with you but are not on the web, there's very little hope for you.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

If you can't take the heat of debate, don't debate. If you still wish to argue here, grow a thicker skin. It is in humans to disagree.

[Natapoc]

The Interwebtubes are serious buisness after all.

And I think that, after this long on the web, you haven't figured out that people are nice, kind, and gentle IRL because they are face to face with you but are not on the web, there's very little hope for you.

Okay... That is what I suspected. Thanks.

[Melkor Unchained]

I often tell myself that I'm not writing so much for the benefit of my opponent (since in most cases, neither one of us will change the other's mind) but for the benefit of a potentially undecided third party. It's easy to assume that NSG debate is a zero-sum game, but I've had at least a couple people approach me over the years to say they appreciated my posts. I like to think I played a part in the conversion (I'll let them name themselves, should they choose) of a couple of users. Very gratifying when that happens!

[Conserative Morality]

I find that in real life people are nearly always kind, agreeable, ect and very easy to talk with but on NSG so many posters are exasperating.

Because in real life, most don't like confrontation. They shy away from it. Here, you hear people's real opinion, here you hear the real opinion's of people, unclouded by social rules and personal restraint.

I find it pretty damn refreshing personally, and love arguing seriously on here.

[Londim]

Does anyone come on to NSG to discuss and learn from others or do most just like to troll?

Do you mainly post to try to "argue/compete" with other posters simply to satiate a desire for conflict/attention?

I find that in real life people are nearly always kind, agreeable, ect and very easy to talk with but on NSG so many posters are exasperating.

Do discussions here have any impact at all or is it just a game to you?

I come here to find out what;s going on in the world and get different perspectives on it. Today I learnt that there was an earthquake in California, which was probably caused by leftist pinko commies.

[Natapoc]

If you can't take the heat of debate, don't debate. If you still wish to argue here, grow a thicker skin. It is in humans to disagree.

Oh I can absolutely "take the heat" but there is little point if the posters here are not legitimately concerned with issues but rather simply want to argue or satiate desire for conflict.

[Conserative Morality]

Thanks

You're thanking someone for calling you infuriating and annoying? That's not exactly a compliment.

[Conserative Morality]

I come here to find out what;s going on in the world and get different perspectives on it. Today I learnt that there was an earthquake in Baja California, which was probably caused by leftist pinko commies zombies.

Fixed for you

[Natapoc]

I find that in real life people are nearly always kind, agreeable, ect and very easy to talk with but on NSG so many posters are exasperating.

Because in real life, most don't like confrontation. They shy away from it. Here, you hear people's real opinion, here you hear the real opinion's of people, unclouded by social rules and personal restraint.

I find it pretty damn refreshing personally, and love arguing seriously on here.

How many express there real opinions here though legitimately and how many simply play it as a game for reactions?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

If you can't take the heat of debate, don't debate. If you still wish to argue here, grow a thicker skin. It is in humans to disagree.

Oh I can absolutely "take the heat" but there is little point if the posters here are not legitimately concerned with issues but rather simply want to argue or satiate desire for conflict.

The truth of the matter is that people are going to disagree with you. There is no point in you getting all flustered. It's the internet, Natapoc. Simple.

[Yootopia]

I come here to find out what;s going on in the world and get different perspectives on it. Today I learnt that there was an earthquake in Baja California

Fixed for you

It's all California, some of it is just lower than the other bit -_-

[Natapoc]

Thanks

You're thanking someone for calling you infuriating and annoying? That's not exactly a compliment.

He sounded like he needed a hug.

[Londim]

I come here to find out what;s going on in the world and get different perspectives on it. Today I learnt that there was an earthquake in Baja California, which was probably caused by leftist pinko commies zombies.

Fixed for you

Yeah, those damn zombies. Always wanting brains, not willing to put the hard work in to get them.

[Yootopia]

If you can't take the heat of debate, don't debate. If you still wish to argue here, grow a thicker skin. It is in humans to disagree.

Oh I can absolutely "take the heat" but there is little point if the posters here are not legitimately concerned with issues but rather simply want to argue or satiate desire for conflict.

Serious business day after day is incredibly tedious, though.

[SaintB]

Honestly, I get a lot of my International news here, because US Tabloids are shit.

[Conserative Morality]

How many express there real opinions here though legitimately and how many simply play it as a game for reactions?

Here, let me get out my special device, able to tell intent with one-hundred percent reliability...

Oh, wait, such a device doesn't exist, and thus such a question is, in the end, entirely futile and reliant upon people who are already lying on telling the truth.

[Natapoc]

If you can't take the heat of debate, don't debate. If you still wish to argue here, grow a thicker skin. It is in humans to disagree.

Oh I can absolutely "take the heat" but there is little point if the posters here are not legitimately concerned with issues but rather simply want to argue or satiate desire for conflict.

The truth of the matter is that people are going to disagree with you. There is no point in you getting all flustered. It's the internet, Natapoc. Simple.

Of course they are. There is a huge difference though between legitimate disagreement and a simple desire for conflict. I'm asking which it is.

[Ifreann]

NSG is entertainment. We may never change the world, or even a single opinion, but we have our fun and that's enough.

[Rhodmhire]

The real world is useless.

Except for the parts that keep my Internet connectivity going, of course.

[Conserative Morality]

He sounded like he needed a hug.

You can hear him now? Have you bugged his house? Able to tell emotion from the pressure put on keys when typing?

[Yootopia]

Thanks

You're thanking someone for calling you infuriating and annoying? That's not exactly a compliment.

He sounded like he needed a hug.

Hah, false, I need a shag, but you're not my type.