Welcome to the new addition to my blog - Random Rants. In these lovable publications I will mention all those things that make me cringe in life. We'll start with nicks that should've never been created - nicks that make me want to kill the people who use them.
As you already know, I tend to engage myself in sometimes futile disputes about hardware or software, purely for sport. Sometimes a third party enters those relatively serious discussions - I mean those very special people who label themselves with very special nicks.
I can understand that some people simply aren't creative - that's okay. I'm not asking anyone to create a breathtaking essay though, I'm simply asking people to choose names which are not making them look like complete douchebags, fanboys and heavy-weight idiots. I also understand how some people like to express their feelings connected to particular products... but don't You have signatures for that? Are Your lives so uneventful that the only identity You can assume is the identity that was created by someone else?
You know I'm talking about You. You, the people who are so grey and boring that You cannot even choose a nick that's inventive in any way. You who blend in the masses of SonicTheHedgehog123's, LuigiFanNumber1's, SonyLover23's, XBoxDudez45, CoDGoD88's and other nicks of this sort. Who are You?
Why am I asking? Because every single time I see Your nicks, I sincerely want to punch you all in the mouth. How is picking a name difficult? It's just a name. It's not like you're writing an elaborate backstory for imaginary characters, you just create a nickname for Internet use not to show off your real identity.
How are you going to name your child? Will you do what Robin Williams and his wife did and just say "Ah, screw it, let's name her Zelda"?
Think about it. Think about yourself and what you represent. Think about how people perceive you - the Human Banner rather than a person.
I'll give you an example of how people react when they see your downright bad nicks. When I discuss for example hardware with knowledgable people on a forum dedicated to gaming, I expect educated opinions from people who actually have something to say. I do my best to compare competing consoles as objectively as I can and finish my post with a quick conclusion with a spice of personal opinion, as one should in a proper paragraph. It usually starts off pleasant but all of a sudden one of Your kind rolls in, let's call him Alvaro3DS for convinience sake. I see Your post, I even read it, but I don't see letters, I don't see the message. I don't want to reply to you at all... errata, I do want to reply. I want to tell you to f*ck off and hide in your fanboy cave. Your nick tells me all I need to know about your opinion, I immediately dismiss what you had to say, even if it made sense. You're not Alvaro anymore, You're a walking 3DS, why the hell would I want to talk with you?
Another example. Let's imagine a discussion about shooters. People name their favourites and least favourite titles and give reasons as to why they like them, and then You roll in, MasterChief235 and nobody even reads what you had to say - they already know. Your post is completely pointless, you could just as well write "I like trains" and people are still going to understand that You probably like Halo.
Do people really want to be percieved like this? Why, explain it to me, why do they sacrifice part of their personality to become a walking advert? Why do they choose to become less of a person and more of a franchise? Do they think it's cool? It's not cool. Stop it, please, before you lose all dignity.
And all those who agree, do comment and thank you all for reading.
As you already know, I tend to engage myself in sometimes futile disputes about hardware or software, purely for sport. Sometimes a third party enters those relatively serious discussions - I mean those very special people who label themselves with very special nicks.
I can understand that some people simply aren't creative - that's okay. I'm not asking anyone to create a breathtaking essay though, I'm simply asking people to choose names which are not making them look like complete douchebags, fanboys and heavy-weight idiots. I also understand how some people like to express their feelings connected to particular products... but don't You have signatures for that? Are Your lives so uneventful that the only identity You can assume is the identity that was created by someone else?
You know I'm talking about You. You, the people who are so grey and boring that You cannot even choose a nick that's inventive in any way. You who blend in the masses of SonicTheHedgehog123's, LuigiFanNumber1's, SonyLover23's, XBoxDudez45, CoDGoD88's and other nicks of this sort. Who are You?
Why am I asking? Because every single time I see Your nicks, I sincerely want to punch you all in the mouth. How is picking a name difficult? It's just a name. It's not like you're writing an elaborate backstory for imaginary characters, you just create a nickname for Internet use not to show off your real identity.
How are you going to name your child? Will you do what Robin Williams and his wife did and just say "Ah, screw it, let's name her Zelda"?
Think about it. Think about yourself and what you represent. Think about how people perceive you - the Human Banner rather than a person.
I'll give you an example of how people react when they see your downright bad nicks. When I discuss for example hardware with knowledgable people on a forum dedicated to gaming, I expect educated opinions from people who actually have something to say. I do my best to compare competing consoles as objectively as I can and finish my post with a quick conclusion with a spice of personal opinion, as one should in a proper paragraph. It usually starts off pleasant but all of a sudden one of Your kind rolls in, let's call him Alvaro3DS for convinience sake. I see Your post, I even read it, but I don't see letters, I don't see the message. I don't want to reply to you at all... errata, I do want to reply. I want to tell you to f*ck off and hide in your fanboy cave. Your nick tells me all I need to know about your opinion, I immediately dismiss what you had to say, even if it made sense. You're not Alvaro anymore, You're a walking 3DS, why the hell would I want to talk with you?
Another example. Let's imagine a discussion about shooters. People name their favourites and least favourite titles and give reasons as to why they like them, and then You roll in, MasterChief235 and nobody even reads what you had to say - they already know. Your post is completely pointless, you could just as well write "I like trains" and people are still going to understand that You probably like Halo.
Do people really want to be percieved like this? Why, explain it to me, why do they sacrifice part of their personality to become a walking advert? Why do they choose to become less of a person and more of a franchise? Do they think it's cool? It's not cool. Stop it, please, before you lose all dignity.
And all those who agree, do comment and thank you all for reading.
