I hate people.
Mar. 28th, 2010 07:12 pm*sigh* Made a rather egregious error today, it seems. Silly, silly me. I made a post to a community in reference to moving across the country with cats...and I got almost a hundred responses. Many of them were in some way lecturing me about how bad and irresponsible I am to move from Baltimore to Oregon, and how I should stay here and find a job (Oh wait, there's one behind the sofa, it was there the whole- oh, nevermind. It was just the cat.) and accusing me of planning to loaf around while my unemployment runs blah blah blah blah. Then there was the super-special "you won't find a job here because you're not an Oregon native. We don't like outsiders coming in and you'll just be seen as stealing jobs from the locals!" (Wow, I never knew that interstate relocation was so akin to illegal immigration!) The moderators came in and started deleting some of the more obnoxious ones- they deleted at least 35 posts, maybe a few more than that even.
And then wouldn't you know it, one of the uh, best commentors (is that a word?) came back and accused me of deleting posts- that is after another accused me of having "no interest in dissenting opinion". *sigh* People had gone way past "dissenting opinion"- Dear asshole, here's the line of dissent, and here is you and a bunch of others pole vaulting waaaaaaaaay over it. (A moderator has since posted to let them know that it was them deleting the posts.)
Seriously people, you had no ground on which to make judgement calls like that on my situation and then lecture me like I'm some fucktard who just went "Yuk yuk, know what would be really fun? We should move to Oregon and sit around with our fingers in our nose for a year!"
Yeah, I probably won't be making any other posts anytime soon in that community. Because clearly, people there don't know how to answer the question that was asked- and someone said flat out that I shouldn't have said anything about where I'm moving to or from or why, or any other details except for the exact question that I wanted people to answer, therefor people being jerks is all my fault.
Yup, I asked for it.
And then wouldn't you know it, one of the uh, best commentors (is that a word?) came back and accused me of deleting posts- that is after another accused me of having "no interest in dissenting opinion". *sigh* People had gone way past "dissenting opinion"- Dear asshole, here's the line of dissent, and here is you and a bunch of others pole vaulting waaaaaaaaay over it. (A moderator has since posted to let them know that it was them deleting the posts.)
Seriously people, you had no ground on which to make judgement calls like that on my situation and then lecture me like I'm some fucktard who just went "Yuk yuk, know what would be really fun? We should move to Oregon and sit around with our fingers in our nose for a year!"
Yeah, I probably won't be making any other posts anytime soon in that community. Because clearly, people there don't know how to answer the question that was asked- and someone said flat out that I shouldn't have said anything about where I'm moving to or from or why, or any other details except for the exact question that I wanted people to answer, therefor people being jerks is all my fault.
Yup, I asked for it.
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Date: 2010-03-28 11:17 pm (UTC)You know what? Fuck them. You know what you're planning is best for you. And they have proved that whatever whiny assed opinion they have is worthless.
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Date: 2010-03-28 11:28 pm (UTC)Hip_domestics would be a great place to start, I've asked a ton of questions there and really haven't ever been judged.
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Date: 2010-03-29 12:04 am (UTC)Sorry babe. If I wasn't in school I would do the trip, but I can't miss any more classes.
Washington is nice, and you can live outside Seattle and work in the city for cheap, well cheaper than MA anyway.
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Date: 2010-03-29 12:13 am (UTC)Well, I think we've both learned not to ever ask a question there again. As much online drama as I've put up with, wow, was not expecting that. O.o
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Date: 2010-03-29 12:20 am (UTC)Poor skills is a hit or a miss. Some people really freak out there, lots of drama lama's.
I just wish I could help you guys more.
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Date: 2010-03-29 12:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-29 01:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-29 01:27 am (UTC)So much rampaging stupid there. :-(
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Date: 2010-03-29 01:33 am (UTC)Ugh, feeling so stabby right now.
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Date: 2010-03-29 04:00 am (UTC)Also, I think that there are almost no jobs in Portland, recession or no recession. According to my friend who lives in Seattle, he looked into moving there, but realized that people there mostly telecommuted to Seattle.
Don't know about Eugene. Hopefully it's better!
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Date: 2010-03-29 04:31 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-03-29 01:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-29 01:21 pm (UTC)should you care to read: http://community.livejournal.com/stupidpetowners/3822601.html
and as others have said...p_s is basically the oppression olympics. MAYBE give
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Date: 2010-03-29 03:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-29 03:09 pm (UTC)Just rehome fluffy! It's less mean than driving them in a car.
"As for moving the cats, personally, I wouldn't want to do that to a cat. As sad as it would be to leave them behind I think it would be worse to put them through a move like that. Is re-homing them an option?"
This is from an LJ community focusing on low-cost methods for doing things. The OP asked about pet transportation across the country and the post above was one of the responses. This makes me very, very sad that people still think like this. Our shelters have a hard enough time keeping up with relinquishment from legitimate concerns!
I've driven and flown cross country with my pets multiple times and while they don't love it, I bet they'd love a convenience euthanasia less. I know this reply didn't suggest euthanasia, but it's the same mentality which allows someone think it's an okay solution to their problem.
the resulting comments are in the same vein of "lordy those people are stupid for telling that couple to ditch their cats."
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Date: 2010-03-29 03:18 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-03-29 03:29 pm (UTC)it's got me thinking about our move in the next few years, though - by then we'll have a dog and the two cats, and that will make for one hell of an interesting move.
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Date: 2010-03-30 09:03 pm (UTC)From what I know the economy is less hard hit in places that have more internalized economies- i.e. agriculture, natural resources based, such as North Dakota, where my bf & I were thinking about moving to. Decided against it, at least for now, since then both of us would have to find jobs, not just one.
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Date: 2010-04-11 07:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-11 07:14 pm (UTC)(hell, my fish knew better than half the asshats in poor_skills)