Dealing With Stupid People [Monday, 2nd period]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Instead of telephones, the students in Josh's workshop would find laptops set up.

And coffee, naturally.

"For some reason, people think that because they're hiding behind a keyboard, they're not accountable for what they say," Josh began, taking a sip from his mug. "That's clearly stupid. There are entire websites devoted to mocking such stupidity--not that I've ever gone to them, of course--and I'm sure those of you more technically minded will help out your fellow students from less advanced civilizations."

Josh clapped his hands together. "Because today, you are starting flamewars."

He gave a brief--well, for him--explanation of flamewars, with tangents about Fox News, the Republican party and the general evil of people who put up websites about Bartlet and can't be bothered to learn how to spell his last name correctly, then let them loose on the internet.

Heaven help 'em.

Blackbird - The Beatles

Comments

Talk to the stupid people

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Pick a screen name and a chatroom and commence with the dialogue! Or arguments!

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zack remembered this from last summer, he cracked his knuckles as he settled down to type.



Never failed.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco tried very hard not to snicker and created a new screen name for the occasion.

Biterwoman111fan: OMG BITERWOMAN WAS TEH BEST SHOW EVAH!!!!

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zack grinned and continued typing.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco had to re-type a few times to make his comment more fangirly.

Bitterwoman111fan: U R JuSt STuPId

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zacharina: At least I'm capable of using correct capitalisation.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny didn't do the chat scene very often. He thought up a screen name (which was totally original omg) and signed in.

HumanTorch: ummmm.

Yep, he could be pretty deep.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

justlikeq: ... wow, that's creative.

Mac's ways of starting flamewars, kind of depend on how well her sarcasm is portrayed textually.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

humantorch: isn't it though?

Johnny wasn't too familiar with flamewars. He'd rather flirt.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

justlikeq: Not really.
justlikeq: But maybe there's a masterclass you can take.

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

humantorch: sure it is, it drew you to me, didn't it?

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara tried to familiarize herself with the differences between the cortex and the internet--starting with the keyboard itself--as she tried to figure out why she wanted to start a flame war.

Still...that was the assignment. She sighed, chose a screen name, and posted.

geishagirl: Why can't people just get along?

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan was more amused by this assignment than anything else, and decided to have fun with it.

SpearofLight: Because of the inherent inferiority of 90% of the population.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

That actually sounded fairly reasonable to Inara.

geishagirl: Should I assume that puts you in the upper 10%?

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[not_in_the_book]

There were two ways that Ronan could answer that. He decided to go for the more obnoxious.

SpearofLight: Certainly higher than you, 'geishagirl'. Is that code for 'I'm a whore'?

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle thought carefully before she put hers out. Internet trolls were stupid, clearly wrong, and anyone would argue with them not matter what they said, it seemed, so...she might as well have some fun with this.

tree_huggin_hippi: Down with capitalism! Capitalist pig dogs!

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[smartestone]

Hermione can multitask. Even if she feels really dirty.

SerenaFairyweather: You're just saying that because everyone has more money than you!!

She's going to develop a twitch at this rate.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

tree_hugging_hippi: most wealth is distributed to people who usurp and exploit the common people! Certainly not by hard work and intelligence, so I wouldn't even want all that dirty money.


Turtle didn't quite yet grasp that most internet trolls wouldn't use words like usurp, exploit, or intelligence. Especially not intelligence. Nor did she realize that they'd spell them correctly.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[smartestone]

SerenaFairyweather: You use big words

Part of Hermione's soul is just dying here.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[smartestone]

Hermione's not really sure about starting fights by hiding behind anonymous names, but it is the assignment.

And unfortunately, she's pretty sure she knows how to start unreasonable fights.

SerenaFairyweather: OMG you do not know what you are talking about. I rule everything.

Hermione will be taking a long hot shower after this class.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

Will picked a screen name, and poked for threads. Oh look, there was already one on the go. She couldn't let an insult like that from Serena stand.

keroppi_gurl_91: nuh-uh! i've been around longer than you, fanbrat, so I know more than you!

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[smartestone]

SerenaFairyweather: NUH UH. I AM A BNF.

Hermione doesn't know what BNF stands for. It probably doesn't matter right now.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[notawitch.livejournal.com]

keroppi_gurl_91: lol u wish! u think ur a bnf but ur just a poser!

Will winced. It was painful typing so poorly on the internet.

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[dark_slippy_thing]

Valentine tried really hard to pick a screen name that would fit and be seen as unique and wonderful on the internet.

Playswithballs: Y R U usin speeling an stuf? U al SUK.

He was probably going to haet hate himself for this later.
No, not really.


(Availability is going to be nonexistant in 40 minutes as I head to work, but I'll be back after my seven-hours in a Dollar Store to ping back.)

Re: Talk to the stupid people

[multiplez]

Z thought about this for a long moment before she knew what to do.

multiplegirl: Space Cadets is going to be total fail.