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the artist formerly known as brigid ([info]megmurry) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2005-01-08 16:20:00

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Sociology Wank (aka You Have No Life! Well, You Have Less of One!)
In the blogsociology community on LJ, rance links to a Salon article on LJ's acquisition by SixApart, saying the article is well-balanced and doesn't rag on LJ users.

Coalescent thinks that calling LJ users "freaks, geeks and queers" who need a "safety net" qualifies as ragging on LJ users. After a little back and forth, it dissolves into arguing over who needs lives and how much of your human interaction should be on the internet to be healthy. People are declared to need mental help by Sahara_Dreams (who has a Ghost World icon, and therefore really shouldn't be talking about people who need lives) in bold letters of righteousness. Juliann is disabled and wants Sahara_Dreams to take a nice cup of STFU. Siderea, a grad student in psychology, tells Sahara that she's projecting her issues onto others.

And no doubt someone will post later with some sociological observation from this arguement.


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