>(for example, his catchphrases "So it goes, Misha"[13] and "Kill, Kill, Kill" have been plagiarised all over the Russian web)
I remember him more than 20 years ago colorfully expressing his disgust for the hygiene standards of gypsy women and girls, ending the post with that cute "catchphrase" of his.
I'm no fun of stereotypical gypsy lifestyle, but that "Kill, Kill, Kill" was enough for me to form an opinion about him.
>The corpse appears to share unique characteristics of #Hamas’ Yahya #Sinwar — including a mole under his left eye, same teeth alignment & faults, same ear shape & size, same eyebrow/facial hair/head hair color, thickness & length.
Didn't know the triple quotes were anything other than weird individual stylistic quirk. Good to know for future troll spotting.
That said... regardless of the person's individual viewpoint... The idea that anyone would suggest that "we should not be allowed to answer the question positively" when the question is "How is everyone doing?" reinforces my worry that the world really is sliding into the dumpster while we grumble on placated by just enough bread and circuses that the pitchforks stay in the barn.
The worst thing is I can imagine this happening, 5 or 10 years ago, the idea that someone would suggest something as crazy as everyone should be saying (or making up, got to remember you have the option to just lie) something they feel bad about at the start of a work meeting would have been ridiculous. It sounds more like a group therapy session than a work meeting, and I don't expect they have a trained councillor in the meeting to guide that sort of emotional processing in a positive direction.
I hope its just exaggeration, part of the disaffected, borderline-trolling tone (possibly actual trolling) that reminds me of mid-life crises and the movie Office Space. I'm just worried by the idea that its not.
I’ve sat through hours of meetings discussing the appropriate ratios based on criteria being described in this thread.
I called it out at the time (but this was years ago). The number of times I’ve witnessed this personally and other have shared stories with me ... even if this is trolling, the reality is there, it’s “true enough”.
It's amazing to me, with what little expertise I have in psychology (but no formal training) its obvious how damaging this kind of group negativity can be. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222829420_Mood_and_... has links/citations to lots of the relevant, more in depth research on specific aspects, from mood contagion, to the effects of mood on judgment and decision making.
I do wonder what percentage, if any, of the "great resignation" is due to individuals reaching the bottom of a slow negative spiral of emotions connected to their work environment, these kinds of things happening at the office would likely profoundly accelerate/tighten that spiral...
> I'm not sure the original poster intended that way or not -- good to know though!
Interesting, what do you think the original poster meant by it? Do you think perhaps their finger slipped or something?
> not sure I've ever covered my ears and said "I wont listen" to anybody
When you come across a street preacher complaining that American is going to burn for allowing whatever their pet list of sins is, do you sit there and listen to their entire spiel? Or do you dismiss them as a crank and walk on, because you've got better things to do with your time?
> Interesting, what do you think the original poster meant by it? Do you think perhaps their finger slipped or something?
I think they were probably referring to this person as some kind of person who is awful to be around. Particularly, in this case, this person seemed to tell them they couldn’t be positive and say “good” or other comments... (per the Twitter thread). I don’t want to attribute specific meaning, but my that was my initial impression. Idk what this person meant, and it’s good to know the other meanings.
In terms of the preacher analogy; I think it’s a bit of a poor analogy. It’s more like, someone reporting something immoral or not working and us walking away covering our ears.
I have listened to preachers on the street. I do actually try to understand their world view. Once I do, I’m less likely to stop, perhaps. But rarely is that preacher discussing working conditions in my field. If they were, I’d be more likely to actively listen.
