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Human Dynamics after the Rain

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If you have the time, click on the profile of the various protagonists and see the postings before and after the rain. You will see more love, participation, reaching outside the usual group, courting people that they had issues with, and most importantly a distinct change in profile. Whether permanent or not is another matter. Noticeable are the reduction of smart alec one-liners or tasteless jokes.

Watch with keen interest the non-protagonistic marginal players who decide to drop their aloofness, reach out to to the protagonists as worms come aplenty after the rains. The smart alec one-liners and the tasteless jokes in this lot tend to rise to accommodate the masses. The desire to be popular and be recognised are powerful motivators.

The desire to conform to society or the majority's norm after the light has been shined is an empirical fact. Some get it the first time around, others need to be told twice. We are all the same.

Shooting the messenger is also an empirical fact.

Till the next rainfall, good luck and enjoy.
 
lesser time now, more responsibilities. Lengthy discourses gave way to laconic sense.
 
So cheem. All the acrobatic twists will not amount to much, compared to straight forward observed and perceived facts stated here and action when needed.
 
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In the real world, after the rain people tend to thread a little more carefully, give way to others more, and remember to carry their umbrellas wherever they go.

In the cyber world, no different. It's playing out as we speak.
 
In the real world, after the rain people tend to thread a little more carefully, give way to others more, and remember to carry their umbrellas wherever they go.

In the cyber world, no different. It's playing out as we speak.

Welcome to the matrix, I am Keanu Reeves with the Hulk Body wearing the green lantern, red lantern and yellow lantern ring.
 
As the years went by, I began to appreciate how accurately the cyberworld emulates the real world. If you pick out the correct forums / blogs and discourse you could get a reasonable sense of what is going on. I found out things of significance here than in any of the mainstream medium.

There will always be noise but after a while one learns to pick out the right soundbytes and most people do have a reasonable appreciation of their surroundings.

There will always be the oddball within us. At the last GE, I recall one chap who always sounded serious stated a few times that WP could be wiped out. I was quite taken back. The Presidential Elections were quite interesting.

On the light side, the food and the old world.


In the cyber world, no different. It's playing out as we speak.
 
As the years went by, I began to appreciate how accurately the cyberworld emulates the real world. If you pick out the correct forums / blogs and discourse you could get a reasonable sense of what is going on. I found out things of significance here than in any of the mainstream medium.

There will always be noise but after a while one learns to pick out the right soundbytes and most people do have a reasonable appreciation of their surroundings.

There will always be the oddball within us. At the last GE, I recall one chap who always sounded serious stated a few times that WP could be wiped out. I was quite taken back. The Presidential Elections were quite interesting.

On the light side, the food and the old world.

Wah, soundbyte are you are leeporter?
 
The ability to buy points has a calming effect. Almost create Zen-like quality. Every idiot levels up. M.A.D. strategy..mutual assured destruction if anybody starts a points war. Great.
 
It might be the matrix after all.

Take the the "Aware" short-lived coup de tat. How the the various versions were played out on line. And slowly the tail showed itself. Not one expected that high profile individuals were behind it and the strange prayer sessions in a basement in a landed property.

The amazing thing was the tremendous support from Netizens that decided the outcome. It also led a GLC to suspend and remove a senior person, MOE to make adjustments and taught the few elite individuals that they can't throw their weight around.

In essence, its closer to a level playing ground and there is right of rebuttal or an opportunity to state your case.


Welcome to the matrix, I am Keanu Reeves with the Hulk Body wearing the green lantern, red lantern and yellow lantern ring.
 
Buying of points as well as revealing the origin of the zap. Quite comical when Joe confronted Kopiuncle and the latter was like a deer staring at the headlights.

Transparency - a western construct that goes a long way.

The ability to buy points has a calming effect. Almost create Zen-like quality. Every idiot levels up. M.A.D. strategy..mutual assured destruction if anybody starts a points war. Great.
 
Bro, don't katchow - people trying to appear impressive.

Oh great one, you are so perceptive and news savvy, worthy a Pulitzer's prize. Singapore will no be world class with the first Pulitizer's. No one now can say Singapore has not media freedom. I await, the book, movie, tv-series, radio series, onlines series, comic series, newspaper regular series, magazine series, toys and paraphenalia sales, talkshows, TV tour show by his truly, food and fashion blogs with great utmost anticipation. It will make Fann Wong, Diana Ser and the rest of TCS look par se. Hell, Arine and Stallone, move aside! It ain't Hollywood no more!
 
lesser time now, more responsibilities. Lengthy discourses gave way to laconic sense.

funny, I thought I saw lengthy = liang teh, laconic = la kopi.

maybe you blowing too much smoke into my eyes ... lol
 
funny, I thought I saw lengthy = liang teh, laconic = la kopi.

maybe you blowing too much smoke into my eyes ... lol

lol whatever u r smoking, i'll have some of that too :D
 
The ability to buy points has a calming effect. Almost create Zen-like quality. Every idiot levels up. M.A.D. strategy..mutual assured destruction if anybody starts a points war. Great.


I've seen a couple of folks change their behaviour after upgrading to premium account. More willing to be abrasive when they feel like it, less mincing of words, use of vulgarities when they feel the other chap's a retard, and so on. Once the fear of being anonymously targetted is gone, the real self can show.
 
Buying of points as well as revealing the origin of the zap. Quite comical when Joe confronted Kopiuncle and the latter was like a deer staring at the headlights.

Transparency - a western construct that goes a long way.


Both joe and dragon8899 posted their reputation logs. You can see the vulgarities, family references, female genitalia being brought into the discussion. Its what you do when you think no one is looking that really reveals your character.

interestingly dragon8899 himself did anon zaps on joe, and tried to clumsily weasel his way out when caught. After that the purchse of premium accs really caught on.
 
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