GenesisSaga posted...
Xeybozn posted...
From: Ace_Killjoy | #011
What exactly is creepy/strange about simply coming here to read topics?
Imagine going to hang out with your friends and noticing some guy nobody knows following you around, not saying anything. And he's there every time you guys meet up, always just watching and listening.
That's about what people are thinking when they say lurkers are creepy.
Pretty much that, only not quite as extreme.
It's like... if we're interesting enough to watch then we HAVE to be interesting enough to talk to. Why not just join in? I promise I won't eat you alive unless you're a jerk.
Fallacy of false cause. Simply because it is enjoyable to observe a group of people does not mean it would be enjoyable to interact with them. Way, way too many people watch reality TV to see the ways in which other people can become absolute train wrecks. Most of them would not want to live in the same house as those train wrecks. Some people may be curious as to what we talk about, that does not mean they will want to talk about it with us (if at all).
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SuperNiceDog had a super nice bracket too.