Like 99.999999% of the people reading this right now - which is probably less than one person - I spend far too much time on the internet. I like reading news for things that matter, like domestic politics, updates on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, movie news, blog postings, tweets, podcasts (audio over video), Lost spoilers, pictures of hot women, and so on and so on. During my hourly searches, I tend to stumble upon people whose mission in life is to use the forum they have (be it website, tweet, or blog posting) to talk shit about various things.
This has confused me over the last couple of years. After all, what is the point of talking shit about something? Is it to get out some kind of frustration over the thing you're talking about? That makes sense, especially if it's about things that matter, like politics. But, what if someone takes the time to write a long-ass diatribe about a celebrity? If this really how one should spend their time?
Don't like Paris Hilton? Great. Neither do I, but I'm not going to spend my life thinking or writing or talking about her. Why? Because it's a damn waste.
I like to spend my time thinking or writing or talking about things I like and love. For instance, I love the show Lost. I like thinking about where the show is going and how it is going to end. I love having conversations about it. Hell, I even write emails to my brother about it on occasion. Why? Because I love it. Because it makes me feel good.
I find that whenever I think or write or talk about things I do not like or hate, I feel really bad. No, I don't feel guilty. I just feel lousy because that's what bad things do. They're bad so filling your mind, body, and soul with them makes you feel bad. Does that make sense? I sure hope it does.
Because talking shit about Miley Cyrus or Clash of the Titans does nothing. That's the simple truth. It does nothing. If people read this shit and think, "Yeah. I feel that way, too," then great - perhaps talking shit makes you feel good. But, you know what? It's a fucking waste.
Why not spend your time thinking or writing or talking about the stuff you do like and love. You hate these people or films or music so much, then spend your time pointing people to the stuff you feel they should be paying attention to - minus any shit talking.
Then again, I could always just turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to these shit talkers, but they'd still be there, wasting their life. Poor bastards.
