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Originally Posted by flip
sure, sure. But as you can see my above post actually responds in a realistic manner.
I know not every topic has to be approached with seriousness, and I've been on CP long enough to know that numerous "serious" threads have quickly degenerated to dick and fart jokes, often to the OP's dismay, but I do find that the mob mentality often comes into play and people feel the need to stay in line like sheep to the slaughter for fear that their wild and crazy opinions will cause them shame on CP.
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I think the herd (flock?) does a pretty good job of responding to a thread with the appropriate level of seriousness.
It's kind of like real life. If I was hanging out with my friends at a get together and I said to the room "You know what, dogs are stupid, smell bad, I don't like them, and we should ban them!", do you think the response would be much different than here? The form of the response would be different but the content would be much the same. Rolling of eyes, snickers, maybe derogatory comments, a few take it seriously just for the sake of discussing it... etc..
Fear of shame is usually a good thing in social interactions, it's telling me I'm being dumb and should probably think things through a bit more before I open my mouth!
