Why do some people seem to be pathological complainers?
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Amaterasu Cinquetti
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05-30-2008 03:40
Cannot help but admire an OP that posts a complaining post about people that complain  |
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Raymond Figtree
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05-30-2008 04:38
From: Rebecca Proudhon It wasn't meant to be. It was serious. We knew that answer from the first post. |
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Raudf Fox
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05-30-2008 04:40
From: Talarus Luan Hence, it is why service providers often get hit with these "chronic complainers", because they make mistakes __just like everyone else__, and can often be reminded of them. The question is what is the point of the complaint? For many who just care a bit too passionately, it is nothing more than a burning desire to see our benevolent providers simply do better.
When you put it in that light, it is a lot easier to deal with. Well, yes.. setting them on fire would make it easier to deal with... This burning desire is also why when such a person is asked why don't they just leave, we will never hear an answer. They don't want to leave, because all they feel they are asking is for is perfection. The kind of complainer I really don't like is the one that complains about things they can do something about. (AKA, I love the ignore feature  )
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05-30-2008 04:47
because if they don't complain they will explode from all the pent up anger and hot air.
Don't believe me watch big trouble in little china!
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Raymond Figtree
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Qie Niangao
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05-30-2008 05:58
Ewww! They have periwinkle bracelets! Ewww! [/whine]
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05-30-2008 06:14
From: MortVent Charron because if they don't complain they will explode from all the pent up anger and hot air.
Don't believe me watch big trouble in little china! I love that move!
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Xio Jester
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05-30-2008 06:19
People are complaining a lot daily in SL, IMO, because it's "sold" as a finished product, but when you use it...it has all the bugs of a videogame in the production phase.
I can draw a comparison to a few videogames that have come out in the last 2 years. Certain games are REAL popular for a few months, but the users complain non-stop as they play, about 1 certain limitation or bug, because technology keeps making such huge leaps yearly, that by the time we are sick of complaining about a limitation, it's usually "fixed".
People are taking these advances for granted, and our brains expect more and more "instant" gratification. Certain projects, like SL, are huge are require years to stabilize or complete. Meanwhile the creators have bills to pay, they have to eat, but it takes almost all of thier waking hours to keep the project moving forward, so they charge for the unfinished product while they are working on it, as in SL.
...while I don't see many examples of companies being able to charge year after year for huge unfinished products like this, I ain't too shocked either. The human race right now will do almost anything to make giant leaps in technology, and reap the (usually) substantial monetary rewards.
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Isablan Neva
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05-30-2008 07:45
From: Travis Lambert I know this has been posted before, but its time to post it again ......... I now want to marry Travis. But I'm sure somebody will complain about that.
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Brenda Connolly
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05-30-2008 07:46
From: Isablan Neva I now want to marry Travis. But I'm sure somebody will complain about that. Hopefully not him....
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05-30-2008 07:54
From: Colette Meiji the other ones are funnier.
Vampire Bat + Duct Tape You win. From: Rebecca Proudhon It wasn't meant to be. It was serious. Pull the other one. Thank you Raymond. I hadn't heard of this before. What a great idea.
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Raymond Figtree
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05-30-2008 08:20
From: Kaimi Kyomoon
Thank you Raymond. I hadn't heard of this before. What a great idea.
I got the audio book. It's excellent. Our own Bradley B. turned me on to it. |
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Brenda Connolly
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05-30-2008 09:03
From: Raymond Figtree I got the audio book. It's excellent. Our own Bradley B. turned me on to it. Has anyone heard from Brad lately? I miss him. And his ass.
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Lindal Kidd
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05-30-2008 10:00
From: FD Spark Wow what asset you must be to community and anyone in need of your assistance.
Gives one new reason to not want to be a mentor. Don't worry, FD. Anyone who thinks that being a Mentor gives them the right to "smack" anyone is sadly mistaken. Mentors have no special police powers. Why, last weekend I encountered a girl who'd been trying to teleport off OI for days. Failed tp, every time. I tried to drag her off with a tp offer from another location...same problem. She had submitted a support ticket, with no response. So I submitted one. It was quickly stamped "CLOSED" with a stock reply, which we'd already tried. So I reopened it. It came back "CLOSED" with a snappy note that "neither your Concierge or Mentor status will aid you in getting help for this resident, she must wade through our cumbersome ticket process on her own" (not an exact quote, but that was the gist of it). It's hard enough being a helper. Mentors who try to be police will find that they very quickly become non-Mentors.
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05-30-2008 10:44
From: Damien1 Thorne That would work.
Part IV: On a mini-continent far, far, away. Desmond has been battling the evil Dreamland stormtroopers to save his beloved Caledon...
(to be continued...) I am sooo getting snappy uniforms for that...
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Oryx Tempel
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05-30-2008 10:51
I wonder if people will be scared to complain about the food on the Complaint Free Cruise... |
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Oryx Tempel
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05-30-2008 10:54
From: Isablan Neva I now want to marry Travis. But I'm sure somebody will complain about that. The wedding schedule is over on That Other Thread. Multiple marriages occurring, I believe. You'll want to pencil yourself in well in advance. |
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Colette Meiji
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05-30-2008 14:21
From: Conifer Dada Some people are habitual complainers just because they are, in the same way that others of us hardly ever complain! I am so sick of people who don't complain.  |
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Rebecca Proudhon
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05-30-2008 18:16
From: Raymond Figtree We knew that answer from the first post. Who is "We" Raymond? The voices in your head? or the forum hydra heads? |
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Raymond Figtree
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05-30-2008 18:26
From: Rebecca Proudhon Who is "We" Raymond? The voices in your head? or the forum hydra heads? Didn't you know? Everyone on the forum is my alt.* * for the humor-impaired, that was a joke.
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Rebecca Proudhon
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05-30-2008 20:15
Just checking.  |