Posted by Dinah on August 3, 2004, at 11:30:53
In reply to Re: car wrecks, posted by Dr. Bob on August 3, 2004, at 10:42:25
> > I feel people continue to read for the same reasons that people turn and look at a car wreck on the highways. It's human nature.
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> Well, like on the highways, if people don't watch where they're going...
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> BobPrecisely. I don't read posts because of their resemblence to car wrecks. I read posts because reading them is akin to watching where I'm going. I might not like the road conditions, but I need to know what they are to navigate as safely as possible.
You're asking us to not read, and to not have all the information we need to make informed decisions. I know it works well for many, and in some circumstances it works well for me. I only need take a look at the thread post titles to know that Social isn't somewhere I want to look too closely for at least four months. I peek in on the threads to make sure that I'm correct, and then don't read. But if the topic in question is one I post on, I feel safer if I know what's going on.
I don't think "Don't read posts by posters that bother you" is good universal advice. Perhaps you should change it a bit.
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