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"I read the comments."

"It seems my fear of death has been replaced by my fear of politics."

"Teleconferencing makes it just like they're in the room with us - things are unclear and difficult to understand."

'Don't bite. They're trolling again.'

Blog Breakdown

I've founded my own religion. Of course you have, Rudy. It's off to a good start. Already, it's being mocked by people of other faiths. If history's any guide, within a couple hundred years, it'll be widely accepted and people who don't believe in it will be persecuted. What are the central tenets of your religion? A true Rudian knows that life is suffering, and winning arguments online is salvation.

Too many people post comments in the heat of anger. They strike while the ire is hot!

The Tangents talk it over.

"I learned my social skills on social media. . . what's it to you anyway you stupid cow?!"

"Not now, honey. Daddy's arguing with strangers about the sexual orientation of puppets."

"Whatever the politicians might decide, I'm well prepared because I've got enough hate comments for the next five years!"

"Great! Now I'm torn between whether to post rants on X or Meta."

"I just wish I hadn't spent most of my life reading the comments below online news articles"

Every man and his dog gets to have an opinion on social media.

'Darling - have I ever told you how much you love me. . .?'

Maybe Those Bots Can Be Used for Good

"If God had meant for man to interact rationally He wouldn't have given them internet forums."

Chat Bot

'My Atheist blog has developed a cult following. If that's not ironic, I don't know what is.'

Interior Monologuist

"I just feel fortunate to live in a world with so much disinformation at my fingertips."

"I've got about 20 pages of questionable internet comments here."

'I blame the internet.'

So Many Exceptions There Are No Community Standards

'This is fun, Dad -- I'm in a flame war with Vladimir Putin!'

The Twitter logo with its mouth taped shut

Very rarely are we as harsh to colleagues as we are to ourselves.

"For discussions in social networks you need good arguments. . . For example 'Dirtbag', 'Stalinist', 'Sexist' or 'Nazi'. . ."

Will like AND comment on every on of your Facebook posts, for food.

The Warriors Were Last on the Court But First in Social Media.

I've decided to change the way I Twitter-slam "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Pointing out plot holes that aren't really plot holes is the latest trend online. I've been tweeting "It's the same story as the original" even though it's not. That was fun. But that critique is so last month. I still don't think "If Rey's the protagonist, why did Monopoly leave her out of the board game" is a "plot hole." And since when has Luke been old?

"He seems to have drifted from online activism to couch-based complacency."

'It's my inner voice that lacks confidence, not me. It keeps asking, 'Can you hear me now'?'

"Your profile picture is a person of color? What kind of racist blackface crap is that???!"

"No. the doctor didn't prescribe any medication for my high blood pressure. He just told me to stop trying to win on-line arguments with anti-vaxxers."