Montag, 6. Jul 2009, 16:49
It dawned on me today… these warnings are idiotic. How much of an egotistical wanker must you be to honestly believe that:
A. Your friends list is some sort of privileged roster, some inner sanctum that only people who've shouted on your wall are "worthy" of joining.
B. Users and/or artists who actually spam friend requests are going to read your sniveling little self-important caveat.
C. Users somehow feel validated if you leave their shout on your wall.
To the self-important navel-gazing users on this service I say: stop using last.fm as some sort of facebook platform. You're either misunderstanding the intended use of this social app, or you value your profile wall a bit more than is sane or healthy. Friend requests are simply a means to bookmark your profile, listen to your station, or dig into your music collection. Usually nothing more. Get over yourself.
In conclusion I'm reminded of a page from the blog rant classic "Two Phrases That Destroyed American Culture:"
Speaking of respect, another idea that has ruined American culture is the one that states, ‘I don’t give respect freely. You have to earn my respect.’ This one is most often uttered by punk kids with bad attitudes and black fingernail polish.Respect your last.fm community.Fucking gag me.
I mean, how egotistical does one have to be to automatically assume that their respect is so fucking important that one must jump through multiple hoops in order to earn it? How about we give people respect because they are humans with lives and feelings just as important as our own? Why not give people a default level of respect and more or less can either be won or lost based on the behavior of the individual? The loss of respect is something that should be based on actions. The idea that that one must win basic respect in the first place is incredibly belittling. How narcissistic can you be to embrace that ideology?