Getting the hump .

[BigStew]

if you are not willing to say something to some ones face you shouldn't say it on line. Also  can we get over this millennial Snowflake crap millennials are in their late 30s now some even have adult children of their own.

 

[ImTriggerHappy]

hah! £700! my comms setup is more than that. 

Peasant!

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 Bloody Gearwhore lol

(But you do have some nice bits)

 

[Druid799]

I do agree the numbers of ‘nasties’ on the net are definitely on the increase but equally one would hope we can all differentiate between piss taking/banter and bullying , you post a vid of you in a shitty loadout big’ing up you Airsoft god of war status then you must be prepared to be roasted for it BUT you do not make it personal , my post was about the lighter side of it not about the cyber bullying , that’s totally different my use of ‘sticks and stones’ was for the latter if someone posts up “you look like a sack of shit tied nasty ya plank  !” Then yes not a very nice thing to say but that’s just there opinion .

Now if someone was to post “ your look like a sack of shit tied nasty , you should kill your self for being so utterly useless !” or just keeps posting negative after negative comment no matter what now that’s a totally different ball game , and I don’t think any of the comments were even close to it but I do feel the lines are getting pushed closer and closer to each other and your starting to get some reacting to simple ribbing in the same way they’d react to bullying ?

 

[ImTriggerHappy]

>snip<

I think is this day an age cyberbullying is such a big thing that a lot of people have become hypersensitive to it.

I think the line comes when someone shows they don't like it. Just because it is fine for some of us doesn't mean it is fine for all and we should respect that. 

I had a quick read of that thread and agree none of it was overly viscous to me but then I am not him. If he wants it deleted then the mods should respect that and do it. 

I am just glad with how much I fucked up when young bookface, Instagram and stuff was not around because I doubt I could of handled the scrutiny and ridicule some put up with.

 

[Giraffe]

You guys let him off lightly. You could have been REAL bullies and posted a Father Ted emoji

 

[Adolf Hamster]

I think is this day an age cyberbullying is such a big thing that a lot of people have become hypersensitive to it.

I think the line comes when someone shows they don't like it. Just because it is fine for some of us doesn't mean it is fine for all and we should respect that. 

I had a quick read of that thread and agree none of it was overly viscous to me but then I am not him. If he wants it deleted then the mods should respect that and do it. 

I am just glad with how much I fucked up when young bookface, Instagram and stuff was not around because I doubt I could of handled the scrutiny and ridicule some put up with.

i think the line of cyber bullying is when you start following people around the internet, sue we baited him here in a thread he posted, but i for one haven't followed it up by spamming his youtube account or tracking down his social media.

 

[Wo1f]

That’s because there’s no real consequence for giving people shit on the internet. It’s very easy to give people abuse with no effort. Having said that, how people get so upset by words baffles me. 

A bit of banter (hate that fucking word) is all good fun to me. Take the piss out of me and I’ll just laugh and do the same back. It’s one of the best things about the internet. If you can’t take some light hearted digging then I’ve no sympathy for you. You clearly can’t handle the real world and should be sterilised to stop your weak genes from reproducing.

 

[Skara]

People need to remember that the young generation are growing up in a world where through social media everything they do is put on trial and judged, that in itself sometimes creates a harsher world than those growing up 20/30 years ago had to deal with. The old adage of sticks and stones is bullshit in todays society. People are self harming and killing themselves over verbal bullying everyday and the internet makes it harder for them to escape from it. 

And this, honestly, is why we're sinking faster than the fucking titanic.

Not in the mood to write a wall of text to explain right now..

I'll just leave it here: we're giving more credit to a bunch of code lines rather than real flesh and a soul.

As for the "£700 SWAT loadout" meme.

It's ok to show your kit and you should be happy about it, but the purpose of that thread wasn't exactly clear.

Did he want to boast having dumped money on it? Was that a help request instead? Nobody knows and probably never will unless the dude comes here to explain. But he should accept critics as they are what makes you improve.

Skara out.

 

[PopRocket123]

Anyone who complains about the younger generation needs reminding a well known Greek philosopher once complained that young people had it too easy because the invention of paper took away the struggle of writing on a slate and would result in then not bothering to remember anything

 

[Iceni]

There's a whole social media scene that I feel like I'm too old to understand.

The making of a video to show off or review something is something I would never do, I would also never take a picture of a meal and slap it up for all my mates to see.

This generation sees nothing wrong with doing that, but I feel the guy who posted the £700 loadout, didn't account for the average age of airsofters that use a forum.

I would imagine the user base of active posters to be over 25. There are some younger ones that fall into the current generation of social media users, but by large the userbase will be older. That age difference is the thing we are picking up on. Your man with the loadout is making a video to impress his mates and the youtube generation. He made the fatal mistake of thinking the forum would be on his wavelength.

It also doesn't help the fact that as older players we know the difference between cheap, and functional. His loadout wasn't that bad, it was just well overpriced and not something to shout about. If he'd spent the same money on a Flecktarn KSK or Russian Gorka-4 there would have been far less backlash, as we all think that gear is cool. And it would have probably cost the dude a lot less money!



 

 

[Druid799]

There's a whole social media scene that I feel like I'm too old to understand.

The making of a video to show off or review something is something I would never do, I would also never take a picture of a meal and slap it up for all my mates to see.

This generation sees nothing wrong with doing that, but I feel the guy who posted the £700 loadout, didn't account for the average age of airsofters that use a forum.

I would imagine the user base of active posters to be over 25. There are some younger ones that fall into the current generation of social media users, but by large the userbase will be older. That age difference is the thing we are picking up on. Your man with the loadout is making a video to impress his mates and the youtube generation. He made the fatal mistake of thinking the forum would be on his wavelength.

It also doesn't help the fact that as older players we know the difference between cheap, and functional. His loadout wasn't that bad, it was just well overpriced and not something to shout about. If he'd spent the same money on a Flecktarn KSK or Russian Gorka-4 there would have been far less backlash, as we all think that gear is cool. And it would have probably cost the dude a lot less money!



 

Give this man a cookie ?! Spot on bud .

youve hit the nail on the head for me ,  ignoring all the millennial/snowflake/cupcake/etc name calling it’s a fact no matter how much some won’t like it but a very large chunk of ‘younger social media users’ are very thin skinned and shallow and just can’t take any kind of criticism at all .

Thank god my two teenage boys most definitely sail there own course and couldn’t give a monkeys about any off it (my oldest once said to me I don’t care about there approval, I get that from my mates)  , and my youngest who has a very highly developed sense of right from wrong also showed this to me when some scrotum in school started on-line bullying a girl in his class he confronted him face to face and apparently the little piss stain shit him self and ran sniveling home to mummy ! ?

Perhaps my take on the whole thing is a bit scued on the subject as I’ve only got my two to go buy as examples of ‘modern youth’ but I do think a lot of guys out there do need to “man the fuck up” . 

 

[Iceni]

“man the fuck up”

There's a lot I could write about that statement. I agree with it, but only in certain instances.

A better phrase is "You've got to piss with the cock you got".

It's pointless trying to please everyone, and it's ridiculous not to expect criticism, and the odd total burn. That feeling of Ahh shit I fucked it that comes right after. If you can't defend your actions and motivation then you've failed the first rule of life.

It's not wrong to be wrong.

 

[adox]

The problem is Airsoft is dominated by the youth. And the youth are whining, pathetic, self obsessed cry babies who take offence  at everything. (As you’ll now undoubtedly see?)

 I must ask as what constitutes as youth in this case. I am 16 and don't believe I have any of these undesirable qualities. However, I know where you are coming from.

 

[clumpyedge]

Just read the thread and watched the video including the ones @L3wisD posted and now have a terminal airsoft related disease.

Everyone wants to be insta/you/face famous these days without any of the prowess, skill or hard work and when they do post a video that doesn't match the standards of what people expect from videos these days its understandable to get the piss ripped out of you.

On the point of people being harsh in the comments, I honestly don't see anything more than a light ribbing but maybe my skin is thicker than some that have commented or its just how I'm reading it. For the ones that say people are keyboard warriors and wouldn't say things to peoples face 99% of the time I would have to agree.

For the OP of the video I think @Druid799 is just jealous that you've stolen his load-out and his cushion covers.

 

[Druid799]

 For the OP of the video I think @Druid799 is just jealous that you've stolen his load-out and his cushion covers.

I am ‘offended’ !?

Because of you I’m now sat my safe space telling my self how wonderful and important I am ! ??????????????

A better phrase is "You've got to piss with the cock you got".

That’s a new phrase on me , and i like it , there are times when someone really does need to grow up but you do need to be a bit more fourth right with them , but you need something not quite as harsh  as MTFU ?

 

[clumpyedge]

I am ‘offended’ !?

Because of you I’m now sat my safe space telling my self how wonderful and important I am ! ??????????????

You are whatever you think you are

even if no-one else thinks it

 

[Immortal]

There's only one thing to do with Snowflakes.....

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[Rogerborg]

I think everyone deserves a second chance to make a first impression, especially online where intent isn't always clear no matter how many emoticons you throw at it.

Hmm. I'm either mellowing in my old-middle age, or have suffered a minor stroke.  Why does everything taste purple?

 

[L3wisD]

I think everyone deserves a second chance to make a first impression, especially online where intent isn't always clear no matter how many emoticons you throw at it.

Hmm. I'm either mellowing in my old-middle age, or have suffered a minor stroke.  Why does everything taste purple?

Jesus Christ mate, defending Nuprol in another thread and now this?!

You need a lie down with an icepack mate...

 

[Druid799]

There's only one thing to do with Snowflakes.....

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You can piss right off ! I’m NOT licking a snowflake ! ?