Having a brewsky with my friends Potroast and Zuckerberg. This was way back at the beginning. We were the three most disliked freshmen at Harvard. Didn't even like each other, but, hey, we had to hang out with somebody, OK?
Zuckerberg and Potroast were arguing about...whatever, probly who was the coolest dude. I finally laffed cruelly and said something like, "Hey, shaddup awready!" 
That's when the lightbulb lit up over Zuckerberg's head. It's when he said, "Hey, let's start a social network on the Internet and become billionaires."
We laffed. All three of us. Potroast said, "I'm too cool for this bullshit. You're starting to bore me. I'm leaving." He left.
I said, "Hey, Zuck, so what is a social network on the Internet?"
Zuckerberg said, "You know what the Internet is, right? And don't call me Zuck, you fuck."
I said, "Thanks, Con. I know what it's gonna be in ten years, Zuck, but that's a long way off. I need money now. I can't even afford the beer."
"Not to worry, dickhead, I've got the beer. But you are in my debt, deeply. A social network is a place to hang out for people who can get along . We set it up so people can click on an icon to like each other." 
"What if they stop liking each other?"
"Hey, dumbass, then they can unlike each other. What could be simpler?"
"I'll tell you what would be simpler, Zuck. A place where people can start out hating each other. A place to vent and snark and call each other names - how the politicians say - ad hominem or some shit?
"I like it. Flame Book! Yeah, for guys like us."
"Problem is, there aren't that many guys like us, Zuck. Most people pretend they're not assholes."
"Hey, stop with the Zuck, or I'll kick your ass. So OK, we start one for the pretenders and the other one for guys like us, who love to shit in the sandbox."
"Girls, too. Some of them are meaner than us."
"Mean Book! Cool. You do that one and I'll do the other one. Whoever makes the first billion buys the next round."
"Asshole."
"Dumb fuck."
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Way too much yelling on OS...but that's what brings 'em back....people seem to need confrontation. After all they can shut the computer off.. not so the little man or woman.
Still haven't figured out how to make the cover..Since you started the whole thing: tell me..would a picture of me dancing with Teddy (when he was alive) do it?
Funny post...brightened up my day. And you are probably saying
" the old girl still didn't get it"..
But I think I did. :)
Ande, you get it just fine. Actually this came up in a conversation yesterday with Margaret Gunning, a former OS poster who left because she got sick of the bickering. Here's a link to her blog, where the idea for Mean Book was born: I hate Facebook
Suzy, in theory, yes. But in practice I suspect some of us just can't help outselves.
Good to see a post about my old pal, Potroast. I was wondering about him.
I certainly know not the answer to the question.
But if we are so good and high minded about things, we should show we can by standing above the fray....
As to the bickering, I wonder why, myself. Mostly, I don't comment in a less than friendly fashion unless I feel it is very important to do so. But I'm a newbie. Maybe I don't know the rules. That frequently happens.
Lezlie
Is is ghosts of flame wars past?
I like Con's name. When I see some of his posts in newspapers I am always proud to know someone who does not give a rats ass about their name or anything else.. Which is unlike here where every little thing pisses someone off. I am on FB about 15m a day if that.
Why can't we all just get along?
I had better shut up now.
HUGGGGGGGGGG
The men were too secular humanist, the girls too voracious.
I am glad you were there when things had
somewhat loosened up...where a fellow
could have a true brainstorm
and propose:
"a place where people can start out hating each other.
A place to vent and snark and call each other names -
how the politicians say - ad hominem or some shit? "
Here is a noble understatement, by the way:
"Girls, too. Some of them are meaner than us..."
re. ad hominem..did u know there is an "ad feminam" too?
I didnt...
well, i mean, yeah, i did, but, i didnt know it was
like, a logical fallacy in Philosophy, the mother science.
I have an innocent question that will reveal my utter naivete
too all:
what's wrong with bickering a bit, here & there?
the most meaningful times of my life
have been when i am enraged by
a personal attack, or humiliated.
I fell into an heroin addiction at harvard.
it was a bad time for me. The only
sweet savior for me was schopenhauer,
as i assume you might have guessed..
"Der Mensch kann tun was er will; er kann aber nicht wollen was er will.
Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.
On The Freedom Of The Will
Who knew? I coulda been a zillionaire, or at least I coulda been a contender, I coulda been somebody .............
Good times!! ~nods~
laughing, mattie!
and the id IS a brat, ain't it?
: D