Haters: You are SO Boring
January 22nd, 2008
It’s so pointless to even talk about, but what’s with the people who actually take the time to write inane negative comments on amateur YouTube videos? I understand: you’re 13, you’re trying to be witty, and you forget that there’s some human on the other end. And you come up with just the right clever little thing to say, some zinger like “OMG? I want to kill you noob,” or perhaps “I hate you,” some really eloquent expression of your criticism, and you can’t resist. Congratulations: you’ve just become extremely boring.
I had seen this list of the top 12 “Still Alive” covers on Joystiq, but I wasn’t aware of the little comments scuffle going on over CupcakeAndTea’s contribution until someone pointed it out to me. And, just, sigh. Really? This is a good use of your time, to make someone you’ve never met feel bad just because they made an amateur fan video about something they really like? Where’s your thing that you made and put online for everyone to see, you chicken-shit cockhole?
My hope is that the rise of amateur content and all these channels dedicated to circulating it is creating a race of super humans who have extra thick skin. At least it’s a fluid enough medium that you can find your people as easily as you can find the haters – you can see Cupcake’s community/fans coming to her defense in the YouTube comments, and hopefully she takes enough pleasure from that to offset bad stuff. It takes a lot of guts to put yourself out there. Believe me, I know, I spent nine years in a day job because I was afraid to do it. So it drives me nuts to see people lobbing bullshit negativity into the crowd – if you don’t like it, don’t watch it. And if you don’t have a piece of yourself to contribute, keep quiet. The rest of us are working here.
This reminds me when I went to MegaTokyo forums once, and only once. I was asking about finding pictures to do a MegaTokyo AMV/ slideshow, and got bashed by someone telling me that you can’t do a music video with something that isn’t moving, and that I should just give up or something to that effect. Then a year or so later, a bunch of MT slideshows show up on YouTube…didn’t see that coming did ya, ‘chicken-shit cockhole”?
congrats,you just proved that you’re an internet white night.
go fail more,alongside your crew here thiking they got some *upper hand* in this,they’re tools just like you.
also,LOL TYPO!
At some point, internet trolls and Lemmings become all too similar.
I appreciate the content of your message but am really freaked that you are calling a bunch of (ignorant) kids “cockholes”. Really? I’m sure you just don’t realize how that insult is pretty sexually violent and objectifying. Of kids. Holes. In which to stuff cocks.
Otherwise, kudos.
Cockholes is sexually violent and objectifying? o.o
I’m afraid you vastly misinterpret the pejorative in question, darling. “Cockhole” is not a hole for stuffing cocks into. “Cockhole” is the hole in the cock. You know the one that pee comes out of? Yup, that one.
Oh fuck oh fuck, gotta make a video so johnathan doesn’t bitch at me.
[...] Okay, kids. Via Jonathan Coulton, the phrase of the week is: “chicken-shit cockhole“. [...]
Jon, I think someone has mentioned this earlier, but I believe a new song should made titled “chicken-shit cockhole”
Damn, I’m 13 and I’m forced to be involved with these people. Yeah, it sucks. But once you understand that you can’t win then you feel better.
Amen.
C’mon now, JC; don’t play the “I’m a jaded, indie hipster” card too much.
[...] to http://digg.com (i think it on p5 or 6 by now) and the 862 DIGS (MrBabyMan)thank you jonathan: http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2008/0…ARTICLE ABOUT ME/ THIS VIDEO: [...]
OMG? I want to kill you noob.
Constructive criticsm is tough, but it comes with the territory when you create something.
Chickenshit Cockholes, though? They’re an ass-ache that never seems to go away.
I used to let people comment freely on the videos my group and I made. Now? I watch the comments so I can delete the comments posted by obvious mean-spirited tardbots as quickly as I can. More work for me? Sure, but it’s worth it.
Once upon a time I would have considered actions like that “censorship”, and nigh on evil. Now? I consider it protecting the work everyone put into one of our silly little projects.
Still, I’d rather have to deal with those little misanthropes than not have the Internet available. It’s an evil, sure, but one I can deal with happily.
So, JC…when will you be releasing a song called “Chickenshit Cockhole”?
Gosh! Thank you man! Me and my friend started our YouTube few eeks ago and I just don’t see what the point is in our negative comments! I mea…we’re just having some fun, we’re not hurting anybody here. I see if we were posting something completely retarded but were making a genuine authentic web series here. Lol what do you guys think?
-DiBBS of Lyrical Retrt
Actually the haters are saying more about themselves than about you.
Delete the remark, ban them, and move on. The genuine comments you get are worth it.