Should Terminally Online people be considered a "Mental illness"?

mxleader on 22/10/2023 at 04:13

A few decades ago, before everyone was online all of the time, I worked at a bicycle shop. We frequently got calls from all kinds of people because from the poorest of the poor to very wealthy people ride bikes. Down the road a ways there was the state hospital for mentally ill patients. They didn't have internet to browse, but they had a few pay phones available to some patients. Someone must have put a business card to the shop near those phones because we frequently got calls from that hospital from the patients. At first it seemed like prank calls but when we figured out where the calls were coming from we took a different tact with them on the phones. But yeah, before you had the internet to distract you there were pay phones and unsuspecting bicycle mechanics.

Tocky on 22/10/2023 at 17:03

I wish someone would put our number in an asylum. I'm so tired of the same old scammers. Apparently my old bosses lawyer sold his information about the amount he inherited when his dad died. About the only interesting one of those was when I picked up in the middle of the scammer being berated by his boss for not calling everyone on his list.

TheRealSlimGarrett on 27/10/2023 at 21:35

Quote Posted by SolidSnakeRoll

I am not saying you cant go wild during weekends or holidays. After all that hard work you have deserved it.
But who wants their head turned to mush from all the dumb stupid "Podcasts and conspiracy people" everyday in their life?. Isnt there a point where you go.
Oh wow i am turning into a mess?. Maybe i should

1: Dont be terminally online
2: Go to school

As a reddit post said "Life is easier if you arent stupid".

So basically. At 9PM to 4AM in weekdays, thats the focus. And then you can prioritize stupid stuff in weekends or holidays.

I just wonder why people love to engage in stupid people as a sport?

I wonder if someone is trying to make a case for getting onto disability income :rolleyes: