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2011/08/02 23:14:55
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
Why? Ever worked in customer services? Ever had a 'customer' having a go at you on the phone, talking over you, because they know you just have to sit their and take it? It's ridiculous.
QFT.
The only thing worse than taking flak from Mr And-Another-Thing-! is the fact that you're forced into treating him as if they're the most prized human on the planet, or risk losing your job.
A lot of people can't seem to grasp things when they're being spoken to politely down the phone, or with a calm look as their spit (because the gakkers are always the ones that manage to emphasise every single hate-filled word will a fresh volley of saliva) makes its way down your face.
There are only so many times you can have the "I'm sorry, bu-" "AND ANOTHER THING! ..." "We'll try to help you as best we can, bu-" "AND ANOTHER THING ..." conversation before you begin to think Stalin was actually a pretty swell guy compared to the gakface you're speaking at.
I've actually found that maintaining "stern" eye contact while remaining "polite" tends to go a long way in encouraging " customer civility".
Not so easy to do over the phone
Sometimes I just feel like pointing out, pointless thought it might be, that I am in fact 6'3", and as such I very much doubt they would dare speak to me like that, or indeed anyone else, face to face...
Yeah, I could see where phone interaction would be a draw back ...
Like you I have the " big guy" advantage, 6'4" 260LBS (plus I'm covered in tattoos) , so when a customer comes into the shop raising hell..I often get tapped to go "talk" with them.
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2011/08/03 01:19:51
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
Ahtman wrote:I usually find I have disdain for people who say things like "I hate people but I can tolerate individuals" or that make blanket statements about humanity yet seem to want to exclude themselves from that statement even though they are included.
This is truth.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
2011/08/03 01:39:56
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
hmmm...humanity is overall a big bunch of idiots. this site has a surprising amount of people who deserve to live though. i see more idiots in real life than on the internet....usually. if it was up to me a comet would pass by earth and turn most people into dust,and after a few days the population would be in the hundreds worldwide.
yeah,in summary,i dont like humanity that much.
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2011/08/03 02:30:26
Subject: Re:How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
Dealing with customers over the phone I wonder sometimes how the hell we made it out of the trees and on to the plains. They scare the frakk out of me
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2011/08/03 10:30:10
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
Ahtman wrote:I usually find I have disdain for people who say things like "I hate people but I can tolerate individuals" or that make blanket statements about humanity yet seem to want to exclude themselves from that statement even though they are included.
This is truth.
Not quite, i'll let Tommy Lee Jones take over.
People are stupid, ignorant, crazy, ravenous masses. A person is smart.
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2011/08/03 14:30:52
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
Polonius wrote:I'm not sure I'm wild about any theory that states that because people were ignorant, and are currently ignorant, they must remain so.
True but when it comes to intergalactic security like theirs I think the MIB would be justified for their secrecy.
Even in that clip (factual errors aside), it's not like there was massive upheaval because the facts changed.
True but there were still controversy and individuals suffering at the hands of mob rule before, during, and arguably after those discoveries happened if you went against the norms of the time.
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2011/08/03 15:48:53
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
It is certainly true that grouping has an effect on psychology. There is plenty of testimony regarding the difficulty of undercover police work to support that, and the of course the aforementioned mob rule.
However, these effects aren't necessarily negative. Mob rule and leadership function on essentially the same principles.
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
2011/08/03 15:59:48
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
dogma wrote:It is certainly true that grouping has an effect on psychology. There is plenty of testimony regarding the difficulty of undercover police work to support that, and the of course the aforementioned mob rule.
However, these effects aren't necessarily negative. Mob rule and leadership function on essentially the same principles.
True, mob rule was one of the big reasons for the rise of Rome. Generally its got a negative connotation though IIRC.
2011/08/03 16:31:10
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
oh,you know. in a basement...cooking ponies into cupcakes....
Toastedandy wrote:There's some mighty big egos in this thread.
doesn't mean there reasons for hating humanity are bad. although i have seen a theme of it being a job or a random time when they hate...
Deathshead420 wrote:As your leader, I encourage you, from time to time and always in a respectful manner, to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you. And I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo … except, of course, the subject that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is – I collect your f g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f r here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the f g time! [Pause] I didn't think so.
2011/08/03 17:37:52
Subject: Re:How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
I think people in general are okay. BUT the exception to this has to be all the tourists who dececrates my hometown every year! I dont want to help you, I certanly dont want you in the shop I run. And no I wont help you take your pictures! I loose faith each time a German, Britt, French or American tourisst happens to stumbel into my path. I also dislike students.... How is it possibel that someone studeing to be a lawyer or Doctor can be so dense?
2011/08/03 17:41:22
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
Just because something is light-hearted doesn't mean it can't have some elements of a deeper truth in it.
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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2011/08/03 18:26:12
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
I don't like most people, and that is only because I hate stupidity with a passion
I've also dealt with a lot of jerks so things like that have stuck with me
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2011/08/03 18:49:50
Subject: How deep is your disdain for humanity on a daily basis?
Responding to random bits.
We'll end the naysayers soon enough, or I'll just seduce them and make them do it for us.
g head. [Holds up Tanaka's head] Just like this f 
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