Your life would be better off if you stopped using this site and stopped following Internet drama

[Catler]

My life would have been better had the internet not existed, there is no doubt about that. Most of the impacts it has had on my life have been negative, but I'm a failure of a person who uses it as a crutch/escape so your mileage may vary.

You're preaching to terminally online addicts, of course people are going to take negatively to you attacking their vice.

 

[MadStan]

I had an epiphany reading this article. The person is totally right, there is no doubt at all that my life is better without this drama.

But then I go into the Ethan Ralph thread and I remember that there is joy in life through the suffering of others at their own hand and I realize the author has never read a real LOLCOW thread ever.

There are more followers of Ethan Ralph on KF, Twitter and elsewhere that probably eclipse followers of Scientology.

The author needs to indulge himself, just a quick taste, and I know he will be hooked. Come on...peek in the Ethan Ralph thread and tell me this isn't good shit?!

 

[Duke Nukem]

You could argue the same thing about video games or sitcoms or music or basically anything not related to work.

This site is here to archive examples of what not to be, and, to be honest, I'm sure it's served to dissuade some people from becoming lolcows themselves.

 

[Rabid Northman]

A year later (couple months ago) I got the job, money, status, relationship I wanted. And I feel more fulfilled, but about 50% of the way there. Lifetime habits are hard to break overnight, it's a slow process.

So in another year's time do you have to set more goals? Because as you seem to write across the thread if you aren't constantly achieving or improving you won't be satisfied. However what satisfies someone varies person to person and part of leading a fulfilling life is figuring when is a good spot to stop grinding.

Take the parable of the Mexican Fisherman:

Spoiler: Parable

An American investment banker was taking a much-needed vacation in a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. The boat had several large, fresh fish in it.

The investment banker was impressed by the quality of the fish and asked the Mexican how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied, “Only a little while.” The banker then asked why he didn’t stay out longer and catch more fish?

The Mexican fisherman replied he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs.

The American then asked “But what do you do with the rest of your time?”

The Mexican fisherman replied, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos: I have a full and busy life, señor.”

The investment banker scoffed, “I am an Ivy League MBA, and I could help you. You could spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats until eventually you would have a whole fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to the middleman you could sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You could control the product, processing and distribution.”

Then he added, “Of course, you would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City where you would run your growing enterprise.”

The Mexican fisherman asked, “But señor, how long will this all take?”

To which the American replied, “15-20 years.”

“But what then?” asked the Mexican.

The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You could make millions.”

“Millions, señor? Then what?”

To which the investment banker replied, “Then you would retire. You could move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”

You say this started because you were jealous of another guy's success but there will always be a bigger fish out there so comparing yourself to others is the enemy of happiness. If you are happy with what you got then who cares how you spend your time?

 

[veri]

niggas will go touch grass once then start talking about modernity and act like they’re enlightened. if you’re so unfulfilled then stop using the forum and delete your account.but we know that won’t happen cause you’ll come back in a week. don’t forget you’re here forever

 

[mayonnaise]

lolcows is a complete waste of time and your life

Its because you have time to waste that you laugh at cows. Not the other way around.

I think, what you are experiencing is gender dysphoria. Go chop your dick. It'll all be better after.

 

[Sperghetti]

I go to work for 40+ hours a week, I cook, I do chores, I spend time with friends/gf, I care for my pets. Why do I need to do something productive if I have a couple hours after all that? I never understood this mindset of time not spent "improving" is time wasted, especially when most "improvements" are meaningless too. I like lifting weights, but past some basic routine you're wasting time and not really benefitting. I like cooking, but doing anything more than the most efficient healthy recipes is a waste too. Learning to cook tasty recipes is arguably bad for you because it tempts weight gain.

Besides you're going to die and no one will care how many books you read. As long as you're reasonably functional, the rest of your time should be spent enjoying yourself.

I always assume this mindset is kind of a dragon-chasing thing from people who are actually depressed or have some sort of hole in their psyche. "Productivity" is their way to try and fill that hole, with the belief that if they're productive enough, eventually they'll feel fulfilled and content.

Meanwhile, people who already feel fulfilled and content with their lives don't need to constantly chase productivity. They can just relax and do stuff they enjoy, without the need for an ulterior motive to do so.

 

[Otterly]

I disagree. KF has taught me many things. It’s kept me informed of many things. And every time I think I’m not doing great I can just open a thread and realise that relatively speaking, I’m doing just fine.

 

[YourFriendlyLurker]

If I stopped following Internet drama I would have to pay more attention to real-life drama which would probably made me join 41%. Kiwi is a place where I can for 10 minutes pretend that troons are the main problem on this planet.

 

[Law]

I went from working at a decent tech company to Amazon.

Thank you for allowing our cows to make their Amazon wish-lists.

Do you ever feel the desire to reach your full potential?

I reached my full potential- it was a very small potential. Not everyone has hopes, dreams, or goals. Some of us are just waiting to die.

Internet browsing is a poor hobby because no skill is being developed.

I'm way better at posting now than I was when I started. I went from getting tons of late and dumb reactions to loads of winners.

 

[The Repeated Meme]

Yeah, hard disagree. This site at least gives me something to pass the time. If it weren't this, it would be something equally as vacuous.