The Difficulty of Commenting

in #photography6 years ago (edited)

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Photo: CC BY-SA 4.0 - Insaneworks

I know I should comment more. Not only upvote, but also leave a comment. That would be good for me and a nice thing to do to that person who has put effort, time, blood, guts and tears into the post I just read.

I know I should comment more.

Sometimes I don't have the time.

Sometimes I do.

So I know I should comment.
But then this happens:

I'm thinking, what a nice post, that person really has something to say and I agree. I should write that I agree. ...except nobody want's to hear just that I agree because that's the same like: "Nice post, man!" I should also tell them why I agree. But if I agree in the way that I just end up repeating what they said, that's stupid. I should think about something original to say.

Oh! Now I know! ...but someone else has already commented what I was about to comment. I can't say that. I could comment: "What he said", but that's also stupid.

Perhaps I could write few words about that photo which I think is awesome. Or beautiful. Or... what words could I use... oh wait, someone else has already said that the photo is awesome. And marvelous. So I can't say that. Perhaps I will think of something if I go and make myself some coffee.

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Okay, drinking coffee and now I should comment. But can't think of anything. Not anything that isn't already said. Perhaps I will think of something to say to the next post I read. Oh, that one has a YouTube video in it! Let's watch it.

Watched, ready to comment something... if I only could think of something... perhaps in the meantime I can click on this suggested video here and think about the commenting part...

Oh! A cat video! Perhaps I can watch this one and comment later...

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Cats are funny. I think I should play with my cats more often. I think now is a perfect time as I still don't know what to comment.

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Okay, back on my computer. Think, think, think something to say. "I totally agree with you, I think we should think about this more and not just go with the flow..." Oh for goodness sake! Now I'm just repeating the writers own words!

I'm hungry.

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That's done. I think I should move on and read something else. I'm sure when the right post appears in front of my eyes, I will think of something good to say. So I will forget this and read the next one. Or bunch of posts. Oh darn this one has few awesome macro photographs. I should say that if someone else has not yet written it. ...but the photos aren't taken by the writer. So I don't want to comment on the photos. Those are just something the writer found from somewhere. But I suddenly got a terrible urge to take macro photos.

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Awesome! Got bunch of photos and now those are on my computer. Got few good ones also. But where was I? ...about to comment something to the latest posts. Perhaps there are new posts! Better read those. Let's see...

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I'm hungry.

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I wonder what's on Netflix.

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I. Am. Back. Now's the right time to comment. Just start writing something and edit it afterwards.

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There. Now I'll just check what I've written.

Whaaaaaaat have I meant when writing this?! If I myself don't know what I meant, then how can anyone else know what I meant? I should try to rephrase it... It's like... yeah... similar to... perhaps few words are unnecessary... this whole paragraph is useless... this is just repeating the same thing I just said... yeah, this is futile... and who wrote this? This is utterly stupid and childish! I will take this away and this one and this and this... Now let's see what's left...

"I agree. Nice post man. The photo is awesome."

Fuuuuuuuuuck!

Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh!

delete

Why comment at all? Why did I waste several hours of my day for this as I achieved nothing. Or if I did, it's self loathing and the feeling of total incompetence and utter indifference. I know I suck at small talk so why did I try to comment if I don't have that many thoughts about anything?! Why did I even bother rising up from my bed this morning? Why did I read any posts hoping that I could discuss about it with the writer? Why did I think that I could comment on anything?

Why?

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I should go to bed.

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Tomorrow is a new day.

Hey all you people who I follow and upvote. Sorry for not commenting on your posts more. It's not you, it's me. I am catatonicly hyperactive. Or depending on the day, hyperactively catatonic. Yeah. It's a thing. I has it.

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You make me laugh! Well, here's a comment for you...I'm actually drinking a coffee while making it too!

Good post mate...Worth a comment at least. 😊

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drinking a coffee while making it too!

I... I... I... How? What? Why?! ...hngh... My brain... overload... syntax error... gnh... hng...

I agree... and what they said too...Why does this all sound so much like my brain?

I should go to bed.

Definitely agree with that! I'm so tired...

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😆 Life is weird and stuff.

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This is why I never leave comments on other people's posts. Nice photo.

It's easy. You can send wild animals:

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I thought this place is all about $$$ anyways.
Don't comment! I'm not getting paid for reading it :P

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I will now obey you.

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Judging from the low number of comments vs votes, I think the boat you're in is very full... almost sinking from too much weight.

My problem is lack of time VS too much content. I bookmark all the posts I upvote but then I don't have the time to comment on every single one. That doesn't stop me from trying, though.

And that's why you're seeing this comment... after 6 days! Uahahahhahahahahha! 😂

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Let's all quit out day jobs and just start hanging out here! Or the other option is that we will start cloning ourselves. That's another excellent idea. :D

I support that idea. Let's hope Bitcoin will go to 1 Million € so we can all do that!

Two words: some day.

Ha nice usually the best way to comment is to just go with your gut rather than look at everyone elses' comments and get the subconscious involved. The only setback to this approach is sometimes the gut can end up putting your foot in your mouth, but those kind of comments are kind of hilarious as well.

just go with your gut rather than look at everyone elses' comments and get the subconscious involved

Are you suggesting that I shouldn't think too much?
Hmmm...
Well, that's not happening.
Better drink some (meaning: huge amounts) alcohol first because that is the only time my brain activity stops while feet and hands are still fully operational.

Haha yeah could lead to liver failure...

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Doctor: "I am sorry to say but your liver has failed."
Me: "Damn, should have commented less."

Doctor: but you do have a healthy amount of steem power 👍

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The struggle is real.

Especially when I ironically made an comment hours ago here, but something just lagged and it never went through. I realized this, because I was expecting a sooner reply from you.

Oh, and something went wrong again as I failed to reply sooner to this one. Sunday happened. :D

The most annoying thing definitely is if I have something to say, write an especially awesome comment, spend almost an hour making it, and then something goes wrong when I try to post it, it vanishes and I realize that I did not save it to the clipboard, just in case, because it is bound to vanish every single time if I have something to say, am able to say it, but forget to copy it.

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