Boards: The Root of all Hysteria

Chuchoter · 13-11-2010 8:08pm #1

Just saw this over on politics.

Green Party Senator Niall Ó Brolcháin was speaking about mental health and the recession, and we got a mention!!

Another phenomenon is that of group think on websites such as www.politics.ie where many people who are wound up to 90 are writing all types of vitriolic things. Those involved are purporting to be people representing society. However bad our public broadcaster is, sites such as www.boards.ie or www.politics.ie are creating hysteria in terms of their content in regard to how bad things are and how badly people are being hammered. That is not good for mental health.

I love it! The country is hysterical because **** is falling apart, any reason beyond that is minimal at best. Maybe I'm wrong though, do you think our daily 'Ireland eaten by financial black hole monster' threads do any damage?

Deus Ex Machina · 13-11-2010 8:11pm

Most of the folks around here probably flew over the cuckoo's nest long before that fateful login.

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 8:11pm

AH genuinely is the root of mass hysteria. Quite often misinformed and misguided hysteria too.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 13-11-2010 8:11pm

In fairness there is a lot of hysteria and a complete lack of rational thinking around here and on politics.ie a lot of the time.
But it's a relevantly small percentage of the population and I dont think it's all that relevant, especially considering that there are so many keyboard warriors who just seem to be using boards as an outlet for their anger/incompetence/sexual frustration

Aldebaran · 13-11-2010 8:13pm

They are really running out of people to blame at this stage.

mike65 · 13-11-2010 8:14pm

De Vore will be thrilled with the namecheck

Saila · 13-11-2010 8:14pm

it depends how good your sarcasm and satire detectors are..and the all important troll detoctor

Princess Peach · 13-11-2010 8:16pm

I agree that Boards is not good for mental health.

Latchy · 13-11-2010 8:19pm

Stan - '' If people didn't make threads about the subject on Boards.ie they would only take their buisness someplace else ....it's simple ''

Ollie - '' Ok Stanley ! ''

CrazyRabbit · 13-11-2010 8:28pm

I thought the economy was doing great until a mod here on boards.ie made a post about it going to hell. I was blissfully ignorant and happy until then.

Damn me for trusting those mods.

Scuid Mhór · 13-11-2010 8:33pm

some part of me is proud for contributing to the CRAZINESS.

strokemyclover · 13-11-2010 8:34pm

Everyone is after me!

Saila · 13-11-2010 8:35pm

Princess Peach wrote: »

I agree that Boards is not good for mental health.

neither is the internetz

Princess Peach · 13-11-2010 8:36pm

I have an addiction

Sharkey 10 · 13-11-2010 8:37pm

OisinT wrote: »

AH genuinely is the root of mass hysteria. Quite often misinformed and misguided hysteria too.

Rte Have been misinformed also

mikom · 13-11-2010 8:38pm

Mass hysteria or cool-aid.

Gimme Mass hysteria, as cool-aid rots my teeth.

My name is URL · 13-11-2010 8:40pm

Hysterical? He should be dragged headlong by the nostrils through the streets of Galway for making such a comment. Then we'll see who's hysterical!

SV · 13-11-2010 8:40pm

My name is URL wrote: »

Hysterical? He should be dragged headlong by the nostrils through the streets of Galway for making such a comment. Then we'll see who's hysterical

big time lol.

Latchy · 13-11-2010 8:41pm

Princess Peach wrote: »

I agree that Boards is not good for mental health.

Princess Peach wrote: »

I have an addiction

It's early days , 5000 posts down the line you'll be as crazy as the rest of us ...

Princess Peach · 13-11-2010 8:43pm

Latchy wrote: »

It's early days , 5000 posts down the line you'll be as crazy as the rest of us ...

I'll start planning the party.

Insect Overlord · 13-11-2010 8:46pm

I don't suffer from hysteria.

I enjoy it!

Latchy · 13-11-2010 8:51pm

Princess Peach wrote: »

I'll start planning the party.

We might all stay till the end to ....

RonMexico · 13-11-2010 8:54pm

Relax people - Nobody is trying to eat our swans.

Princess Peach · 13-11-2010 8:56pm

Latchy wrote: »

We might all stay till the end to ....

Did you receive an invite?

Latchy · 13-11-2010 8:59pm

Princess Peach wrote: »

Did you receive an invite?

You only started planning and managed to send out invites ...that's some going .

Princess Peach · 13-11-2010 9:02pm

Latchy wrote: »

You only started planning and managed to send out invites ...that's some going .

I'm fast at everything

Latchy · 13-11-2010 9:05pm

Princess Peach wrote: »

I'm fast at everything

Everything hey ? ......I love fast

Saila · 13-11-2010 9:13pm

"do you think its time to crack open each others heads and feast on the goo inside?"

"yes kent, yes I do"

starbelgrade · 13-11-2010 9:33pm

"Those involved are purporting to be people representing society. "

Niall Ó Brolcháin

Eh, no. The Green Party are the ones purporting to be representing people in society. that, despite the fact that they only received 4% of the public vote at the last national elections & at the last local elections they were almost obliterated, holding onto just a mere 3 seats.

People who post on forums aren't purporting to represent anyone except themselves. They may be right or wrong in their viewpoints, but at least they are not delusional like the Greens who hang onto the last sliver of power they have before they will finally be wiped out entirely in the next general election.

"Another phenomenon is that of group think on websites such as www.politics.ie where many people who are wound up to 90 are writing all types of vitriolic things. Those involved are purporting to be people representing society. However bad our public broadcaster is, sites such as www.boards.ie or www.politics.ie are creating hysteria in terms of their content in regard to how bad things are and how badly people are being hammered. That is not good for mental health."

Niall Ó Brolcháin

Mr.Ó Brolcháin - have you not read your own Twitter account? The one where you posted;

"Not looking forward to the budget and what lies beyond."

and

"do you think it is advisable to go the way of Greece. I actually don't. However, I'm not sure the budget can prevent that."

Now if that is not creating hysteria in terms of content in regard to how bad things are and how badly people are being hammered, posted by someone purporting to represent society, then I don't know what is.

With the greatest of respect, Mr.Ó Brolcháin, you are a fucking hypocrite of the highest order.

Misanthrope · 13-11-2010 9:48pm

crayolastereo wrote: »

Just saw this over on politics.

Green Party Senator Niall Ó Brolcháin was speaking about mental health and the recession, and we got a mention!!

I love it! The country is hysterical because **** is falling apart, any reason beyond that is minimal at best. Maybe I'm wrong though, do you think our daily 'Ireland eaten by financial black hole monster' threads do any damage?

What desperation!

Oh how they panic now that they realise all the old restraints are breaking one by one.

The evil 'internets' is what's causing the problem.All we sick crazies here on Boards are voicing opinions,debating issues,and having a laugh if we can.

The church has disintegrated.The government is a persistent failure.The banks are a complete failure.

Fewer and fewer people are listening to mainstream media.People at ground level are starting to think for themselves.

You can smell their fear.Their lies are being exposed one after another.Their denial makes them even more vulnerable.

ejmaztec · 13-11-2010 9:56pm

The government's bad for mental health, given that the budget to cover that particular area has been slashed to ribbons (along with everything else), and not enough money was spent on it before the slashing took place.

The Green Party is green in more ways than one.

Boards: The Root of all Hysteria

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