FIRST, and the nonsense of internet comments

Let's get one thing straight about posting shit to the web and that is that 99.9% of the people who do so have nothing of substance to say. This is obvious by looking at any public comment section of any thread on any website on any planet. If it is not filled with mindless drivel then it is filled with nearly mindless drivel. It makes me weep for the future of humanity.

First:
The assholes that find an empty comment section and feel the need to type [FIRST] are indeed assholes and should type what they really mean, which is "Hey look at me as I have absolutely nothing relevent to say!" Then you have your serial first'ers, who have achieved a special and once thought unachievable level of idiocy, planning their day around when fresh content gets posted at their favorite firsting sites. At least be creative and type [FIST] or something not so fucking stupid. And no, [SECOND] is not creative, nor is typing [FIRST] when you are like seventh. This just exposes your mental deficiencies to the world.

Politics:
There is no bigger waste of time than discussing politics on the web with anyone other than actual politicians. Absolutely nothing can be accomplished in a discussion with anyone else. There is so little understanding of what politics is and what government does, so much disinformation and spin to manipulate the sheeple, and such a lack of respect for others that you would be better served to change the minds of religious folks about the existence of god than you would be to make a political point in a forum where comments are allowed. Even when making well thought out and articulate points based in fact, you will be told in no uncertain terms how fucking stupid you are. The typical exchange goes something like this:

Me: I can't imagine that had regulations been in effect, G.E.'s CEO certainly would have been denied the ability to underreserve losses to make the near-term results appear to have AAA status. The right wing however dismantled those regulations years ago and now G.E.'s unstable short-term financing strategy will cost the taxpayers billions.

Dickhead righty: STFU you idiot and go back to reading the DailyKos with the rest of your liberal, pansy-ass, tree-hugging, communist assholes.

Now don't get me wrong, as I am very impressed by your complete lack of integrity, but there should be a squad that comes to your house and shoots you in the head when you post shit like that. It would be good for America, and not in a suppressing your freedom of speech kind of way but in more of a you have no redeeming qualities and have nothing to add to society so die kind of way.

Religion:
If you would like to see religious folk violate everything they preach, simply disagree with them on the internet and point out the evils that their religion has demonstrated since its inception. Remember to emphasize that there is no magic god up in the sky who is granting all of their wishes. Point out that they have a history of violence and of suppressing scientific ideas that would dare contradict their nonsensical superstitious notions conjured by nomadic, sand-dwelling simpletons from thousands of years ago. Also make mention of the pedophilia and that the Pope is a criminal. They especially like this.

All Other Subjects:
Regardless of the content, the insults fly endlessly. Perhaps people feel safe hiding behind the anonymity the internet provides? Even so, it is the special asshole who cannot just walk away from something he reads that he may disagree with, but needs to jump through his ass to leave a negative comment. Sometimes this even involves signing up to a site, retrieving an authorization from your email, and the creation of an account that you will never use again just to tell someone you have never met or that you know absolutely nothing about to fuck off.

Me: That is the internet in a nutshell, my friends.
Interneter: Nutshell THIS!