You are totally wrong about how happy the doomsayers are when they report these things. No one is smiling and jumping up and down with glee while shouting, "The sky is falling!" into an end-of-the-world echo chamber. It is frustration, fear, and anger that fuels these topics.
I can agree there is a lot of doom and gloom here and on other forums, but it isn't all about that, even if some thread is, some are looking at the silver lining or the half-full cup.
The attitude of those who disagree with the doom porn plays into the responses as well. They will troll bait and agitate with political and social BS just to fire up the paranoids who are hanging by a thread waiting for the final straw to break the camel's back.
I thought I'd add that it helps tremendously to ignore the threads that are irritating you and it is better to spend time on chat boards that involve your hobbies and past times. I have been spending time talking about beer brewing and hops growing lately and my yard/garden this year is the best its ever been because I've been getting away from the computer and going outside.
I can agree there is a lot of doom and gloom here and on other forums, but it isn't all about that, even if some thread is, some are looking at the silver lining or the half-full cup.
The attitude of those who disagree with the doom porn plays into the responses as well. They will troll bait and agitate with political and social BS just to fire up the paranoids who are hanging by a thread waiting for the final straw to break the camel's back.
I thought I'd add that it helps tremendously to ignore the threads that are irritating you and it is better to spend time on chat boards that involve your hobbies and past times. I have been spending time talking about beer brewing and hops growing lately and my yard/garden this year is the best its ever been because I've been getting away from the computer and going outside.
Quote:Doom And Gloom - Rolling Stones
Verse 1
Well had a dream last night that I was piloting a plane.
All the passengers were drunk and insane.
Crash landed in the Louisiana swamp, shot up a horde of zombies,
but I come out on top.
What's it all about? Guess it just reflects my mood.
Sitting in the dirt, feeling kind of hurt.
Chorus
Well, all I hear is doom and gloom, and all is darkness in my room.
Through the light, your face I see.
Baby take a chance. Baby, won't you dance with me?
Verse 2
We lost all that treasure in overseas war.
Just goes to show you don't get what you pay for.
Bowing to the rich and you worry about the poor.
Put my feet up on the couch and lock all the doors.
Hear a funky noise, that's the tightening of the screws.
Feeling kind of hurt, sitting in the dirt.
Chorus
All I hear is doom and gloom, but when those drums go boom, boom boom.
And through the night, your face I see.
Baby take a chance. Baby won't you dance with me?
Yeah. Baby won't you dance with me? Ah yeah
etc.
A trail goes two ways and looks different in each direction - There is no such thing as a timid woodland creature - Whatever does not kill you leaves you a survivor - Jesus is NOT a bad word - MSB