Am I really a dick?

[ExaltedK9]

Forgive my knee-jerk reaction but I'm under a bit of fire here, while I'm trying not to feel guilt ridden. Your attemt at a guilt trip wasn't appreciated, and I already expressed my sympathies. Sometimes life hands you a bad hand, and it happens to everyone.

If indeed you mean what you say, all is forgiven, stranger. I honestly wasn't really trying to guilt trip you. It just came out like that. It was supposed to be a form of extremely black humor, you see.

When you got off on your rant that you became a "clingy-neurotic trouble-seeking try-and-fail-to-do-well" youth because of it, yea I got the impression that you believed your life was ruined because of it... you're right that was obviously baseless.

There's an expression that I live much of my life by. That expression is thus:

"Shit happens."

And when shit does indeed happen, I don't believe in letting it keep me down. No, my life wasn't ruined, but I can totally understand why you might think so.

Sorry for misinterpreting your sarcasm, but tone is understandably hard to read over the interent, and no I'm not projecting, I realize that my path isn't chosen by the things that happen to me.

That is totally admirable, bro.

Also, that was totally a scam. Don't pay it any mind.

Well thanks, I appreciate that.

I'll make it a point to not let this get me down either.

 

[DarkPanda XIII]

This fellow is a friend? How odd that you can be close to the guy who'll call you a dick because you declined to something like that...

 

[QuantumT]

Not responding to chain letters doesn't make you a dick. It means that you have 2 neurons to fire together, unlike so many people. I mean honestly, who responds to chain letters?

 

[LarenzoAOG]

Firstly, what parent(s), after learning their child has cancer sends out a chain text asking for money? Secondly, what parents, truly worried for the well being of their child, would send such a text with emoticons? Thirdly, why would they insult you for not falling into what is 95% certainly a trap? Based on these three things I would say you are not a dick, at least from my perspective.

 

[gl1koz3]

Why would you even say "no, thanks"? It just makes it look worse.

I usually delete any messages when I see the topic "this is not a..." or when I read first line and it is not about what the message will be about or stated subject.

It's an annoying thing people do. Such messages have to naturally partially fail. You don't take everything seriously when walking across the street where some drunkard's yelling. And internet is no excuse for real person's avatars.

 

[bulbasaur765]

Not at all. Chain letters are for cheap laughs and nothing more.

 

[CleverCover]

No, I don't think so.
It's a chain letter and it's asking for money.
At least you looked at it, I'd just delete it while it is still classified as new.

 

[ExplosionProofTaco]

Here's a quick and easy test to see if you are a dick or not. (Wish I could put it into Flowchart form)

STEP 1. Check if there are any short curly hairs on your feet, if yes, go to 2. If no, you are not a dick
STEP 2. Check if your head secrets a clear or white liquid, If yes then proceed to step 3. If no, you are not a dick.
STEP 3. Check to see if you grow bigger if you rub your mid section If yes, you are a dick, If no, you are not a dick, but should probably see a doctor about the whole head thing.

 

[Dwarfman]

In my experience people who have to ask "Am I a Dick?" usually are. In this case I don't think so. You felt the whole thing was a prank and replied in a civil manner. The only thing I will say and just about everyone in this thread has said it already, why reply? Ignore the text and no one would have been the wiser.

 

[Soviet Steve]

Whoever sent the chain mail was a dick and you should murder them in their sleep.

 

[Slayer_2]

Chain mail and people who do it are stupid. The ones that are about zombie ghost clowns that will kill you if you don't post x amount in y minutes make me laugh the most. So many stupid people in the world. True this one SEEMS to be about a worthy cause, but there is a 99.99999999% chance it's total BS.

 

[scyrin]

you didn't continue with a chain letter because u felt it was not legitimate...

you are not a dick and probably smarter than 1/2 the people in america

 

[Tdc2182]

It sounds to me like the same thing going on nowadays with the new "liking comments" feature on Youtube. People tend to ride the bandwagon and do whatever it takes to get a thumbs up, because it inflates their ego.

This is the same thing with the chain emails. Honestly, a parent who has a dying kid and first reaction is "Got it, I'll send a chain email that will somehow get me money", doesnt exactly sound completely realistic to me.

But then again, there is some vague chance that they were sponsored to do a chain email-

Nevermind, you should be good.

 

[BlueGlowstick]

I don't forward these texts, and the people I love haven't died yet. (YET- my dad is going in for surgery this Friday.) I ignore all the ones that say, "If you don't forward this, then you don't love God." God loves ALL his children. (my family is religious, lol.) Those text messages are fake, but I do know of one about a missing child awhile back. His picture was in a magazine of mugshots & he was missing for awhile.

So some texts might be real, & most are fake. Absolutely NO MONEY from your bill goes toward ANY foundation if you forward it unless it's a government-sponsored organization, like they did with Haiti. So don't feel guilty about not forwarding that text, and no, you aren't a dick, cuz then I'm one too (though I'm a girl...) xD

 

[Diablo2000]

Yes... You are a faceless, cold, stone-cold, coward... You dick.
Face reality.

 

[brunothepig]

No. 999 times out of 1000, chain letters are lies. However, did you respond to a friend? Then that's fine. If it was a stranger, that was kinda pointless.

 

[clockout]

Not even the slightest.

 

[Airhead]

Not responding to a chain-letter is not a sign of being a dick, but of having a clue about how the internet works. Just like skepticism towards requests from Nigerian royalty.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Absolutely not. If someone sends me a text message, expect a response, and if its not what you want, too fucking bad.

Regardless of what the text deals with, I don't think you're a dick. I personally would have just said No, and why are you sending me these texts?

A fellow classmate died in my grade. I never really knew this girl, and nor did I particularly care for her. When she passed away, the school tried to sell patches for 10 dollars a pop. If it was like, a dollar or something, I would've done it, but 10 dollars? The family wasn't even accepting the money so where the fuck was that going to? I didn't buy one, does that make me a dick?

No, no it doesn't.

 

[Solemn Marth]

Nah man, I also hate those dumb forwards. You were just in what you did.