Anybody else noticed how depressing the atmosphere is on the Escapist forums?

[TheAceTheOne]

Right now, I have a reason to be depressed.

My girlfriend of six years just broke up with me because "she needs to grow herself alone before she can grow with others" (her phrasing). I love her with all my heart, still, and I don't know if she'll keep talking to me (I hope she does).

...But I'm staying positive. I can use this negativity to be stronger.

DAMNIT PEOPLE, WE NEED MOAR OPTIMISTS!

On these forums as well as in general.

I've posted depressing topics before. The forums are a place to get stuff off my mind, for me, when I can't do it anywhere else.

That's no excuse for the sheer amount of pessimists, but it is at least a bit justifiable. It does get irritating, though, and I've found myself angry at myself for posting depressing stuff.

Sounds like you need to drive over there, grab her shoulders... and kiss her like you never did before... Or if you wanna be a MAN, grab all the shit she gave you, knock on door, and throw it in her house after you kicked her new man's ass.

There ain't a new man, I don't think. I trust her when she says it. And I really wish I could, but we've finalized our breakup. We're just friends now, even though I still feel really deeply for her. I told her that I wanted her to be happy, no matter what happened to me, or how much it hurt me, and she's happier now. I was kind of starting to drag her down. If she wants to come back, she will, and I'll welcome her with open arms~

 

[repeating integers]

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Is that a Planet Killer from Homeworld I see adorning your profile picture?

Anyway, I tend to think of the Escapist as having fairly good forums. Sure, it can be depressing, often more than most, but in return for that, we get MUCH less fanboys, flame wars and spammers than, say, IGN or GameSpot. Only one that even approaches it is RelicNews.

Another one is that this is a very varied forum. Relatively few American's here, unlike most places. And since America's view of the world tends to be more optimistic than the rest of us, it gives a strong comparison.

Yes, that is a planet killer (I am the founder of the Homeworld Fans Group on here after all) and yes, the RelicNews forums are awesome (my favourite on the internet).

Samples. These aren't just concerns these people are voicing: They're saying them like facts.

No, they aren't. They're saying them like opinions. We already know they are opinions by nature of the fact that what they said cannot be proven true or false, and thus must be opinions. But if you need a bunch of redundant "IMO"s or "I think"s sprinkled around to confirm to you that the statements in question are indeed opinions, that is your problem, not the problem of the other posters you quoted.

Looks like you misunderstood me. People are stating that the upcoming film WILL suck. They are holding out no hope at all, apparently - 0% chance that it will be any good. There's a difference between having low expectations and brutally curbstomping all your expectations into the dirt before they can arise.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

See! I'm doing it right now and I wasn't even trying to!

Wow, talented. I am so impressed right now, I can actually feel my heart racing after reading your post. Hurrah.

[sub]Am I doing it right?[/sub]

OT: I hang out in FG, where the atmosphere is one of fun and making friends

However, I do think this site's userbase needs to take a chill pill from time to time. Are the things you're getting angry about really that important to you in the big picture? Is your cynical post really accomplishing anything? We need more threads about funny videos, pushing Kross into a river and childhood hopes & dreams and junk. Overall though this place is far more happy and less angry than, say, Youtube.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

No, I like the cynicism.
In both life and on the Escapist forums, I much prefer honest displeasure to forced happiness.