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While it's scary to think about being exposed to something dangerous through fake goods, it speaks volumes about the state of affairs over there, if the lower class worker needs to go to such lengths just to survive or make like 100$. It really is sad on all counts.

So, I figured, we have a thread for funny stuff to by copypasta'd, why not get a thread going for creepypasta? Post any scary stories/images and the like you have I think though it would be good to lay some ground rules that we should avoid gore/extreme gore, especially when it's "real". No need to post pictures of people in little bits and whatnot, gotta be more creative than that! In text form I'd say it's probably not a huge issue. Also, I recommend reading late at night, alone xD Young readers and the squeamish beware! I'll start things off Last one for today!

Easy, world without books. You can get a book out of a computer, but you cant get a computer out of a book Not to be macabre or anything butttt WYR; Drown, or Starve to death.

The 6 Creepiest Places on Earth http://www.cracked.com/article/181_the-6-creepiest-places-earth/

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I like your scarf! And the jacket is nice too O:

Happy birthday buddy

I'm not afraid of heights, but I'm not trying to hang off a 1600 foot tower with no safety gear lol.

Eat, watch tv, play tetris. I should mention that none of these "cure" my insomnia, I simply have to wait until I become exhausted and actually fall asleep.

Did someone say cake?

Sometimes I feel like a plastic bag Picture Relevant.

Love that bassline riff <3

I was going to write a long post about this near the infancy of this thread, but then I quit halfway through lol

I dont even want to remember those days. I remember back when everything was slow lmao. I had 256 mb of ram and I would've given my liver to get 1 gb. Now I have 6 gb and I'm considering upgrading to fill my mobo with 12 gb xD

Well at least it was concise lol

While I can kind of see what you're getting at, I feel that it is not 100% correct, and only a small piece of the story. When we briefly studied the Diffusion of Responsibility we examined a few cases. The first was one of the most famous in regards to the phenomenon (according to my textbook anyways) in which a young woman had been beaten and murdered on the street in a mugging turned sour type situation. This in itself isn't anything extraordinary, but the interesting bit comes from the fact that there were several witnesses to the crime, I believe it was like 6 or 7 (don't quote me I can't remember for sure xD). However, the witnesses could also see each other, as well as the event unfolding. When asked by police why they hadn't called the police or ambulance or something, nearly all of them referenced the sight of other people as to their reasoning why they didn't need to. "I thought the person in the building across from me had/would/.was calling for help, so I didn't bother." Another similar case we studied was much more controlled. They had set up an experiment in which several people would participate in a interview questionaire type thing over the phone, with several other people on the line. They would be aware of the others on the phone with them, but could not hear them. Then the person whom was supposed to be administering the survey would feign some kind of tragic event (choking, or someone coming into the room they were in who was attempting to harm them or something like that.) Long story short, without any other contact with the other people in the experiment besides KNOWING they existed and could ALSO hear the events, the rate at which people actively went to seek help for the test giver (going to tell someone about it, attempting to dial 911 or something) was significantly lower, than in the control experiment, where no one was told other people could also hear what was going on (so the participants effectively thought they were talking 1:1). A third and final experiment we studied, which I feel is relevant to this discussion again involved someone falling to harm of some kind, and people around to witness or hear the event. In this one, a fake meeting was organized in the workplace, with a man whom everyone passed on a ladder, falling and yelling while everyone was inside. In the trials which the person leading the meeting ignored the event, and continued talking, no one moved or went to go help the man. When someone got up to go look, everyone followed, and in a third set of trials, when one of the participants was alone in the boardroom (waiting for the rest of the people to arrive) they again, often went to go investigate. Combining all of these, leads me to the conclusion that personal safety and "social status" do indeed play a role in how diffusion of responsibility manifests itself in various situations, but also tells me that it is a very minor one indeed. In several of these cases (and many others) the only thing the people being studied needed, was confirmation that other people were also witnessing/experiencing the event. This speaks volumes about how we act and react based on the actions of others. This was touched on lightly in the video you had posted. Based on my prior experience with the phenomenon it seems a bit rash to jump to the conclusion that it is because of a worship of social status that this occurs, although as I said, it definitely plays a part.

Yeah we studied this when I took intro psych as a GPA booster lol. I believe it, and have both seen and experienced it. Diffusion of Responsibility pretty much occurs on a daily basis. It has a lot to do with people following with others, like the video says.

I use chat, and occasionally the forums. I wrote my first blog the other day, but I don't know how often I'll use that functionality though since I already have another blog Thats about it for me!

Going through Wax's new mixtape atm. Super good.

I'll pass

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I enjoy looking at fullmoons and the like, but that's only because I've always been interested and intrigued by space. I don't really have any believe that the moon has some kind of otherworldly or metaphysical affect on me, full or not

Electronica. Morning noon and night. What specific subgenre I'm into changes pretty regularly. Right now, Liquid Drum and Bass French/Disco House/Nu Disco Electro House Dubstep/brostep/Drumstep/Electrostep

Wikipedia says its basically universally hated. I think the sensitivity displayed over something like this is similar to the whole justin bieber shenanigans. People whom are celebrities, or who choose to get into the public spotlight, are going to be held up to be criticized, for better or for worse. What they do on their end is what counts, if they decide to let every little thing get to them, or if they just ignore it and move on is ultimately what matters. In regards to your comment about peoples works here being talked about in such a manner, well, to be frank, it wouldn't be any different. Her video recieved over 22 million views (keep in mind, youtube goes by unique hits, not counting repeat views from the same person/computer). If you have 22 MILLION people looking at anything, a portion of them will love it, a portion will be neutral, and a portion will absolutely hate it. In this instance, I think there might be something about the quality of the video which makes a significant portion of the population dislike it. Namely, how there is minimal musical value by any standard to be had. Is it entertaining? Of course, but the only entertainment generally comes from the lack of quality. Rebecca could easily turn this to her advantage, as plenty of people have done before. A bad piece of work is simply a bad piece of work, no matter which way you slice it. Bottom line I feel, does she deserve to be told to go kill herself? Obviously not, but it isn't the end of the world, and I'm not going to sugar coat it to ease peoples ego's and sense of accomplishment. The song is terrible, good effort, keep practicing and move on.