I guess I just need to vent

[texas*princess]

I wouldn't go so far as to saying it affects me or whatever, but I do think those types of threads are a bit ridiculous.

If I had a nickel every time the phrase "brutally honest" was thrown around in the last 2 years here, I'd have enough money to offset the 401(k) losses I've had in the last 2 days.

And it doesn't help that those posters are asking "does anyone want to hear it?" or "should i post this story?"

Really? If you're gonna post it, just post the dern thing and be done with it. You don't need to ask permission just so you can get all kinds of "YAY!!!!!! ANOTHER RETRO THREAD! AND IT'S A BRUTALLY HONEST ONE! I CAN'T WAIT!" replies.

Anyway, that's just my take on it.

[ladybug12]

Amen sister!

[KSUViolet06]

I would tend to agree with most of what's been said here. I skip over 90% of the retro threads

I can see if it's a current PNM who is posting like a week or so later, but all these other retro threads from people who rushed over a year ago using the word "brutally honest" every 3rd word are kind of old and tired.

I find also that those who claim to be "brutally honest" are using their honesty to say what they didn't like about the chapters, and not being honest about themselves and how they thought during the process. That's not honesty, that's just using your anonymity to be critical of chapters.

For what it's worth, the 20something thread was the last one I actually found interesting and insightful.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

For what it's worth, the 20something thread was the last one I actually found interesting and insightful.

That thread was also extraordinarily well written. That's what has turned me off to many of the retro threads: poor production values, as they say in Hollywood.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

I wouldn't go so far as to saying it affects me or whatever, but I do think those types of threads are a bit ridiculous.

If I had a nickel every time the phrase "brutally honest" was thrown around in the last 2 years here, I'd have enough money to offset the 401(k) losses I've had in the last 2 days.

And it doesn't help that those posters are asking "does anyone want to hear it?" or "should i post this story?"

Really? If you're gonna post it, just post the dern thing and be done with it. You don't need to ask permission just so you can get all kinds of "YAY!!!!!! ANOTHER RETRO THREAD! AND IT'S A BRUTALLY HONEST ONE! I CAN'T WAIT!" replies.

Anyway, that's just my take on it.

Another AMEN!!

[violetpretty]

You can like recruitment stories and not feed the narcissism. The fewer "OMG MORE MORE MORE" posts we have, the less posters will demand with "oh I guess no one is reading..." I comment on stuff that I find worth commenting on, but I don't need to beg people to continue.