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The Realm of Entropy - You Chew and You (actually, just me)

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I would start this blog with an addendum: I'm a newb when it comes to YouChew.

I'm sure those of you paying attention have heard that same shit before. I've been on a few months... posted here and there... and, I'm going to say something that may seem pretty offensive to some, common sense to others, but YouChew seems a lot like memebase, except that there's only so many let in on the joke.

Don't get me wrong; I do like YouChew. I like memebase as well for some things. The fact of the matter is, they both have jokes that, unless you're in on it, you don't understand.

I guess the point I'm making is... I feel a bit lost. I'm not very internet-savvy (as either of the two horrible poops I've made will tell you), and I've tried to make do, but I feel like I've failed. There is simply too much I do not understand, and I'm not quitting, but sometimes I feel just overwhelmed with this group.

A lot of you know each other and have for years. In-jokes that have also survived for years. I suppose that's part of the problem with me but, I think it's part of... why it isn't as inclusive. I'll get to that latter part in a bit, but first, the former.

I'm terrible at getting to know people, even with the almighty shield we call the internet. I'm a recluse and I know it. I also know what it does. That's a known factor; the unknown factor is the thing I alluded to before this paragraph: YouChew and lack of inclusiveness. I'm not saying people aren't friendly - there's assholes everywhere, regardless of where you look - but I am noticing, more and more, the fact that there are some things I'm just not clued in on.

I'm not completely inept when it comes to researching; there's a lot of forums I've scrubbed the entirety of, just looking for insight. There are a lot of things I just can't understand. I think part of it is me being older than a lot of people here (old enough to be a lot of people's dad), and I think part of it is just... the community being used to and expecting newcomers to fail.

That might be a bit harsh. I know not everyone's like that - I haven't felt much -hate- really. Indifference, on the other hand, I've felt pretty strongly. I understand that with tight-knit communities, wherever they are, people are reluctant to welcome new people in. I actually feel like I've had a pretty good induction in some respects, but where I feel it lacking is the -guidance-.

For example, there's these pictures of kids surrounded by a blue bubble sometimes, and I don't know where they're from, and have no idea what relevance they have to what was said before it. I tend to simply ignore it and move on. I know that is going to seem elementary to a lot of people, but I simply don't understand it and don't know where I should look.

I don't want someone to hold my hand and tell me exactly what to do for this, but I do think that perhaps there should be something for new people to read besides a bunch of rules and whatever forums catch their interest. I'm sorry if I seem ungrateful or angry, I'm really not, I just wish that it were easier to get to know everyone and, as I said, I'm terrible at it. I just don't know what to do and I'm hoping someone can at least point me in the right direction.

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