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Author Topic: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)  (Read 13589 times)

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Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« on: January 29, 2011, 07:44:14 pm »

Never understood this one.

Some event comes up and mostly out of politeness, people say they will show. They then don't.
Keep in mind, I have no events for people not to go to, but still.... I've seen enough flop.

The rules seems to be: "If beer then go; if not no."

I dunno, it seems people would rather spend their lives in front of the TV. Then everyone bitches that there's nothing on TV and how it's all stupid....
But... you... watch... it.... Why?

The whole point people seem to miss, is that whatever stupid event it is, is just an excuse to hang out with people.

What the hell? I'm not getting this. Has our society devolved into a beer or no beer social scene? Worse, is everyone cool with this?
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2011, 07:47:24 pm »

It's cause the beer companies put  drugs in your beer that make you go "meh" if anything doesn't invovle beer.
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2011, 07:48:53 pm »

I've not really seen the attitude you speak of. Then again, I don't drink alcohol, watch TV, or generally attend social events, so...
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2011, 07:49:53 pm »

It's cause the beer companies put  drugs in your beer that make you go "meh" if anything doesn't invovle beer.

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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2011, 08:09:09 pm »

There's a lot of reasons.

A) They decided they just didn't want to go.
B) They've got better things to do.
C) They realized you're going, and decided quickly not to go.
D) They really, REALLY, love beer.
E) They think events w/o beer= events w/o Fun.
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2011, 08:50:51 pm »

I discovered in college that a lot of my peers have a bizarre and probably unhealthy obsession with alcohol.  I don't drink, so I was a bit isolated on my campus.

The reality is that a lot of people simply don't have good social skills and they don't know how to act, unless everyone around them is tipsy and drunk.
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2011, 08:53:56 pm »

There's a lot of reasons.

A) They decided they just didn't want to go.
B) They've got better things to do.
C) They realized you're going, and decided quickly not to go.
D) They really, REALLY, love beer.
E) They think events w/o beer= events w/o Fun.

Meh, breakdown of this.

Likes alcohol/needs it to break down social barriers
Doesn't get along with someone there
Opportunity costs

Na, I get it, but damn I agree with :


I discovered in college that a lot of my peers have a bizarre and probably unhealthy obsession with alcohol.  I don't drink, so I was a bit isolated on my campus.

The reality is that a lot of people simply don't have good social skills and they don't know how to act, unless everyone around them is tipsy and drunk.
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2011, 11:40:17 pm »

The total apathy that pervades society. I'm just totally disinterested in social events, and so probably not a good person to ask.
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2011, 12:01:07 am »

was going to post in this thread, but didn't offer free beer.

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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2011, 06:35:49 am »

Its fairly simple for men: Beer=Girls Drinking=Girls Drunk=Chance to get laid
                                 No beer=Girls not drinking=Girls sober=Not a chance in hell of getting laid
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2011, 07:34:59 am »

Its fairly simple for men: Beer=Girls Drinking=Girls Drunk=Chance to get laid
                                 No beer=Girls not drinking=Girls sober=Not a chance in hell of getting laid

This operates on two false pretenses.
1) Guys only socialize to get laid.
2) Girls need to be drunk for a guy to get laid.

Lern2Socailize.
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2011, 11:16:19 am »

it's not just beer or tv. That just happens to be the typical activity for your age bracket. Later it will be work or kids. And then after that something else.
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2011, 12:03:38 pm »

Its fairly simple for men: Beer=Girls Drinking=Girls Drunk=Chance to get laid
                                 No beer=Girls not drinking=Girls sober=Not a chance in hell of getting laid

This operates on two false pretenses.
1) Guys only socialize to get laid.
2) Girls need to be drunk for a guy to get laid.

Lern2Socailize.

As I mentioned earlier, that requires effort.
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2011, 02:56:04 pm »

Its fairly simple for men: Beer=Girls Drinking=Girls Drunk=Chance to get laid
                                 No beer=Girls not drinking=Girls sober=Not a chance in hell of getting laid

And what might your insight on women be, pray tell?
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Re: Why is everyone "too cool" to do anything? (even free things)
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2011, 03:01:35 pm »

Someone fetch me the popcorn.
This thread just got interesting.
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