tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post8660268316157794673..comments2023-07-10T00:44:36.377-07:00Comments on Seeing The Lizards: When Did It Stop Being Fun?Lizard Seerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07497330695288945161noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-46943608986811393622018-02-10T04:09:16.555-08:002018-02-10T04:09:16.555-08:00I just want to outlast all the quitters and sellou...I just want to outlast all the quitters and sellouts. Only beer blogging goal left. The Beer Nut stands in my way. Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-42508765091254792792018-02-10T01:34:05.493-08:002018-02-10T01:34:05.493-08:00Meanwhile on another blog, someone points out thei...Meanwhile on another blog, someone points out their favourite telly show isn't as good as it used to be now it's on its 8th series.<br /><br />Cue the sanctimonious punting up with "of course i never watch anything as vulgar as television but why don't you simply change the channel"<br /><br />At least beer bloggery has consistent characters that act true to type and remain believable. Better script writers on blogger.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-74887487302027829902018-02-09T15:35:35.584-08:002018-02-09T15:35:35.584-08:00But the point is, not unlike listening to internat...But the point is, not unlike listening to international shortwave broadcasting*, the fun jokey content has been fading. There are not many blogs left. I excepted this going in, of course, but it is the way of things.<br /><br />[*A hobby only to be mentioned once safely married...]Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-57960744533285369902018-02-09T15:05:16.886-08:002018-02-09T15:05:16.886-08:00Fortunately I don't have a "Twatter"...Fortunately I don't have a "Twatter" account, and neither do I want one. I've far more important things to be doing with my life than reading what some "famous celebrity" had for lunch. The same applies to various beer bores and their increasing degrees of "awesomeness".<br /><br />As the Beer Nut says, if you don't like what you are seeing, change the "radio station".Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-19317595178512633762018-02-09T11:03:25.340-08:002018-02-09T11:03:25.340-08:00No pastime or hobby is legitimate nowadays unless ...No pastime or hobby is legitimate nowadays unless it can be monetised.kevin websternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-80883314643215945832018-02-09T09:53:26.694-08:002018-02-09T09:53:26.694-08:00It stopped being fun around the time the culture w...It stopped being fun around the time the culture wars began. Whenever that was. Unless you enjoy that sort of thing.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-1462919729561368102018-02-09T05:21:33.921-08:002018-02-09T05:21:33.921-08:00I've never understood people complaining about...I've never understood people complaining about content on Twitter. You know it's self-curated, right? That you can unfollow accounts that don't produce things you want to read, and follow ones that do? Turning off retweets for specific users and muting particular words and hashtags make it incredibly granular. There's absolutely no need to tolerate sub-standard content on Twitter, unless you want to.<br /><br />If all you get from a radio is static, you don't complain that radio is a rubbish medium; you turn the dial until you hear something you want.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-83131631768896736982018-02-09T04:44:56.051-08:002018-02-09T04:44:56.051-08:00Fun and humour in beer are now unacceptable. Didn&...Fun and humour in beer are now unacceptable. Didn't you get the memo?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com