I've got a confession to make; my name is Bella and I really love (am addicted? Obsessed?) with the comments section. It dawned on me when I sent my sister a link to Jim Beaver's Facebook page update and the comments from that post. She remarked, "you really love reading comments don't you?" and I realised, YES! Yes, I do.
Watching a YouTube video? I'd pause it halfway and scroll down to the comments, reading pages and pages of them.
Reading an interesting Facebook status update? Yep, let me see what people have to say about this.
On 9gag or Memecenter? Hmm...Interesting post, wonder what people are saying. And on and on and on.
I guess I'm really interested in people's thoughts and opinions given a particular subject. It's like a study of human psychology. But let me tell you, I have come across the meanest and vilest of comments and some vastly ignorant ones that make me want to take my keyboard and slam is repeatedly on my forehead. 'Really? So you think this, because that and it's not even what she/he meant! Now you're just being idiotic about this!' My thoughts regarding what I happen across the comments section is varied. Do I comment my own thoughts? Rarely. I prefer to be an observer (which is not as strange to me in realistic situations as I'm known to sit and observe people).
9gag and Memecenter have by far the funniest comments (I couldn't expect less from humor websites) and this is why I never fail to click into the comments section of a particular post if it gets my attention enough. However, you need to proceed with care. Some posts unveil what people call a 'comments shitstorm'. That's the comments when a subject is either religious or political (no go areas people!) and if you happen across one, it's only understandable to sit back and grab a bag/box/packet of popcorn and marvel at the sheer ridiculousness of what the people are saying.
-Til next week! If you've read this please leave a comment below, it'd be awesome to read comments, even if it's just single one. ;)
