I love when people use humor and sarcasm to diffuse the tension of a situation - like the STrib comments. I also really wish the site would note and timestamp its article updates, like you said. Often the comments on the site's articles that I read are rather venomous and distressing - I dunno if many are truly that negative/angry in life, or if the anonymity of the internet encourages such behavior. But I still recall reading comments on the Heart of the Zoo project when the STrib outlined it - most saying it was a waste of money, the zoo sucks anyway, etc. etc. And another one more recently which presented more environmentally friendly alternatives to having turf lawns. It included a gallery of houses that had beautiful gardens and native plantings instead. More than half of the comments were in the tone of "oh, I'm so glad I don't live next to those people - what an eyesore!" or "too much maintenance" (yeah - native plants requiring more care than non-native KBG turf?!) or "but I need huge sprawling lawns for my kids/dogs!" (nevermind that said kids never even go outside anymore, nor keeping in mind the fact that wild green spaces are a natural magnet for curious and exploring young minds).
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Date: 2011-06-09 03:32 pm (UTC)Often the comments on the site's articles that I read are rather venomous and distressing - I dunno if many are truly that negative/angry in life, or if the anonymity of the internet encourages such behavior. But I still recall reading comments on the Heart of the Zoo project when the STrib outlined it - most saying it was a waste of money, the zoo sucks anyway, etc. etc. And another one more recently which presented more environmentally friendly alternatives to having turf lawns. It included a gallery of houses that had beautiful gardens and native plantings instead. More than half of the comments were in the tone of "oh, I'm so glad I don't live next to those people - what an eyesore!" or "too much maintenance" (yeah - native plants requiring more care than non-native KBG turf?!) or "but I need huge sprawling lawns for my kids/dogs!" (nevermind that said kids never even go outside anymore, nor keeping in mind the fact that wild green spaces are a natural magnet for curious and exploring young minds).
"Minnesota nice," my foot! D: