Why Greeks suck: The blogging edition
Have you ever found yourself feeling lonely and totally hated in the vast ‘nets?
Did trolls hunt you down in forums and hijack your posts? Have you ever been insulted by a total stranger for no good reason?
Have your like, totally original blog posts been stolen by strangers? Or your glittery avatar? Or your wannabe emo pic?
Has anyone *gasp* sent you e-mails in which he insults and threatens you?
No fear! Greek politicians are here to help you.
Soon in a blog near you. With a law as stupid as Greeks.
P.S. For the noobs out there, some stupid airheads of politicians decided to “guard” the greek blogs, to protect other people’s personalities, to sue unknown commenters and bloggers, because like, someone wrote bad stuff about them on the ‘nets. And they wanna make a law limiting bloggers’ anonymity and free speech.
How typical of Greeks. Such drama queens. Such noobs. Such ignorants.
I was never this much glad that this blog is in english. I don’t want anything to do with them.
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February 27th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Some things are not meant to co-exist…
Greece…progress…open-minded ppl…
It’s sad, to say the least
February 27th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
We are partially responsible of this filthy mess. We permit certain people do certain things. However I do believe we don’t deserve this in the end.
February 27th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
I used to have a blog in English. I am THIS close to considering reviving it!
February 27th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
What I hate is how Greece is becoming a universal tech joke because of these people.
Remember the nice times when netcafes were shut down due to stupid gambling laws?
Ah, the fun.
February 28th, 2008 at 2:27 am
Do you think the word Chaos describe what we have in Greece?
Here is a link I really liked (sorry for the non-Greeks around, but no english version available)
http://www.metanastis.com/XAOS.htm
February 28th, 2008 at 10:33 am
And not only the net-cafes… Technically they band all video-games as well (the only nation on earth) because the guys who wrote the laws had no idea of defining gambling and video games!!!
Viva Greece!
February 28th, 2008 at 10:42 am
The whole thing is a typical Greek contradiction. We do act sometimes like prehistoric creatures. They used to do 2 things whenever they faced something unknown. Either they praised it like God or they burned it to hell.
February 28th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Undoubtedly there shall be some kind of stupid law. And it will be as stupid and anachronistic as possible. But it’s not just the politicians to blame. I believe the biggest hint was given by the journalist mr. Evaggelatos at ANT1 news, were he said in the middle of an argument over the issue: “the point is that because of those free blogs, I might even loose my job” (free translation)…
And while he and the others like him are the voice of the people, there shall be no progress at all.
However that law, whatever it is, it will not last long, just like the internet cafes.
Oh, and Sugarenia baby, don’t forget you are Greek, too…
February 28th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Have you got still η Χούντα in Greece?
February 28th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
@Svelon
Who cares. I love this country, but I can’t stand the mentality of people.
@Nicola
We may still have, really. It’s just called the Press now.
February 28th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
@Sugar and it is not at random that it is really near with (op)press