stop choking the damn chicken!

I never came up with anything to do this weekend. But J did cook some great dinners, so I really can't complain. Besides, didn't I say I was broke?

This morning, once at work, I started doing my flip-through-MSN daily morning ritual. I read the story about Sprint dropping 1,000 customers and skimmed the accompanying message board with MSN readers sounding off about their worst customer service experiences. I got to thinking once I read my email and saw that, again, someone responded to the listserv. The "listserv" is a database Kennesaw State has set up through which professors can send massive emails out about job or internship opportunities, new classes, speakers coming to campus, etc. etc. When someone just hits "reply" to the listserv, they send a message to everyone's mailbox, including my own precious one. Sometimes, I just don't want to hear two people rant on and on about what they think, and they either know or don't know everyone is all up in their business.

But the young lady who responded to the listserv actually had something bright to say. There was a message containing the latest open teaching position at one of the nearby community colleges. The young lady followed the email with her own experience with trying to seize the job. She gave her extensive qualifications and told everyone that she received a "terse letter" from the hiring individual that the young lady was "not qualified." In my mind, she was probably overqualified, or the hiring person was threatened by her achievements at a young age. Hating will get you nowhere, because now everyone knows, and we may not even apply for that individual's position. No one wants to work with a "terse" person.

But I was coming to this: How far does "Freedom of Speech" go? We have the technological chicken coop at our fingertips, and people use it to the point of choking the damn chicken. Everyone always has to "respond back" and say what they feel. On this customer service message board, there were actual individuals who defended what other consumers feel is "bad" customer service, only because the person works in customer service! Why not keep your comments to yourself because no one asked you? I guess people think they're "helping" when they give their own 3-page testimony to the same question. We don't need your two cents (or 5, in most cases). Even on YouTube last night, I read some people cussing each other out about the "P.I.M.P." old 50 Cent song: about what a "pimp" is and how ignorant people are, and no, I'm not ignorant you bitch, and you can't even spell, and all this stuff! I'm like, people, get a grip!

So how far is this amendment really going? Frankly, I suggest we put a cap on some stuff. I just want the peace of mind to read something without 53 replies under it! Can't a sistah just watch a YouTube video without the following commentary?!