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Fandom is full of the dumbest smart people evar, I swear. Or maybe just the most pedantic. It's an endemic problem when you get a bunch of literate, opinionated people together who write their problems out and feel a lingering sense of guilt that they're not out there solving the Big Issues. And every time I think I've reached the Fandom Zen point that is beyond aggravation fandom proves, once again, that I have not yet achieved that rarefied state.
Tangentially: If I hear/see another person talk about Joss Whedon as if he were the greatest person to ever be born I will cut a bitch. Poor Joss, he doesn't deserve even a fraction of the ill will I have towards him seeing as the vast majority of it was spawned by his fans.
But then I'll do something like watch an episode of South Park where Kyle and Stan are Guitar Hero celebrities and there's a montage to 'Carry on My Wayward Son' that still has me laughing and my equilibrium will be reattained. Man do I love that show. Except when it talks about poop. That's one guy fascination that I'll never understand. But otherwise it's a surefire antidote for when the world is taking itself too seriously.
So apparently Aqua Dots convert to GHB and kids have been harmed by them? What I would give to be the lawyer working on that products' liability case. Hopefully if these kids and their families sue enough and the other people who have been harmed by faulty Chinese-manufactured products sue enough we'll see American manufacturing pull its head out of its ass and realize that non-regulated factories are not good even if they are cheap. Personal injury law gets a lot of bad press but this is what it's all about, making sure that people are held accountable for their negligent acts. The lawsuit is a very powerful tool.
OMG, when did I become such a huge law dork? No, don't answer that, I'm pretty sure I know. ;-) *rolls eyes* I always knew I was a dork but this is taking it to whole new levels. And I imagine it'll only get worse before it gets better. Watch out.
Tangentially: If I hear/see another person talk about Joss Whedon as if he were the greatest person to ever be born I will cut a bitch. Poor Joss, he doesn't deserve even a fraction of the ill will I have towards him seeing as the vast majority of it was spawned by his fans.
But then I'll do something like watch an episode of South Park where Kyle and Stan are Guitar Hero celebrities and there's a montage to 'Carry on My Wayward Son' that still has me laughing and my equilibrium will be reattained. Man do I love that show. Except when it talks about poop. That's one guy fascination that I'll never understand. But otherwise it's a surefire antidote for when the world is taking itself too seriously.
So apparently Aqua Dots convert to GHB and kids have been harmed by them? What I would give to be the lawyer working on that products' liability case. Hopefully if these kids and their families sue enough and the other people who have been harmed by faulty Chinese-manufactured products sue enough we'll see American manufacturing pull its head out of its ass and realize that non-regulated factories are not good even if they are cheap. Personal injury law gets a lot of bad press but this is what it's all about, making sure that people are held accountable for their negligent acts. The lawsuit is a very powerful tool.
OMG, when did I become such a huge law dork? No, don't answer that, I'm pretty sure I know. ;-) *rolls eyes* I always knew I was a dork but this is taking it to whole new levels. And I imagine it'll only get worse before it gets better. Watch out.