Freak out over hypocrisy?

My friend and I can be rather cynical when we choose to be, especially about really lame attempts to be a good person, such as being all "Oooh, I'm Mother Teresa because I signed this online petition! ".

So imagine my surpise when I see she's done just that; dedicated a 400 word Facebook status to an online petition she's signed, encouraging others to do so as well.Rather naturally, I commented that I was "ashamed" because of this.Now, that's not really the best thing to say to a friend, but I figured it was all in good fun.Y'know, like we did to other people who posted stuff like that?

She proceeds to flip shit at me, telling me to "mind my own business" "she can post whatever the fuck she wants" "she didn't care about my attitude" etc.Now, I understand her reaction, but was it really necessary? I mean, all I did was say to her the things we said about other people.

I'm all for helping the environment and all that jazz, but I mean seriously; signing an online petition is NOT all that helpful.Really, it's not.In retrospect, I could have handled the situation better, but still.I feel like I'm not the only one at fault here.
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psychobadger88
How am I anonymous? My screen name is there. You're welcome to check out my secrets, comments, find out who I am. Truthfully, you could figure out my name and where I live just reading a few secrets. It's not my fault you're lazy as fuck.
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ToxicLullaby
lemon meringue is a good alternative. Yeah......
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TheDevil
Ah, not a fan of apple pie, sadly. I'll just stick to my lemon meringue ^^
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psychobadger88
Hm, I'll keep that in mind, though I don't usually support those kinds of things.




And being an anonymous commenter doesn't give you the right to be a self-righteous prick, but you sure seem to think so.

And now that I've done the courtesy of responding to your accusation, I'll follow rosyowl's advice and ignore you. Good day. *tips hat*
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psychobadger88
I feeling having some apple pie......How about you

:)
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TheDevil
Hm. I think if anything I'd think "huh, even this person is backing it, there must be something special about this one."

There are definitely some people on here who are better to ignore for the most part. They're gonna be bitches and asses regardless, and interacting with them mostly just results in frustration.
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rosyowl8
Being a cynic doesn't give you the right to be a blatant jerk. Real nigger talk.
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ToxicLullaby
Oh, rosyowl8, I don't want you to get the wrong impression; This was a cause that might have actually been good, and I might have supported it if I was introduced to it differently. As is, it's a little hard to take a cause seriously when it's from a friend who's usually really against these types of things. I'll still check it out, but...first impressions are everything.

Hiya, ToxicLullaby, I don't believe we've been formally introduced. I'm psychobadger88, and whether you're actually being a royal dickface or just "messing around and trolling people who overreact" (and frankly, I don't know which one is more petty), I'm gonna look past your creative choice of words and answer the intention of your comment. I did actually apologize to my friend, who said it was OK, she's just sensitive about this topic and was sorry she freaked out. She knows I'm a cynical person, so she doens't really mind what I said. As I told her, I'm not against trying to make a change, just that particular method. She understood, and we agreed that we were both wrong.
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psychobadger88
Tbh, you can suck my dick. But for real, you were a bitch, she decided she wanted to be captain planet and you rejected her when you are supposed to be her friend, so she's upset and you know what you did is wrong but you won't take responsibility because, omg, that would mean you'd have to actually be a decent person. Which you're not, and that's okay.
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ToxicLullaby
The way I see it, those things may not help that much but it also doesn't take much. There are some kinda obviously pointless things, like breast cancer awareness (honestly? I think people are pretty fucking aware by now), but a lot of that stuff might do just a little more towards... whatever. Petitions should help show gov officials that people care about these issues, at least in theory right? It doesn't take huge actions to do good.

But I suppose that's not really the point, is it?

I think you're probably right about there being some blame to share there. I imagine the friend saw that as an exception for some reason or something, so may've felt attacked, but that much freaking out is a bit dumb. I'd say internet is partially to blame too... it's hard to convey "all in good fun" over type, since it's more a matter of tone.
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rosyowl8
Oh thank you, my first unhelpful and insincere comment since I joined this site. Y'know, I didn't really feel like a part of this community until now, so thank you. Thank you for bringing absolutely nothing worthwhile into the world. You're the best douchebag I ever met.
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psychobadger88
Maybe you're retarded.
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