This sort of thing is way more common than it should be

[spark]

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It was staring this person right in the face as they were typing their question. I sometimes wonder why I bother having a profile on any art sites, nobody ever reads them!

[dragon_wings]

Bah? Uh- um? *brain runs away*

[MoonCat]

No retention. By the time they got to the end of your info, they didn't remember what you said. And apparently it's too hard to go back and read it again.

[fireheart]

I see this on the Moodle that the university uses. One of the "topic" areas is for our field placement and despite the academic co-ordinator for my degree stating to everyone "You go <here> at <time>", a good chunk of the posts afterwards have been "But I'm doing <topic that has their field placement lecture at the time posted> do I attend?"

[Kristev]

It strikes me that people cannot read, will not read, and shall not read, when money is involved.

[raudf]

It strikes me that people cannot read, will not read, and shall not read, when money is involved.

Unless the word "Free" is involved. Then that's the only word they'll read.

[Seraph]

<fritzes> Wow. Just, uh. Wow.

So the question is, I guess....do you really take commissions? <ducks>

[DGoddessChardonnay]

It strikes me that people cannot read, will not read, and shall not read, when money is involved.

I call that Willful Stupidity.

[Syriilord]

I call that Willful Stupidity.

I think it could be considered more a case of selective blindness...
But yeah. I see what you mean.

[Kristev]

No, you're all wrong. Reading requires a brain, first to distinguish the letters, and secondly to interpret their meaning.

These consumers have no brain with which to work. They're acting on instinct. Deep, dark, primordial instinct.

[Lovecats]

No, you're all wrong. Reading requires a brain, first to distinguish the letters, and secondly to interpret their meaning.

These consumers have no brain with which to work. They're acting on instinct. Deep, dark, primordial instinct.

I always suspected but thank you for confirming it.

[EricKei]

Spark - Can you delete stupid comments, or even edit them to read "[removed due to stupidity - mod]"?

They're acting on instinct. Deep, dark, primordial instinct.

I was thinking you would end that with "primordial ooze". Either one works.

[spark]

Why would I want to delete it? It doesn't make me look bad that other people are idiots. And imho if somebody's been an idiot, they deserve to have the world see it!

[wolfie]

Couple weeks ago I was on a LONG "triangle" run, and didn't have enough fuel to get back to the company yard. I e-mailed dispatch asking if they could set up my fuel card # 123 456 789 0 for 100 gallons, and got a prompt reply "Sure - what's the number?". Dispatcher had to read past the card number to get to the amount of fuel I wanted it set up for.