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"Go Touch Grass"

submitted by iSnark to whatever 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 20:45:23 ago (+34/-0)     (whatever)

Sometime around mid June, I hit a wall (figuratively Speaking), where every day became indistinguishable from every other day, things that previously brought me joy, like Upgoat/VOAT, no longer did it for me anymore. It was like living out the movie "Groundhog Day", except without getting to bang young Andi MacDowell.

One of the last posts I read at the end of June was from @TheOriginal1Icemonkey, where he told someone to go "Touch Grass". I got a laugh out of it, but it also gave me the answer I thought I was looking for. I decided that I just needed to literally "Touch Grass". So I spent as little time as possible on my technology, and as much time as I could working around the house, spending time outdoors, and reconnecting with the local driving range, sadly my "hook" & "slice" are alive & well. The odd thing is, that I started missing Upgoat/VOAT, but after I logged back on, I realized nothing changed, IT IS like Groundhog Day here! It's a never ending cycle of posters posting the same shit! I don't want to call any specific user out, but FUCK ALL! Can we give it a rest with "ChristCuck" this, and "ChristCuck" that? FFS!

This isn't meant to be a rant by any means, but how sad it is to have taken time away, only to realize that the problem is that we've turned into an old folks home! We are an Old Folks home full of borderline Alzheimer patients. Forgetting that we posted the same shit over and over and over again! I'm interested in how many of you see this and agree!

It's good to be back, but to paraphrase the "Joker" from Batman, "This forum needs an enema!" Seriously!

Anyway, TL;DR I took some time away to clear my head, and when I got back nothing changed...


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[ - ] Trope 11 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:08:14 ago (+11/-0)

Having a career, business, and returning to school has given me a great appreciation for down-time. It’s yin and yang; as if we cannot have fun without work.

The days blurred together when life was little more than a career I didn’t care for. Now, the future seems unlimited and exciting. I once felt old and now feel young. Plus all the health stuff.

[ - ] GreatSatan 7 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 20:56:00 ago (+8/-1)

Come back in two years and the same faggots will be arguing about flat earth

[ - ] iSnark [op] 3 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:07:36 ago (+3/-0)*

And "Niggers", and "Jews" and "Christ Cucks", and all the same shit since day one, it's like a broken record... I started the sub "Artisan_and_Craftsmanship"because I wanted to bring value to people that spend time here. Why is the bar set so low here. Shit posting has it's place, but if that's all this place is, it will die on the vine... Just my 2 cents...

[ - ] bobdole9 4 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:23:47 ago (+4/-0)

Not many people have things to add, and those who genuinely create something and share it here has a 50/50 shot of getting shat on for whatever reasons.

[ - ] iSnark [op] 2 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:51:19 ago (+2/-0)

Yeah, I do agree with you. I do also recognize that we're not all at the same place in our Journeys. I would likely find the twenty-something version of me to be a major-league pain in the ass, if the twenty-something version of me could create an account and post here today...

[ - ] GreatSatan 2 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 23:02:38 ago (+2/-0)

Yeah the jew stuff is tiresome, it’s just preaching to the choir. But these autists never get tired of the same things

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 3 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 03:44:04 ago (+3/-0)

The "Jew Stuff" I post is current shit that exposes the who, what, when, and how the Jews are fucking us over on a daily basis.

If you find the truth tiresome, then perhaps the only thing you are tired of is your own willing, silent consent of it happening. At least some of us are trying to give others the truth to share within their own circles.

[ - ] GreatSatan 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 07:37:11 ago (+0/-0)

ok you know what i meant why are you being so offended

[ - ] boekanier 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:52:09 ago (+1/-0)

luckily there is paul neri here to cheer you up

[ - ] dass 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 03:08:33 ago (+0/-0)

Just Nope. I literally and figuratively want to fight that punk, I'll even live stream it if someone can set it up.

[ - ] symbolic 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 01:45:35 ago (+0/-0)

I fully agree and is why i dont hang out here. I check it for news that i wont find in MSM, but past that, the user base here is toxic and not worth the time to interact with. They would rather tear you down then build up those around themselves.

[ - ] Drstrangestgov 3 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:19:27 ago (+3/-0)

Consider them background noise.

[ - ] dass 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 03:06:35 ago (+0/-0)

'Or arguing about others arguing about the flat erf.' hehe.

[ - ] bobdole9 5 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:21:11 ago (+5/-0)

If it makes any difference, I'm almost certain the current flat earth noise is forum sliding to keep us from talking about how bad Kamala is, the jews recent sodomization of a prisoner, or the newly developing race war in the U.K.

Good to see you around again.

[ - ] Her0n 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:36:37 ago (+1/-0)

Well shit, Kamel toe just needs shot in the face until it stops making noise, we all know that.

I like seeing the race war in what is it, Liverpool? I'd like to see more of that for sure!

[ - ] bobdole9 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 08:36:01 ago (+0/-0)

The stuff in Northern Ireland is more heartwarming (Catholics and Protestants both hating a common enemy).

Hopefully there will be more.

[ - ] iSnark [op] 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:57:29 ago (+1/-0)

Thanks @bobdole9. It's great seeing you as well.

When I was in my 20's I went to a MLB baseball game, and I sat in the cheap seats. Bob Dole was in town, and had gone to the game. During the game, they introduced him. Nobody but me, stood up and applauded for him in the cheap seats, I was the only one in that sea of people sitting on their hands silently! The rest of the stadium stood up and applauded for him.

I think of that when I see your user name.

[ - ] bobdole9 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 08:48:02 ago (+1/-0)

Better memory than the Viagra ads!

[ - ] FacelessOne 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:48:29 ago (+0/-0)

Nigger thinks elections matter

[ - ] Gowithit 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:52:19 ago (+0/-0)

nigger thinks flat earth matters.

Also sometimes the gossip that comes from these elections is fun.None yet but there are a few months left for a scandal to appear. trump assasination just wasnt enough to grab ears. I want john edwards level of gossip.

[ - ] FacelessOne 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:56:39 ago (+0/-0)

Npc tier circus enjoyer

[ - ] Gowithit 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 01:03:44 ago (+0/-0)

https://archive.md/V4V52

heels up...Usha?

[ - ] NeverHappened 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 11:02:59 ago (+0/-0)

Flat earth does matter. The acceptance that I had been fundamentally lied to on levels I had been unable to fathom was the second most impactful thing to happen in my life, right after parenthood. It absolutely matters.

[ - ] deleted 5 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 23:48:02 ago (+6/-1)

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[ - ] SumerBreeze 3 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:07:24 ago (+3/-0)

This.

[ - ] dass 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 03:11:58 ago (+1/-0)

Concur, and one of the main instigators using that term advocating that a return to Paganism is the only answer.

[ - ] SumerBreeze 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 04:27:51 ago (+0/-0)

It’s that kikenigger Adam Green - that faggot gets paid to make and post that “content” online; most of everything you see from those idiots is controlled opposition (just like the highest faggot kikesuckers in the Catholic and other churches) to delegitimize the fact that Jesus was a golden haired badass that was right about the jews/Talmudic pedophilic retards pushing the jew narrative of their “prolific” history (which doesn’t ever mention their usurping the Israelites and their current whereabouts).

[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:22:48 ago (+0/-0)

I think that might have to be the solution...

[ - ] bosunmoon 3 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:00:38 ago (+3/-0)

Welcome to meatworld.

[ - ] Stonkmar 2 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:10:42 ago (+2/-0)

I'm a meat popsicle

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 0 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 22:51:55 ago (+0/-0)

https://files.catbox.moe/xkieaf.webp

[ - ] dass 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 03:13:35 ago (+0/-0)

Better the popsicle than the pocket.

[ - ] Drstrangestgov 3 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:18:57 ago (+3/-0)

Summer is for working. Winter is for thinking.

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 1 point 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 22:50:36 ago (+1/-0)

Working is for thinking.

[ - ] AugustineOfHippo2 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 10:08:56 ago (+0/-0)

Fall is for thinking about working and spring is for working about thinking.

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 3 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 22:49:26 ago (+3/-0)

It's called the eternal conversation. It's a tactic to keep everyone bitching about certain things in the news within a very boisterous, yet very small box. It keeps people from doing stuff IRL. Like growing things, building things, and generally getting away from the government.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z4yIoR7Y2c

[ - ] CHIRO 3 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 23:38:28 ago (+3/-0)*

The only answer I can muster is that this place isn't real community; it's pretend, and I don't mean this to deride it. The impossibility for it to be real community has nothing to do with anything particular about Voat.

This is a place for people to vent, to shout into a semi-void where there are about 50-100 voices who will echo back and reaffirm the shared worldview. It can be a useful place to stay up on current events, or to at least get perspectives on the fuckery taking place in media and politics from like-minded people. There will be a few people who resonate with you enough that they matter.

That's about it. In the years I've been here, there have been plenty of people who have asked about whether this place can be something more than it is, and while I understand the desire is motivated by something real, there is a type of reality that this place just can't be.

At the same time, it might be possible to gather what the value of this place is by the way we react either when (a) we spend time away or (b) we consider losing it (ala 2020). When I think about missing this place, it seems like missing a loyal dog after it has passed away. Our dogs are our friends because circumstances mean they don't know how not to be your friend, and more importantly, they reciprocate back what you give to them. Voat is loyal and it reciprocates. It's waiting on the porch for you when you get home from work. It shits on the floor in the same place every time.

Your old dog and Voat don't surprise you, and that's part of what makes them valuable.

[ - ] MaryXmas 2 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 08:54:29 ago (+2/-0)

I appreciate the hurt box aspect of this place. You are required to support your arguments. I value truth, even if it is painful.

Even for op- he got an awakening that he needed to touch grass and he recognized that it was true. Seek truth.

[ - ] Sector2 2 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 20:53:06 ago (+2/-0)

It's a never ending cycle of posters posting the same shit!

"A" landslide on the the Chilcotin River in BC has happened around 5 times before, but this time is in current era!

"This forum needs an enema!"

I've got just the [pasta maker](https://preview.redd.it/this-pasta-maker-does-what-now-v0-94ikotcljxfd1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=eefbb4ad43b8113ce78e13ea6054a0e3711c5802) for you

Welcome back!

[ - ] iSnark [op] 1 point 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:02:43 ago (+1/-0)*

DAMN! I love BBQ'd Brats, You've somehow forever ruined them for me... ;-)

[ - ] Kozel 2 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:16:12 ago (+2/-0)

when was the last time you spoke with jesus?

[ - ] iSnark [op] 3 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:22:58 ago (+3/-0)*

I pray frequently to Jesus, and I say a daily Rosary in the evening. I struggle in my talks with Jesus, and I know that I am a sinner, and I keep falling into the same sins. I want to do better. It often seems that I'm just not good enough. I do try though, and I try to point people to Jesus.

[ - ] Kozel 4 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:22:34 ago (+4/-0)

The wickedness of the world corrupts your actions, address the wickedness at its source and attain redemption. -Jesus.

He told me to tell you that.

[ - ] albatrosv15 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:37:08 ago (+0/-0)

I don't know why, but i read this five times now.

[ - ] Kozel 2 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:39:21 ago (+2/-0)

The power of Christ compels you.

[ - ] MaryXmas 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 09:00:01 ago (+1/-0)

Diary of Maria kawalska is a great one. Highly recommend.

[ - ] iSnark [op] 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 10:03:13 ago (+1/-0)

I've actually read it. I found it rather hard to read. I'm currently reading My Imitation of Christ. If you haven't read it, it's worth the read. It's best to read it in short bursts, where you can reflect on what you've read a bit before moving on. This particular book is full of great wisdom, and should be viewed as a marathon, not a sprint in terms of reading it and consuming the content.

[ - ] MaryXmas 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 20:02:23 ago (+1/-0)

Dolorous passion of Christ was also pretty intense. Anne Catherine emerich.

Thanks for the recommendation, it is on my audio "shelf".

[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 20:17:20 ago (+0/-0)

I've seen that book around quite a bit, There are copies in the collection of books at the 24 hour adoration at the Church I attend. I'll see if I can borrow a copy. Again, I appreciate the recommendation on this book.

[ - ] albatrosv15 2 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:42:03 ago (+2/-0)

Yeah, same here. I'm often away for 2-3 days and come back and it's all the same. Except lately the new flat earth shills started spamming their own stuff, which actually isn't anything new.
But, at least we have this place. Quarantined, so we don't bother npcs.

[ - ] Prairie 2 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 01:51:32 ago (+2/-0)

The odd thing is, that I started missing Upgoat/VOAT, but after I logged back on, I realized nothing changed, IT IS like Groundhog Day here! It's a never ending cycle of posters posting the same shit!

That's because it's still the jews, always has been.

[ - ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey 1 point 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 23:54:17 ago (+1/-0)

I was wondering what happened to you.
I feel the same way here sometimes, yet somehow I’m sure I’m a bit of the problem.
Glad you’re back bro!

[ - ] iSnark [op] 2 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:03:15 ago (+2/-0)

Thanks! I really do owe it to you! While "Go touch grass" is generally considered an insult, I think, It was the advice I needed to shake me out of the funk I've been in.

How's everything going with you? Last I heard you had the world by the balls! Sounded like business was doing really well! Is that trend continuing into the "dog days" of summer?

[ - ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:24:03 ago (+1/-0)

Things going well,, thank you. The work on the house is done and we’re getting re-situated. Work is balls out and numbers are good. Having a bit of a staff shuffle in that some of the new folks are moving on, and were interviewing again. They were short term part time anyway, as students. This is just what we do. Feel like we’re constantly training new people. We’re getting some good ones though because we’re getting better at picking em.

I don’t think I have anything by the balls though as I’m always falling short somewhere. My truck is dirty and I need to get the spiderwebs out of the eves.

[ - ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:24:40 ago (+1/-0)

Things going well,, thank you. The work on the house is done and we’re getting re-situated. Work is balls out and numbers are good. Having a bit of a staff shuffle in that some of the new folks are moving on, and were interviewing again. They were short term part time anyway, as students. This is just what we do. Feel like we’re constantly training new people. We’re getting some good ones though because we’re getting better at picking em.

I don’t think I have anything by the balls though as I’m always falling short somewhere. My truck is dirty and I need to get the spiderwebs out of the eves.

[ - ] Her0n 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:41:21 ago (+1/-0)

I came back to voat after a hiatus and I'm having fun again.

I've done so many projects so far this year. I've done more than twice the amount of tasks I normally do, all because the Mrs wants a third baby!

I might have to build us an entire new home because I'll be damned if my fireplace isn't in the center of the house!

The architect and engineer within my brain are fighting and it's making a mess of the place!

It's good you did some real world work, we all need it to appreciate the downtime.

[ - ] dingbat 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 01:59:03 ago (+1/-0)

I always enjoy your contributions here!

[ - ] iSnark [op] 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 09:52:38 ago (+1/-0)

Thank You! I appreciate your complement. :-)

[ - ] SumerBreeze 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 03:21:26 ago (+1/-0)

Go pull some weeds for a few hours a day and your hands will build some character.

Niggerkikefaggot.

[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 09:53:19 ago (+0/-0)*

Quit smoking weed, and you'll stop posting out of your ass... ;-)

I could pull weeds for a solid week, and I wouldn't even put a dent in them. I think I need a chemical solution. My neighbors nut grass just made an appearance in my lawn! Grrrr!

[ - ] SumerBreeze 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 16:22:31 ago (+1/-0)

You mean quit smoking weed and go touch a different kind of grass? it’ll put visions of dandelion roots into your dreams!

Don’t use that chemical shit, it’ll make your dick go soft.

[ - ] iSnark [op] 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 16:43:21 ago (+1/-0)

I don't smoke weed, never have. I'm more of an Alcohol man...

[ - ] Laputois 1 point 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 06:36:32 ago (+1/-0)*

Quit your bitching, faggot. Be the change you want to see.

[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 16:40:08 ago (+0/-0)

Thanks Ghandi... I'll get right on that. ;-)

[ - ] Gowithit 0 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:03:16 ago (+0/-0)

Welcome back! I started to think you suited up and joined in the gen x war against the z'ers thats been going on lately.

[ - ] iSnark [op] 2 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:12:47 ago (+2/-0)

Thanks Gowie... I've caught some of the YouTube videos on that, and I have to say that it's embarrassing! GenX is NOT portrayed in a favorable light! I think a bunch of 50+ has-beens taking on twenty-something year olds is really stupid! We're the generation that doesn't give a Fuck, why are we fighting with kids? I think some GenXers need to reevaluate their lives...

[ - ] Gowithit 0 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:20:29 ago (+0/-0)

Very embarrasing omg!Good to hear you're ok. Was a litle worried especially when Icemonkey put out an alert for your missing. Of all people! haha. You were missed. What kind of "enema" are you thinking? More conspiracy? Here's hoping!

[ - ] iSnark [op] 1 point 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 21:44:48 ago (+1/-0)

Thanks, Gowie! @TheOriginal1Icemonkey is sort of like a brother to me, His path in life wasn't easy, and neither was mine! While our paths were not the same, out circumstances were somewhat similar.

I've always sort of appreciated you. In the same way I consider Icemonkey a brother, I rather consider you a kid sister. You've always been good to me on VOAT.

I did see his post when I got back, as I skimmed over the month I was away. While I did sort of crap on the community a bit (in a constructive way) in my post above, it is good to see that we do look after our own here. Nothing illustrates this better than the concern a lot of us had when @diggernicks fell off the flat-earth... (LOL) I appreciate everyone here, sometimes we just need to follow the wisdom to wherever it leads. "Touch Grass" resonated with me, so I took IceMonkeys advice. It was good to recharge the batteries.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 0 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 22:19:16 ago (+0/-0)

Heh, turns out wherever you go there you are. Ain't that about a bitch?

[ - ] iSnark [op] 1 point 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 22:27:13 ago (+1/-0)

One of the great truisms of life... Kamala Harris would love to see THAT Venn Diagram...

[ - ] oyveyo 0 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 23:24:10 ago (+0/-0)

No U

[ - ] Crackinjokes 0 points 9 monthsAug 3, 2024 23:43:52 ago (+0/-0)

Well what has changed is the world has been picking up on what we've been pointing out here. Since we were kind of ahead of the game and knew a lot of this well of course it hasn't changed. But what has changed is the world is picking up on it people like Candace Owens or obviously reading it here or somebody who's on her staff is and so are many other people. And the word is starting to get out.

[ - ] Ragnar 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:16:56 ago (+0/-0)

You are going through summertime sadness, it will go away

[ - ] iSnark [op] 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 00:34:25 ago (+0/-0)

Not so much sadness, as much as disillusionment and apathy.

[ - ] Merlynn 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 01:33:19 ago (+0/-0)

It's called forum sliding. They're getting relevant information off the front page and keeping it hidden by posting a lot of nonsense to take up space and pretend to fight to keep bumping it to the top. The only way to stop it is to block the users who are doing it so their crap doesn't show up.

[ - ] paul_neri 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 01:34:02 ago (+0/-0)

Sounds like depression to me.

[ - ] Cantaloupe 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 01:36:29 ago (+0/-0)

Yes you have to do a variety of things, spend time in nature and good quality art is nice too

[ - ] Rowdybme 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 02:31:34 ago (+0/-0)

It's chinese bots. All they do is post jew and nigger shit. Hoping to rile us up.

[ - ] NegaroNegaroNeeegaro 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 08:30:30 ago (+0/-0)

You took it there with you
You took it back with you

[ - ] system 0 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 14:46:25 ago (+0/-0)

Even I get upgoat fatique. Glad you're doing well.

[ - ] iSnark [op] 2 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 17:13:50 ago (+2/-0)

Hey system, Thanks for the reply back, I really appreciate it. I have to imagine that it's not easy being the Captain of this ship of mostly high functioning misfits, (me included). It really can't be said enough, but Thank You for all do here! You know that this little project of yours has had a real impact on us as individuals, and as a group. We get to connect with like-minded people that we vibe with, that share similar Backgrounds, Interests, Likes, Experiences, etc..., and it's pretty cool that we don't have to cower under the weight of the PC police. It's sort of refreshing to have a place where we can tell someone to "Fuck Off", and a couple posts later, start talking about something else with them. I would take 1 Upgoat/VOAT over 10,000 Facebooks, X, or Reddits any day!


So Thank You again from all of us...

iSnark

[ - ] Master_Foo -1 points 9 monthsAug 4, 2024 01:34:38 ago (+0/-1)

I don't want to call any specific user out, but FUCK ALL! Can we give it a rest with "ChristCuck" this, and "ChristCuck" that?
LOL, no.
If you want it to stop, then stop worshiping Jews.