To despair...

[ShouldIStaySelfIsolated]

About the lack of comprehension/attention skills evident on this site, and what it might imply about wider society?

The amount of times this weekend I've seen people replying with a response to an opening post, despite it being 5 pages long, with several updates from the OP... its mind boggling.

See also, people not reading the OP, e.g. "my kids (ds4 and dd5)..."
"How old are your kids OP?"

Considering this is a site for adults (supposedly well educated, so the stereotype goes), it actually baffles me

I don't think that applies to most posters on MN no.

But even if it did, why not just scroll and read instead of 'posting shit'

Someone posting about their daughter’s rape or their brother’s murder (yes, both threads I’ve seen over the years) doesn’t need any response from people who are ‘just posting shit’.

They can post on one of the ‘favourite ice cream’ types of thread if they want to post shit.

‘It’s not that deep’ but……sometimes it is.

what an odd thing to say.

You think everyone on this site is feeding a baby? 🤣