Run hard, run long, run silent, run deep!
Aug 02 '01
The Bottom Line Get out now. While you still can.
I once thought this was a mildly informative site where I could share my opinions while learning from others. Instead, I have peeked behind the (thin) curtain of epinions, and I have found, time and again, mankind's worst on display.
1. Arrogance. There are roughly 2 trillion epinions on how to write better epinions. Stick to what you know. No one cares how many hits you have. Unless you're qualified, lay off the writing lessons. The site is bloated with too many dam* opinions on how to make this site better.
2. Gluttony. How many hours do some of you spend on here? do you find yourself longing to run to the keyboard when you try a new bar soap? If yes, then you're in trouble. Not everything you touch, see, taste, smell and hear needs to be reviewed. Trust me, you're not a better person if your opinion gets 2.5 million hits a day. Get out more. There's a whole world out there, away from the sick glow of the monitor, and you're letting it all slip by. Read a book. Exercise. Play with your kids. Or your dog. Clean up the piles of Taco Bell and Wendy's wrappers strewn about your house because you're too busy reading and writing these largely worthless opinions and cook something for Pete's sake! People write epinions about their one-year anniversary on epinions. it's horrifying. Stop moaning about how little the site pays now. Maybe it'll convince you to actually maintain normal face-to-face relationships.
3. Politics. I read in one epinion that there are outside chat rooms in little tribes of epinionators bash one another. Pathetic. If you're one of these people, get help. You've become "that guy".
4. Condescension. So you're an expert. Stick to the subject in which you're an expert. The status is not license to wax poetic on every conceivable point of discussion since the dawn of time. How to get more hits! How to get more VH's! How to Spend my Good Years Turning Fat and Pale Thinking I'm the Man Because I've Been Chosen as an Advisor in Home and Garden! Heaven help you.
5. Sexism. Women (or epinionators with female-sounding names) attract the large majority of hits. Guys, do you really think you're going to get somewhere by giving a VH to every attractive (or attractive sounding) woman's post? Get a life.
In short, while I have read a handful of high-quality opinions, the almost-creepy devotion to this electronic community-turned-twilight-zone has convinced me to make this my last Epinion. I'm going to stick with Consumer Reports.
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Epinions.com ID:
wahoo95
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Location: Virginia
Reviews written: 21
Trusted by: 1 member
About Me:
20-something lawyer
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