The internet? Throwing stuff at the camera? Everything?

A quick google search reveals that someone beat me to that analogy by about 2 years

Regardless, I’m surprised it took me this long to realize it. It seems so obvious now.

(It was this video that finally helped me make the connection.)

WTF is the point of that post?

Here’s how you thank them without making yourself look like an arrogant ass:

“d twitter Thanks for adding me to the suggested users for Funny. I appreciate your appreciation!”

Nonlinearmind.

Hey.

I don’t really know you very well. I don’t follow you. But twice within the past few hours you’ve demonstrated a pretty high level of douchebaggery by reblogging two people that I care very much about and adding potentially-hurtful sarcastic comments.  It’s never cool to kick someone when they’re down or to piss on someone’s thoughtful moment, regardless of whether or not you’re attempting to be funny.  Learn some common etiquette.

merlin:

What I can’t afford to do — and I deeply hope you guys also won’t even attempt to do — is to live in a world of unlimited access (in- or outbound) that requires you to pretend anyone who happens to trip over your doormat should get precisely the same attention, respect, interest, and focus as Real People You Know. They come first. Scarcity. It’s a real thing.

Holy shit.

Would somebody please get Merlin and Gary Vaynerchuk into a room together and broadcast the conversation? Better yet, do it on a stage somewhere so I can attend in person.

Sure, family and in-person friends probably do deserve our first wave of priority. I’ll give you that much. But…

I’m a card carrying member of the cult of Gary, and the rest of what Merlin said right there, that’s absolute bullshit - especially to someone who’s currently authoring a book and hoping people will buy it.  It’s almost 2010 and you’re telling me that you aren’t going to treat every person on the planet like a potential customer? That’s just fucked up.  Even if your goal isn’t to make money (Don’t fuck with me, Merlin. It is.), it’s simply a smart thing to do - for your craft, for your business, for your life: to listen to criticism from all sources, and to accept anyone that takes time to contact you.  You don’t need to like what you hear and you don’t even need to respond (but you should). But by acting like you don’t care what they are saying, then what you’re telling them is “I think I’m better than you and you are worthless to me.”  Do that long enough and the only people left who will want to buy your book will be your wife and any friends that you haven’t arrogantly dismissed.

BTW, if you’re searching for the best last.fm radio station, you may as well stop wasting your time because you’ll find no better station than that dog. radio.

http://www.last.fm/listen#pane=webRadioPlayer&station=%252Flisten%252Fartist%252Fthat%252Bdog.%252Fsimilarartists