Monday, March 10, 2008

StumbleUpon - Window to Reality

StumbleUpon is this nifty little add-on for Firefox and Internet Explorer that is designed to aid a persons random surfing the web, neatly breaking the web down into classifications such as "Computer" or "Humor." Of course, I'm oversimplifying quite a bit, but that's basically how it works. I've been an active stumbler for quite some time now and honestly it's set up quite nicely.

One of my favorite reasons for Stumbling is to read the comments left by fellow stumblers about the pages. These comments are like little windows into the reality of how completely different people are from one another. This microcosm of comments brings to light everything from the beauty of humor to the ugliness of hate filled rants.

Every once in a while I'll stumble around until I find a page that, in my humble opinion, could never piss anyone off. Then I click the little comment button and sure enough....hate, hate, hate. It's as if the bile of humanity now collects in the comments of StumbleUpon.

How depressing.

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