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Lolcows and Their Farmers Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 08:38:07 AM No. 13160

Do you think you have any lolcow tendencies, fellow farmers?

I often wonder if the reason why we focus so intently on lolcows is because we can see ourselves in them as well. They may serve as a cruel reminder of what our lives could be if we spiraled out of control (or if someone found all our old accounts from when we were 14 and traced every embarrassing antic from then onward.)

So I'm wondering two things, really: Do you have any lolcowish tendencies, or the potential to be a lolcow? And why do you browse /pt/? I know it's a casual sort of encounter for many, but I want to understand your draw to these strange creatures of the internet; what keeps you checking back in day after day, month after month, even year after year? Why are you really here?

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 08:43:16 AM No. 13161

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>>13160
Sex, drugs & schadenfreude

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 12:01:12 PM No. 13183

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I'm a sadsack NEET doing absolutely nothing with my life, why NOT spend my time on a mostly-women image board? It's comfy, reminds me of cliques in high school.

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 12:11:42 PM No. 13184

i used to be somewhat weebish myself and i think being a weeb is inherently lolcow-ish

although once i learned what japan is actually like (racism + unhealthy attitude toward sexuality, mainly) that definitely detracted from my interest

also my goals for myself have changed a lot. now i want to be manly rather than cute (i'm a guy if that wasn't obvious) and i'm much more interested in my real ancestry as opposed to the culture of people in a far away country that i'll likely never see

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 12:14:27 PM No. 13185

Same.

Where's that pixel art from anon?

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 12:23:43 PM No. 13186

>>13184
You were never a true weeb in the first place if you let that stupid shit turn you around. One less bubble blowing baby in nihon I guess.

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 12:26:09 PM No. 13187

>>13186
i don't know if that's meant as an insult or a compliment but i'm just gonna say thanks

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 02:51:42 PM No. 13193

I'm pretty obsessed with Tumblr and have an eating disorder. It's like I'm living a really sad, internet-based double life.

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 02:52:47 PM No. 13194

>>13183
>>13185
Dang meant to reply to this post…..

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 03:03:28 PM No. 13196

>>13193
I also can't break away from tumblr. I mean, I really hate the crazy sjw shit and it seems like people I used to follow are transforming into whiny bitches before my eyes but I still like tumblr. You just have to follow the right people. Any hint of "look at this omg reblog u have no heart or are racist if you don't" and #blackout post flooders I don't follow. Half of the "informational" posts on tumblr are made up or altered garbage. They're no better than fox news sometimes. Also the all the tumblr thots and art hoes are popping up everywhere. People I used to know are becoming them. And black male weebs are blogs you should avoid.

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 03:05:54 PM No. 13197

The op pic scared me shirtless what the fuck is it

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 03:06:18 PM No. 13198

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Honestly I've been following lolcows since the early days, 2004/2005. Most of them have come and gone but I've been doing this for so long it's just a thing I do. It's an embarrassing hobby I will never tell anyone about.

Also >>13183

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 03:06:19 PM No. 13199

*shitless

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 03:07:02 PM No. 13200

>>13197
>>13199
>not knowing about evil stick

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 05:47:18 PM No. 13216

>>13196
Basically, when I see any sort of post about Steven Universe, I know to give up on that blog.

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 09:25:50 PM No. 13240

>>13183
Ok but where's this art from.

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 09:27:43 PM No. 13241

>>13216
Its infected everyone though. I guess I know I'm following the right people when I see hate/wtf is this/idgaf posts about it.

Anonymous 07/07/15 (Tue) 11:24:31 PM No. 13260

>>13185
>>13240
http://1041uuu.hateblo.jp/entry/2015/06/09/104119
idk but here's a page with more

Anonymous 07/08/15 (Wed) 12:00:35 AM No. 13270

>>13198
Same. I used to follow lolcows on Livejournal until people migrated to other websites. And now I'm here.

Anonymous 07/08/15 (Wed) 03:03:13 AM No. 13284

I bullshit people for the hell of it, and I accept "chan" names when they're given to me.
I'm a sadsack who's not very popular in school, so yes. I do have lolcowish tendencies.
I was looking at my old accounts from when I was 10-11 and I was a total lolcow. People purposely added me to their chats because I was so fucking lulz worthy.
Now I'm much older and just say shit anonymously instead of being an lolcow.
It works for me, although I totally could've been one.

Anonymous 07/08/15 (Wed) 03:27:38 AM No. 13287

I'm a lot like PT (same age, unemployed, grew up as a weeb, have a bunch of dreams I don't work towards) just without any online presence or delusions. I love that there's someone similar to me that's in worse condition than I am. I really don't want PT to get her shit together.

Anonymous 07/08/15 (Wed) 04:05:35 AM No. 13289

I'm kind of like Himeka IMO
>half-Nigerian half-[other African country]
>weeaboo
>lots of siblings (none of them are weebs like me though)
>similar age
>middle class/upper middle class in our respective areas
>both visited Japan
>perverted as fuck
Looking at her is like looking at a batshit insane, dark skinned, ratchet, fucking retarded distant cousin or something. It's creepy but hilarious.
I had a cringeworthy phase when I was like 11-13 where I was morbidly obese and pretended to be half-Jap on Gaia Online. That's pretty lolcow, I guess.
That and following lolcows is just a fun pastime. I love watching people act like fuckheads on the internet.

Anonymous 07/08/15 (Wed) 07:32:51 AM No. 13297

Meh I dont have a pathetic backstory like most of you, I'm just a bitch who likes to talk shit

Anonymous 07/09/15 (Thu) 12:31:17 AM No. 13350

>>13297
same

Anonymous 07/09/15 (Thu) 03:26:39 AM No. 13364

I used to be pretty weeb. Now I'm pretty proud of my own heritage and I'm glad I woke up to that. I still have trouble socializing, though. I think of how I was in my early teens and cringe, the fact that there are grown add adults doing this same shit fills me with rage for some reason. I also just really hate arrogant, self absorbed people, which most lolcows are. I guess that's why I love to hate them so much lol

Anonymous 07/09/15 (Thu) 04:17:13 AM No. 13369

>>13160
>And why do you browse /pt/?
Because I don't have any friends and my life is just extremely horrible so it makes me feel better. I mean if lolcows can have fans and be "successful" then so can I (i know im very pathetic)

Anonymous 07/09/15 (Thu) 08:37:33 AM No. 13387

>>13369
we are your friends, anon-tan

Anonymous 07/09/15 (Thu) 01:18:38 PM No. 13392

i have trouble socializing, I am a total intorvert etc but I still like traditionally female things

Love makeup lots, clothes, shopping, and dramu

since I dont like to go out much I prefer dramu like internet kind which focuses on real people vs celebrities. I dont watch tv so i dont really know much about celebrities plus they bore me overall. lolcow drama is funny because I can relate it to people know IRL

I get my dose of socializing on a female board with dramu

Im very happy this way lol

Anonymous 07/11/15 (Sat) 07:21:02 AM No. 13672

I'm a weeb but a well adjusted one, I don't have social issues or anything. Though I'm depressed and experience panic attacks and anxiety frequently. Other than that I don't think there's an evil reason to farm lolcows, I think it's important to call out people for their shit behavior. Following a lolcow always reminds myself to not do the shit they do so it's a kind of self-improvement thing by observing others.

But now that I think about it, I used to have lolcow tendencies but that was when I was at a very young age, around 13-14 or so (25 now). I was a huge drama queen and overall unpleasant, but meeting lolcows worse than myself made me reflect on my own behavior.

Anonymous 07/11/15 (Sat) 08:22:20 AM No. 13674

im not a weeb and don't like attention, so no. i am super emotionally unstable though. i'm just neet and sad and bored and have no reason to better myself so here i am.

Anonymous 07/11/15 (Sat) 02:54:04 PM No. 13695

I think back in the day I had potential to be a lolcow. Or at least I would've been posted in that Deviantart cringe thread. 14-16 were dark times with shitty sonic, south park and naruto fan art.

Nowadays I'm not sure if I could qualify as a lolcow. My tumblr has a decent amount of followers, but I don't post too many personal things, I avoid dramz, and I mostly just stick to posting cute things and pink shit.

I enjoy coming to lolcow because I like reading about other people's lives. But most of the lolcows I really enjoyed have left the internet or stopped being amusing.

Anonymous 07/11/15 (Sat) 03:15:16 PM No. 13697

Like everyone else I had a pretty bad weeb stage when I was a teen. Though I don't think I had much lolcow drama, I was just a fucking bitch with uneven eyebrows, bad makeup, and obesity.

I can still relate to PT on some levels though
>have BA and MA
>can't find employment past retail
>have considered teaching in Japan but finances/bf hold me back
>still fat
>still watch anime
>still want to be kawaii
>currently living at home with bf
>mom fucking hates my guts and is bipolar (currently on day two of a silent treatment)
>blames my hormonal cystic acne (that she also has) on me being "filthy" even though I start accutane on monday since my derm has tried everything else
>I probably have an undiagnosed disorder like borderline or depression

Also idk, I just like PT. She's a personality to me. I do sincerely hope things turn out okay for her. Like, yeah, some things she brings upon herself but it's not like she doesn't deserve to be happy. I don't think she's a bad person.

Anonymous 07/11/15 (Sat) 07:16:53 PM No. 13747

im really narcissistic/stuck up/ snobby in general. If I had an online persona I'd probably end up on here

Anonymous 07/11/15 (Sat) 07:57:25 PM No. 13752

I want to be famous for something positive and still live with my mom though plan on changing that once I get over my psych med withdrawal but thats about as lolcow as i get. I am a bit of a weeb but only in the sense that I like Japanese stuff and prefer their beauty ideal.

The reason I come here is I like gossip and people fascinate me. I like celeb gossip but cows are way more fascinating.

Anonymous 07/11/15 (Sat) 10:32:23 PM No. 13775

>>13160
No lolcow tendencies. I'm just here for the drama and because I hate attention whores. It's my entertainment, better than shit reality shows.
I feel pity for some though, like PT. She could have a better life if only she wasn't a weeb.

Anonymous 07/12/15 (Sun) 05:58:19 AM No. 13960

>>13697
I feel you so hard anon…

>have BA
>still a waitress after graduation
>have applied for and been offered TESL jobs in japan and korea
>chickened out and now bf (mainly his dogs) holding me/us back
>watch anime every day after work
>still trying to be kawaii
>always kind of want e-fame
>forget meds often which causes emotional/cognitive side effects

I was surrounded by lolcows back in middle school and high school from the fakeboi I dated to the full on delusional weeb best friend. I was certainly a weeb, too. In college, my more "normie" friends told me that I only got away with it because I'm asian and not unattractive

Anonymous 09/22/16 (Thu) 04:27:05 PM No. 110846

I was told by an awesome teacher not to ever post anything personal on the internet, and never ever my name, back in the nineties.

All my forum posts which can be linked to me in any way are non-controversial and utilitarian in nature.

Anonymous 09/22/16 (Thu) 05:22:38 PM No. 110851

Nah, I'm a functional member of society with a full time job and a healthy, stable relationship.

I'm just a sucker for gossip and other people's drama and lolcows on the internet are more unfiltered and unscripted than reading about celebrity gossip on People magazine.

Anonymous 09/22/16 (Thu) 06:29:22 PM No. 110860

>do you have lolcowish tendencies
I lied about something to avoid bullying in high school and got caught, if that counts. I don't do it anymore though. I also used to take sponge baths instead of showers which some people considered gross.
Otherwise, nah.
>why do you browse /pt/
I only do it if the rest of the site is dead because I'm morbidly curious about ChrisChan. I also whiteknight PT and want her to get better. I don't pay attention to other cows or snowflakes, if anything I find the hivemind mentality in those threads to be positively cancerous because as soon as you say something that isn't accusatory or shitting on the girl/tranny/keemstar in question you get told to gtfo. sometimes I've even seen people having to defend themselves for not feeling nothing but blind hatred towards the person.

I'm here for /b/ and /g/, which are slow. I came from /cgl/, which is now incredibly boring and overmoderated. I like having the freedom of talking about whatever anonymously without imaginary upboats and without getting banned if I don't start every post with 'my comm' or 'dream dress'. I don't like robots and constant whinging about mental illness and armchair diagnoses.

I'm surprisingly not a NEET though I used to be one 2 years ago, for approx. 3 years. Now I'm getting a bit of a late start in life but it's better than nothing and I can't complain.

That's it, in a nutshell.

Anonymous 09/23/16 (Fri) 10:02:25 AM No. 110894

It's actually been helpful for recognising my own shitty bpd behaviours and learning to handle them better in order to at least try and be better than a lolcow.

Seeing people bluntly tear apart shitty behaviour is infinitely more helpful than having someone tenderly dance around the topic. Shame is a damn good motivator.

Anonymous 09/23/16 (Fri) 02:15:50 PM No. 110903

Pure interest. I don't really feel negatively towards cows, I just find them fascinating. I also often desire to build friendships with them, so long as they're just kinda crazy and not actually bad people. It's probably just because I'm pretty lulzy myself in some aspects, and I feel 2edgy4u at times because of my interests. The biggest thing wrong with me is my fetish/lifestyle. I've tried ignoring it, but I can't. I fall into depression, which is stupid. It's just a big part of myself is all. It makes me feel crazy and I find myself wishing I didn't experience it, but whatever.
I also take drugs and stupidly post about it openly. Idk. Whatever. I'm not even sure this world is real so hey.
I probably should talk to a counselor. I'm kind of self destructive. My eating habits are improper, and I've been attempting to be thin all of my life. Idk. If I went into detail I would feel like a big attention whorey special snowflake cow, but whatever.
I'm a good person, so I think that's good enough for me.
I also have delusional thoughts about myself from time to time (ex. this world isn't real). I can go from disliking myself to believing that I may be a god of some sort. Who knows. Who cares.

Anonymous 09/23/16 (Fri) 05:28:42 PM No. 110911

I try to do kawaii eye makeup sometimes :/ but only when I'm going out so thankfully I don't show up at work with dolly eyes. I'm also 20 and still like kawaii fashion, but I don't dress like it because I know better. I also have Tumblr. At least I only have that, and Instagram.

Anonymous 09/23/16 (Fri) 08:33:08 PM No. 110918

>>110894
This, lol. I've had strong BPD traits since I was a teenager, but I always understood that allowing those behaviors to become a reflection of me as a person would be terrible for me socially. It's really fucking hard sometimes to control strong, negative emotional reactions and impulses, but seeing how insanely stupid these lolcows look was always really good encouragement to try harder.

Tbh though, I think it's more a morbid curiosity like most people have. I've always been fascinated by abnormal psychology. Besides, it's not like every lolcow has BPD.

Anonymous 09/24/16 (Sat) 12:03:55 AM No. 110931

Not at all, I don't have any SNS/public profiles and don't post pictures on the net letalone attention whore or get involved in drama in any way. I guess that's why I'm here, I like to read about hot messes for both the ego boost that I'm not one, cautionary tales about what not to do, and for the entertainment my own life lacks.

Anonymous 09/24/16 (Sat) 04:37:31 AM No. 110941

No lowcow tendencies here. I gave up facebook and most other social media; only using messaging apps to keep in contact with people.

I just want a chill place to hang out and girl talk. None of my family or friends are into makeup, skincare, and other feminine stuff so I have fun reading about it here. If you guys know of any other relaxed, low-drama female-dominated websites, please tell.

So I mostly lurk in /b and /g, but like a few other anons have said, it is really slow. When I do go to /pt it is to check up on true crazies like Margo. It's like reading a true-crime story. You know it is happening to someone, but it feels unbelievable.

Anonymous 09/24/16 (Sat) 06:49:08 AM No. 110947

Have BPD, which means that I'm prone to awful attention seeking behavior (which I do try to suppress), emotional immaturity and "mirroring" (which is honestly so fucking awful because I feel pathetic for copying another person but I do it anyway). I used to have a tumblr back when I was a vile coke-addicted attention whore who would post nudes and videos of myself doing lines.

Anonymous 09/24/16 (Sat) 06:54:34 AM No. 110949

>>110947
I come here because idk Internet gossip. No shame in it. Pull is ridiculous and much too self righteous–all that bull about "exposing" people and such. Also it's nice to be able to laugh a little every day.

Anonymous 09/24/16 (Sat) 05:27:16 PM No. 111010

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Drama and gossip are some of my vices. I've been fumbling around 'harsher' forums for much of my internet life because of it, though I also appreciate the blatant honesty and zero tolerance for bullshit in places like this.

/b/ and /g/ can be pretty nice, too. My skin's been better since I started stalking the skincare thread.

As for me, I can't say I'd make a good lolcow. I'm too boring. While my interests are strange for IRL, they're nothing special on the internet. The closest I got to being a lolcow was when I was in middle school and lacked any self awareness.