phonies!!

budsr03-I'm brand new here,in fact, yours is the first 'discussion' I even read. I will only say this to start. I am very sorry that you feel that people let you down. I will not be phonie with you. Lonely and depressed is somewhere I have been in the past so I know what it feels like, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I hope you don't let the 'phonies' discourage you from trying to fill you tank of lonliness. :)

Man, don't let this get you down. Not everyone is just here to make cash ( and really, how much can you expect to make...not enough to live on). Do what I do...pick the discussions that interest you, ignore all the crap thats posted and it will all take care of itself. Cheer up, there are a lot of good people on here, and some really great discussion too (just not always easy to find)

I dont think it is necassary to lie or be a phoney. I say be yourself you have more to gain. And your right it does help if you are feeling lonlie, you can reach out and maybe even help someone. Best of luck to you.

Whats the matter buds?? has someone done something to you?? Im here cos I love the Discussions and meeting new friends.. to be honest I have no idea how Im gonna get this money from here cos I have no idea where to start and frankly, I dont care... I dunno.. I really cannot be bothered.

I joined for the money but now I'm here I'm hooked by the experience of sharing thoughts with other like minded people, and it also makes you feel better being able to tell people whose opinions you don't share what you think. You don't get that opportunity very often in life. I do think some people on here are phonies as you say but I'm hoping its the few not the many. Have you get friends on mylot? If you have make sure they enjoy the same things you do, then only respond to thier discussions so you know you're not replying to discussions that aren't really the opinion of the mylotter.

Whoa, what happened there? I am new to mylot so I am unsure how profiles affect the outcome of how much earnings you make (am I missing something?). But as far as your question "How low is a person..." Sweetie, there's TONS of people online and offline who are very low, lack class and just don't "get it". You can't get rid of them but you do have a choice to keep your distance and avoid them completely, if possible. I always see this kind of situation as seeing someone for their tru colors just in time. I would rather find out within a day or a week if someone is a phoney than a year. Think about, it's better to learn about it now than later. Online, everyone is a fake to a certain extent because you just don't know what the other person percevives you as...so you may perceive me a certain way but be completely off. Now, if I flat out lie, than that's going a little deeper...and you should be glad to have found out and don't even stopp to that level or let if bother you, remember, you're better than that.

I make my living as a writer of non-fiction, so I have no need to lie. This is an interesting topic. Thank you for bringing it up.

To me the internet is a fakers paradise, there are far far more of them than there are genuine people even on mylot, best way is not to get too close to anyone on line because you never know what you will end up with

You're so right, there are a lot of losers on MyLot, just as there are everywhere. I try to steer clear of the dramatic posts that are highly personal and descriptive; I feel that most of this is fictionalized in order to get responses and to make a few cents. In my opinion, if these situations were actually true, most people would tend not to want to post it on an international forum. I mean really, if it were true, wouldn't you consider it to be more of a personal thing? I see that you're relatively new here, so it will take you a little while to get the feel for people. There are some great people here with honest intentions, so don't be discouraged. Your reasons for being here are commendable; this is a good way to help yourself if you are suffering from depression- it gets you involved and thinking. Don't let these low-lifes foil your attempts to help yourself.

I have to admit at first I got on thinking the money was cool but nah. Sure it's ice to ear a few extra bucks but I found a group on here that loves cats and that beats making money for me. Some of the topics I truly enjoy and love being able to discuss with others who have the same interests. It's always difficult to know who is real and not online. People have been to my website dedicated to feral cats and have read my posts so I leave it to them as to if they think I'm fake or not but why hide behind a lie as to who you are? If people don't like the types of discussions I start in teh interests I have then I say people don't have to reply to them and as far as the copy and paste spammers, I just had my last topic on feral cats dupped by someone.

I do believe also that there are several people here that are not legit, and have no real personality. Furthermore, it is my impression that they not only want money (greedily) but they also want to profit through the downfall and trodding-over of others, through pathetic attempts, or non-attempts, at discussions. It is not fair and it is not fun. This makes me uncomfortable with the type of society that we have developed here and half the time I feel like I am in some sort of Twilight Zone.

If your depressed, and have excess belly fat... RELACORE is what you need. Seriously it works for depression and belly fat. But in any event if your depressed you need to grab ahold of your depression and work towards alleviating those difficulties before the depression causes a host of other difficult problems that will REALLY DEPRESS you. Depression and stress are killers, and can cause serious physiological difficulties, especially in overweight adult men... Some things i do to relieve stress are violent video games... I try to stay away from logic puzzles and anything I wont succeed at... You see part of ridding yourself of that stress is having an outlet to exert yourself with. So violent video games allow you to blow sh*t up, and release alot of tension where as a logic puzzle or bejewled type game that makes you think may just wind up pissing you off more (especially when you fail over and over again miserably). A good mindless ficticious violent game is BABO VIOLENT 2 In the game you are a small BABO or a BALL that rolls around in a fast paced action packed and quite bloody for a ball's mission to capture the flag.. It requires no real video game playing experience and is so mindless that you become absorbed in just the fast paced action packed killing. Ok maybe your against killing and violence in video games.. The next thing i can suggest is taking up a hobby such as Mushroom Mycology Growing your own mushrooms is rewarding and NOTHING and I mean NOTHING beats the feeling of taking a microscopic spore and in a month later seeing a MUSHROOM grow from your labor of love. if all else fails find a hobby and if that fails get relacore

Well, I'll tell you. I was responding to several posts of a person that I later find out (I am much too slow at figuring it out) he/she was just copy pasting from other message boards. This is an effort to creating many many posts in a short time. perhaps he/she does not know English and copy pastes to rack up the pennies, maybe he/she is not otherwise capable of creating discussions due to a mental or personality disorder. But I was a bit peeved because he/she played on my sympathies and my time in replying to him/her which I now realise he/she never bothered to read replies anyhow. Plagerism rots. : (

we all pass thru such avenue in life..but we always manage to move on..and of course, by every little road we take in our pursuit of happiness, we learn.

Me, I'm here to have a little fun and relaxation. If I can earn a little money, that's cool too. Sorry if you had a bad experience here.

i am very sorry you were hurt in so many ways. sometimes its easy to forget that what you type on a computer screen is being read by a real person. i agree, the person who fooled you is a rel a** . I like mylot becuase if you look hard enough, you can find some interesting discussions. as far as your feelings for your wife go, i have been in a similar situation with my husband. if you ever feel like talking about it im a good listener. you can message me anytime you like .Suzi

As Danishcanadian said, if I wanted to lie I would write a novel as I too am a writer. I am here to contribute to some lively discussion and help other people as well as learn a thing or two myself. I have no idea why people find the need to lie on here. The great thing about message boards is that people really don't know who you are so you are free to tell the truth without feeling judgement from others. When you are live and in person, people tend to say things without thinking and end out hurting people's feelings. When you are typing, you have time to think through your answer honestly and tactfully. There are things I can tell about myself that I wouldn't tell another living soul because you are probably never going to meet me. One person said they shared a profile with their sister, which means the profile is not 100% honest. Why share a profile? Don't they BOTH want to earn money? Don't they BOTH want to be heard as individuals? Don't they BOTH want input from other people about their OWN troubles or opinions? Why not open two separate profiles. Even if they are sharing the same computer, I am sure they have separate email addresses. If they have the same email address than perhaps it is not legal as far as the terms of this website to create two separate profiles. And perhaps therein lies the phonies. You will learn soon enough who you can believe and who you can't. And only read discussions that are of interest to you. Don't waste your time with ones you are not. Your time and thoughts are better spent elsewhere.

What you read on my profile is what you get from me. Maybe they want a new life, lol. I don't understand why a person would want to create a phony profile. It's not like everyone on this site will ever meet this person. You can come here respond to discussions, meet new people, have fun and make money while doing it. I'm at home all day with a four year old that thinks my conversations with her are boring. So here I get to chat with people. This beats harrassing my family, that's gotten tired of hearing me while getting paid, lol.

well it not easy making money online coz it really requires hard work....It just depends on the person

Hi Bud. I am so sorry you were scammed. And about your mom and your relationship with your wife. As to why I am here? Well, I only made $0.33 so far here. In the same amount of time as a consultant, I would have made $160, so money isn't the reason!! I will be honest and say it is a nice perk, but I don't see myself making any kind of difference in my life financially by being here. I like the interaction with others. I was on Yahoo Answers, but I like this format better. I hope that I can A) get honest and thoughtful feedback to the discussions I start and B)provide helpful information to others here, or just some different insight into a particular topic that they may not have considered. To that end, I do not necesarily think that my opinions are always 100% correct - I am open to having them changed! I do hope that when people disagree with my opinions, rather than just attacking they will tell me why so I can understand their point and perhaps even change my opinion. I wish you the best, bud.