My Take on Mylot

Okay, so I admit I was fueled by greed. Who wouldn't? The prospect of earning in the currency of a first world country with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world would whet anyone's sense of avarice.

And so I signed myself in and started. It was as simple as pie: start a discussion and earn points (moolah...moolah...I'll be skipping to the bank!). Respond to discussions and earn points (here comes the dough..!). Refer friends and get a quarter of what they earn (so spam all friends with my referral url asap!)

But lo and behold, I was captivated by all the discussions going on: my take on God and religion (avid), my opinion on modernity and declining morals (tepid), my views on Iraq supporting the war on Iran (d-uh?), and above all, everything I wanted to “rant and rave” about - kids and family and parenting. I was hooked.

So never mind the online income streams from referrals and frantically accumulating points from user discussions and responder threads. Never mind that at all. This is interesting. As in highly! I've never come across such diversity of opinions, dissenting or otherwise, since those drunken debates and weed-inspired conundrums from college eons ago. Alright, so all this actually reminded me of my youth - that fleeting bit of flotsam that I still take pains running after. And all the pretensions of the academe which find no footing at all in the real world. But still.

I have nearly come to virtual blows with rabid atheists and cuss-riddled aggressors, but oh, the fun I've been having! I'm addicted, that I am!

What am I talking about? Why Mylot, of course!

My inbox is filled with messages alerting me to discussions that my mylot community friends have started, and although I have the werewithal to pick which ones I respond to, I chose to respond to all in the vain hope of getting my rotting grey matter to work. And gadzooks, the mush that fills up ¾ of my cranial cavity actually does! If my 9-red star rating (and counting) doesn't prove so, I don't know what will. And this has actually done wonders for my wpm (words per minute, to the uninformed) speed. I believe this is the right time to post an add: I type at the speed of lightning (thoughts included). So hire me.

Mwahahahhah!

See there, I was just ranting and raving about the benefits of mylot, I have actually not stopped and read this entry for cohesion and typos. Forget it. I'm having so much fun. That is to say, this is not an endorsement of mylot (although the link does have my referral url – I'm still greedy, so shoot me). Think of this as one of my “rants and raves”. My intrusive opinion on the matter. A workout for the tired old brain and my arthritis-ridden typing fingers, so to speak.

But wait, I have to check my inbox again today. There might be a new and interesting discussion to shove my nose into. And if I'm not conversant on the topic, I'll read the threads and put in my two (or half a) cents' worth. I so love it when my mind and fingers are working. It's orgasmic.

Hmmmm....mind and fingers...that has a right ticklish ring to it. Might have to try that with the husband. Find out if it's still worth the effort. And doesn't this just sounds like the beginning of another mylot discussion topic? Later, blog...gotta log in to mylot before this idea escapes me...