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14 Sep 21
@the-gravedigger saidLook in the mirror when you say that and wonder why? 🙂
The GF has gone so far down the rabbit hole recently that you are starting to sound like the voice of reason.
-VR
16 Sep 21
@very-rusty saidI'm not complaining. I like being down the rabbit hole.
Look in the mirror when you say that and wonder why? 🙂
-VR
@the-gravedigger saidYou seem like an odd fellow to me!
I'm not complaining. I like being down the rabbit hole.
-VR
@shallow-blue said“This above all: to thine own self be true
I only like posts, never posters. I even liked some - in fact, quite a few - of Her Who Shall Not Be Named's posts. And I downvoted some of... someone else...'s posts.
I don't claim to be impartial, but I am willing to swim against my own stream once in a while. Nullius in verba.
And it must follow, as the night the day
Thou canst not then be false to any man
Farewell, my blessing season this in thee!” -- Polonius, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene III
"And to hell with what anyone else thinks." -- Suzianne
@divegeester saidWho's upset? Maybe in your dreamland. Maybe you didn't read what I just said.
And yet you consistently seem to get most upset by what other people here think.
I'm thinking that you continually pontificating about my life shows that you're upset... about something.
@suzianne saidI’m not saying you are upset now, as you know.
Who's upset? Maybe in your dreamland. Maybe you didn't read what I just said.
I’m pointing out that your self-quote about “to hell with what other people think” doesn’t resonate as something you personally internalise, because you are consistently the person here who gets the most upset at what (some) other people say.
However I do agree with the sentiment “don’t worry about what other people think”, but of course it is impossible to be completely free of that concern.
I concern myself about what other people think of me. Less so in here to be fair, because the personal consequences to me of what a poster here thinks of me, are very low. But what does that lack of concern do to me I wonder.
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17 Sep 21
@the-gravedigger saidI prefer my Badger set.
I'm not complaining. I like being down the rabbit hole.
@the-gravedigger saidHe got this part right, at least.
Fair point.
Unless you are a serial killer. Then don't be true to thy self and stop killing people.
Strangely although widely quoted Polonius was a thoroughly unpleasant character.
Too many people concern themselves with lying about themselves, even to themselves. So, even if you cannot be true to anyone else, at least be true to yourself. This is the way to mental health. Even if you're an abhorrent, morally ambiguous person, knowing and understanding the truth of oneself means that at least you won't be crazy. If you're ever on trial for your life, if you're morally ambiguous, you could fake being nuts, but at least you won't actually be nuts.
@divegeester saidI believe you see the results of what it says about what it does to you in the amount of red thumbs. You probably have as many or more red thumbs than I have in 15 years.
I concern myself about what other people think of me. Less so in here to be fair, because the personal consequences to me of what a poster here thinks of me, are very low. But what does that lack of concern do to me I wonder.
Even I noticed the amount of red thumbs you been getting. These are just random red thumbs no one went out and said lets give the gooster a bunch of red thumbs. They have been well earned. How has that affected your reputation on the site?
I just answered the part of your quote I had a comment on.
I don't think you could find anyone with a bad word to say about HandyAndy. Can you say that?
-VR
17 Sep 21
@very-rusty saidI miss Andy too.
I don't think you could find anyone with a bad word to say about HandyAndy.
He has always been one of the more straight-up users on this site.
A compliment from him carries weight, IMO.
@very-rusty saidUnlike you I don’t care about thumbs; at least I don’t care enough to quickly delete one of my posts because it got a bunch of them.
I believe you see the results of what it says about what it does to you in the amount of red thumbs. You probably have as many or more red thumbs than I have in 15 years.
Even I noticed the amount of red thumbs you been getting. These are just random red thumbs no one went out and said lets give the gooster a bunch of red thumbs. They have been well earned. How has that ...[text shortened]... I don't think you could find anyone with a bad word to say about HandyAndy. Can you say that?
-VR
As you hilariously did yesterday.
Sweet revelation
