04-26-2002, 03:28 AM
It is my opinion that we post on message boards to appease ourselves. Therefore, it is our main goal to entertain ourselves at the expense or charge of others.
What you fail to realize is that I am not looking for anyone's approval, nor am I providing my approval to anyone. Rather, I am stating my opinion or view on an issue that is current to this message board. Again, if I do not offer an alternative solution, I am not helping to solve the problem. Whether that problem is real or perceived, this is my way of handling it.
If I wanted to be wishy-washy and just go along with everything that was accepted as the norm, I would be religious. But alas, I am not. I am a member of a message board. Message board implies messages. This is my message. If you don't like it, which all are entitled not to, you can post in another thred. I did not set forth in an existing thread spouting about how I don't like what's being said in it. Instead, I posted a thread proposing a new way of posting. You were not forced to post here. Just as noone here is forced to accept my opinion as the rule of the land.
Your ignorance is expressed in your failure to recognize a different perspective. While many may say that I am not recognizing their perspective, I say it is the perspective of the few that is worthy of further investigation. For, it is the familiar that we rarely suspect.
What you fail to realize is that I am not looking for anyone's approval, nor am I providing my approval to anyone. Rather, I am stating my opinion or view on an issue that is current to this message board. Again, if I do not offer an alternative solution, I am not helping to solve the problem. Whether that problem is real or perceived, this is my way of handling it.
If I wanted to be wishy-washy and just go along with everything that was accepted as the norm, I would be religious. But alas, I am not. I am a member of a message board. Message board implies messages. This is my message. If you don't like it, which all are entitled not to, you can post in another thred. I did not set forth in an existing thread spouting about how I don't like what's being said in it. Instead, I posted a thread proposing a new way of posting. You were not forced to post here. Just as noone here is forced to accept my opinion as the rule of the land.
Your ignorance is expressed in your failure to recognize a different perspective. While many may say that I am not recognizing their perspective, I say it is the perspective of the few that is worthy of further investigation. For, it is the familiar that we rarely suspect.