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Sultana · 01-31-2007, 08:22 AM

I haven't even gone there to look and see what's going on, to be honest I am afraid of what I'll see, and who I'll see saying it.

It sounds like choosing between the red pill and the blue pill--return to the world I'm comfortable with, or see true colors (to an extent, there are still filters and motivations in place that may not be readily apparent) and know another version of "truth" and be unhappier. But I don't need to see all the ugliness of the world to know it exists. I don't delude myself into imagining that people package and present themselves here at TFP exactly and honestly the way they are "In Real Life".

Like M2, I don't think it's constructive to offer a place where people are allowed to operate to the lowest common denominator. We have the whole rest of the internet for that. I seek to spend my time in places where I can grow and better myself as a person and with people who will encourage me, and where I do the same for others. I don't mean to sound holier-than-anyone, those are just my goals and my action plan. Personally, I see NO benefit to rolling around in e-mud.

01-31-2007, 08:22 AM	#107 (permalink)
Sultana Falling Angel Location: L.A. L.A. land	I haven't even gone there to look and see what's going on, to be honest I am afraid of what I'll see, and who I'll see saying it. It sounds like choosing between the red pill and the blue pill--return to the world I'm comfortable with, or see true colors (to an extent, there are still filters and motivations in place that may not be readily apparent) and know another version of "truth" and be unhappier. But I don't need to see all the ugliness of the world to know it exists. I don't delude myself into imagining that people package and present themselves here at TFP exactly and honestly the way they are "In Real Life". Like M2, I don't think it's constructive to offer a place where people are allowed to operate to the lowest common denominator. We have the whole rest of the internet for that. I seek to spend my time in places where I can grow and better myself as a person and with people who will encourage me, and where I do the same for others. I don't mean to sound holier-than-anyone, those are just my goals and my action plan. Personally, I see NO benefit to rolling around in e-mud. __________________ "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come." - Matt Groening My goal? To fulfill my potential.