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Originally Posted by onodrim
Within a week of joining, I realized that not all the members here were evil perverts
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Well, to be fair, I don't think WK was a member yet.
As for me, I'm sure some things have changed. Hell, when I joined more than 5 years ago, I was still a Computer Science major in college- the
first time I went to college.
Shortly after joining here (though the two events are not related) I gave up on computer programming... I realized that I hated doing it... I remember talking to people and realizing that I, personally, could never have a career I didn't love doing.
So, I took up my writing full-time. After getting a really nice management job (note: still a "job"), I realized that even just the writing wasn't enough... I needed my full-time "thing" to be something I loved, so I went to the subject I'd kind of ignored so long ago... medicine.
I can honestly say that it's through the friendships and conversations I've had on these boards that I've been lead towards some of my favorite choices. "Do something you love." It never occurred to me how important that was... and maybe it's not as important to everyone... but for me, it's the only way.
So yeah... my growth as a person has been influenced greatly by my time on the site. Right now, i'm just trying to figure out if it's only been 5, or 6 years. lol...