# Do you take the SDMB to heart? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 19, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-the-sdmb-to-heart/208382 "2003-10-19T16:40:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-the-sdmb-to-heart/208382/21 "2003-10-20T18:21:19Z")
Yeah, I care about what y’all say to me. (I think I’m overly sensitive IRL too.) And I feel as if I know you, though I obviously don’t. So what if my social life is largely imaginary! ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-the-sdmb-to-heart/208382/22 "2003-10-20T18:47:48Z")
Yes, I take things to heart here more than I should. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-the-sdmb-to-heart/208382/23 "2003-10-20T20:56:15Z")
Hmmmm. Do I take it to _heart_? Well, I sometimes find it _useful_. I’ve had more than a few questions answered in GQ by people who have expertise in areas I do not. Or hearing different perspectives regarding subjects in CS. I sometimes find it _educational_. I’ve learned a lot in both GQ and GD. Whether I agree with a viewpoint or not in GD, it is always enlightening. I sometimes find it _entertaining_. The social fora in particular. People talk about things that never come up in conversation amongst the people I hang out with. I sometimes find it _rewarding_. I’ve actually helped a few people find the answer to their question. I sometimes find it _exasperating_. Especially closed minded people. I sometimes find it _comforting_. The warm and gentle well wishes sent my way when my mother passed away were more appreciated than I expected. So I guess the answer is yes, I do take it to heart. Sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-the-sdmb-to-heart/208382/24 "2003-10-20T22:36:55Z")
I frequent the “comments on columns” boards for enlightenment, or to enlighten. Otherwise, I stick to MPSIMS and IMHO for enertainment and amusement. However, I think some people are more open and honest there, so I can learn something - if only that some people have more fun with grocery carts than I ever will. I hardly ever visit the other boards. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-the-sdmb-to-heart/208382/25 "2003-10-20T23:06:22Z")
Great board, nice people. I don’t think I really take anything to heart though. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-the-sdmb-to-heart/208382/26 "2003-10-20T23:41:52Z")
Sometimes I certainly do, pehaps more than I should. There was a situation more recent than the one **NCB** describes (PLEASE DON’T BRING UP NAMES OR DETAILS) where I took everything personally and rather took things to heart. Like **Ice Wolf** , I do care about quite a few of the people on here… even if we’ve never met in real life, or are not likely to. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![cbm77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@cbm77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbm77)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-the-sdmb-to-heart/208382/27 "2003-10-21T07:26:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ice Wolf \* > \*\*Yes, I do invest emotions in the SDMB. Not as much as elsewhere, but I do care about quite a few of the people posting here. \*\* Do you care about me too? 😉 Seriously, as a newcomer I usually take what I read here at face value. However I do get offended, and I post on subjects in haste at times. But as far as taking the board to heart…no. I read what I find interesting in my spare time and close the browser when I’m done. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-the-sdmb-to-heart/208382.md?page=1)