Went off “the deep end” and got defensive when I didn’t have all my facts together. Some of y’all tried to gently nudge me in the right direction, but I wasn’t havin’ none of it, and now that I re-read the whole thing, I’m way ashamed of myself and my hard-headedness.
Swear to God, sometimes I don’t know why y’all keep me around. Must be for the comic relief, 'cause it sure ain’t for my smarts!
Sorry. I meant well, but i wish now I had just kept my damn fingers off the keyboard!
I feel your pain. The other day, I had something of an epiphany. I suddenly realized that it isn’t necessary always to take offense. I then recalled the many recent inquiries as to my mental state from longtime Doper friends. I honestly was blind to whatever they were talking about, but now I think I see it. Amazing grace.
The trick, I find in life, is to have a lot of varied interests which tend NOT to intersect with one another. It allows a form of unpredictability to permeate one’s life in such a way that we sometimes find ourselves away from a PC screen for unexpected periods of time. This is a good thing it seems to me.
Another trick is just to not post on topics you feel passionately about. I don’t mean you should be active in threads about topics you think are boring, but if there’s an issue that you’re really militant about and can’t handle anybody disagreeing with you about, it’s sometimes a good idea to stay out of the thread, even if you’re really knowledgeable about the topic being discussed.
With your permission, Cap, I would like to condense/modify your quote to “If you can’t handle disagreement, stay the hell outta the thread!”, print it out and tape it to the top of my monitor.
I allways like to remind myself that no matter how correct I think I am, I’m still an idiot;)
NowI must go and use some of my despisable income and buy a punk shirt.
