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"Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms> wrote in message
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>> I do think it is strange how a person you
>> are never likely to interact with, other
>> than very briefly here, would ever become
>> important enough to you to have any real
>> emotions about, positive or negative.
>
> The following isn't meant to be an indictment
> of anyone in particular.  It's just my opinion
> of what motivates some people (not necessarily
> specific person) to behave the way they do.
> It's too simple to adequately explain all of the
> complex things going on in any one person's
> head.  But I think it helps explain things a bit.
>
> What it all boils down to is there are some folks
> who *need* to have an enemy.  Without someone
> against whom they can vent their rage they feel
> lost and without purpose.  They fear to express
> such feelings in person because they'd get
> smacked around or at least shunned.  Unsuccessful
> in forming real world relationships, they come online
> looking for some form of human interaction.  What
> they find is petty squabbles over who has the right
> to say what and whether "any primate" can perform
> some simple task.  Lacking the social skills to
> build online friendships, they resort to bullying
> and feigned rage.  This usually garners the newbie
> a brief "honeymoon" where those on one side or
> the other of a given argument post some back
> slapping, high five comments.
>
> The honeymoon quickly fades because the person
> doesn't interact any better online than in person.
> Left without the sought after camaraderie, the
> individual resorts to the one thing that gained him
> some favor (however briefly).  He posts with
> ever-increasing rage and wanders farther and
> farther away from normalcy.  In the end you have
> someone whose only contribution (or at least the
> major portion of it) is vitriol.
>
> It's unfortunate that some folks are so desperate
> that they feel compelled to behave like that.  In
> the end they harm themselves far more than
> their intended victims.  I can think of at least
> two people here who are likely working themselves
> up to a CVA like a certain poor guy from NJ.
> Meanwhile, I'm building my business and having
> a lot of fun doing it.  I make a decent living, part
> of it directly from the newsgroup.
>
> Life is good, however much of it you have.  Why
> waste it on rage?  I've been indirectly "blessed"
> with something many people my age don't have
> -- an awareness of my own mortality.  With that
> awareness came a choice.  I could become
> angry, depressed and blame my troubles on
> everyone else.  Or I could spend most of my
> energy fighting the cancer and the rest enjoying
> every day I have.  I chose the latter option.  I
> don't know that doing so makes me a better
> person but it allows me to enjoy life a heck of a
> lot more.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
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