Right, that's why I said "devolve". I never meant to imply that this is a good thing, just a very normal thing. I'm arguing that standing in a circle and masturbating is pretty much inherent to the nature of a community.
Sarcastic, definitely (glad you enjoy it), but not defensive. I'll be the first to tell you that IIN is a circlejerk. Some of my comments get thumbed up for no reason other than that my username is recognizable, and some of them are ignored because they aren't nearly saccharine enough for this site. IIN loves the saccharine shit. Why do you think dappled is popular?
IIN has certainly become benign. I've been a member for about three maybe four years. When I first joined, there was a darker, twisted element that's passed. In many ways I do miss the old days.
Yes..I do appreciate sarcasm, especially when it's deep seated and obscure. I'm glad that you're so happy I enjoy it.
I don't, however, appreciate condescension. I always have to suppress a chuckle or an eyeroll when people overuse flowery vocabulary because it exposes their pretentious mindset, "look at me! I'm a genius..and you're an insignificant ant..." which I find odd because none of us will ever see each other in real life. You have nothing to prove and neither do I.
You're full of yourself...which means either you really are a genius...or you're the insignificant ant that you metaphorically look up to.
If Dappled is an artificial sweetener, I'd take a cupfull of that over the pretentious prankster who dumps arsenic in the sugar bowl.
I suspect you're not nearly as insulted as you sound, but in case you are, I mean no harm. I'm a jester, not a killer, and dappled and I have a long history of playful fiery banter. He knows I'm just fucking around.
As for your point on condescension - I think vocabulary has very, very little to do with intelligence. I write like this because I want to. I used to be interested in creative writing, and I love to read. So you are all free to project whatever genius-idiot dichotomy you want on me, but I am neither a genius nor an idiot. Not even close to either.
Re-reading my last post, I did come across sounding more insulted than I was. I'm glad you read past it.
A mixture of beer and lack of sleep can do that :)
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Right, that's why I said "devolve". I never meant to imply that this is a good thing, just a very normal thing. I'm arguing that standing in a circle and masturbating is pretty much inherent to the nature of a community.
Sarcastic, definitely (glad you enjoy it), but not defensive. I'll be the first to tell you that IIN is a circlejerk. Some of my comments get thumbed up for no reason other than that my username is recognizable, and some of them are ignored because they aren't nearly saccharine enough for this site. IIN loves the saccharine shit. Why do you think dappled is popular?
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IIN has certainly become benign. I've been a member for about three maybe four years. When I first joined, there was a darker, twisted element that's passed. In many ways I do miss the old days.
Yes..I do appreciate sarcasm, especially when it's deep seated and obscure. I'm glad that you're so happy I enjoy it.
I don't, however, appreciate condescension. I always have to suppress a chuckle or an eyeroll when people overuse flowery vocabulary because it exposes their pretentious mindset, "look at me! I'm a genius..and you're an insignificant ant..." which I find odd because none of us will ever see each other in real life. You have nothing to prove and neither do I.
You're full of yourself...which means either you really are a genius...or you're the insignificant ant that you metaphorically look up to.
If Dappled is an artificial sweetener, I'd take a cupfull of that over the pretentious prankster who dumps arsenic in the sugar bowl.
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I suspect you're not nearly as insulted as you sound, but in case you are, I mean no harm. I'm a jester, not a killer, and dappled and I have a long history of playful fiery banter. He knows I'm just fucking around.
As for your point on condescension - I think vocabulary has very, very little to do with intelligence. I write like this because I want to. I used to be interested in creative writing, and I love to read. So you are all free to project whatever genius-idiot dichotomy you want on me, but I am neither a genius nor an idiot. Not even close to either.
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Re-reading my last post, I did come across sounding more insulted than I was. I'm glad you read past it.
A mixture of beer and lack of sleep can do that :)