Posted by llrrrpp on July 31, 2006, at 22:49:58
In reply to as badhaircut, posted by pseudoname on July 31, 2006, at 16:54:04
> Badhaircut was a true alter-ego, an "Ernest in town". He was a way-more together and confident front than I was. By pretending to be smart & rational, I could sorta be (okay, feel) that way — as badhaircut.
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> As badhaircut I never really shared my own problems, because it would shatter the facade I hoped I had and show what a clueless, unaccomplished nuisance I really am. There are people on Babble who go after the weaknesses of others. The presumptuous, assertive loudmouths: you know the sorts I mean. If I as badhaircut admitted being hog-tied by such ridiculous problems as I actually am hog-tied by, those vivisectionists could stomp all over me.
>I'm sorry you feel that way. I guess I'm not sensitive to the presence of vivisectionists on babble. That suggests to me that I may be guilty of the offense-- but I'm probably not.
Anyways, if you never reveal anything personal about yourself, you will never give us the opportunity to support you, 'pseudoname'. If you never give us the opportunity, how can we ever provide evidence to the contrary that we are not vivisectionists?
I think you are too prone to discount your accomplishments and your cluefullness (that's the opposite of clueless). You see, anyone who can do the act of being "together, confident, smart & rational" as badhaircut has the capabilities to be all those things as pseudo too. whether you *choose* to express yourself in those ways or not, you are capable of it, so don't deny that badhaircut is an relevant part of your personality.
Anyways, take a risk every once in a while- you never know what will happen. The worst thing that can happen is some vivisectionist will pollute your lovely vanilla-colored babble screen temporarily. you can always choose to ignore such persons, or change the way you interpret their posts and spin them in a positive direction.
best to you pseudo,
-ll
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