Scraphead mentioned Spasticity on Duncs forum.
“From the looks of it, it's going to be like Intensity, except marketed towards younger members.” Shleed’s forum, huh?
You know what I automatically thought?
“Marketed"? Is that kind of like exclusionary? Kind of like a cliquey fraternity for cool aspies? I smiled at that – “cool aspies”. Then I thought “I wonder who the people who may think that they fit that label”. By the looks I had everyone right except apparently Bint.
Was it high school or primary school where people would start secret clubs and say “You are not invited because you are not cool.” I forget. Was too long ago and I don’t think I was that interested in being in the cool crowd. In fact, if a poor memory serves me right, I think I used to smirk in watching people fawn and fall over themselves in trying to fit in and be cool.
That said, I think that the forum will certainly serve a purpose, no doubt, for the cool aspies to practice their coolness and saturate themselves in their radical, youthful, cutting edge, hardcore, whatever bullshit it is such aspies aspire for.
So with such curiosity I thought I would peek in and see what you may have to say about such a forum. I viewed this thread and was not at all let down.
"Misplaced moral outrage"? Missed that? Here?
I did see a few people stating strong claims and backing them. Kind of what this site is about.
Morality? Certainly a difference of opinions on what was considered good form and bad form. I would not consider that either misplaced nor outrage.
Is it another famous case of exaggeration or misrepresentation?
Is making claims and backing claims still an accepted norm on the site? When it happens, are the members happy to misconstrue it into lecturing or being a headmaster and teaching a lesson?
See I was under the impression that the members on here were all out of school and everyone here over 18 and that making and backing claims was on the front page as a “must do that if you enter” and an integral part of this place, and that 18 or 84 there were no protected classes and that all members had to do this. I believed that there was no place for cliques (where people backed each other because they were cool, or young or given free passes on such basis). Arguing for or against an opinion, not for or against a person.
Bodie, Oldies can get it wrong, sure. So can younger folk and sometimes both are wrong or both are right. Sometimes difference of opinion is simply that. From my reading of what you wrote here (correct me if I am wrong by all means) you are saying that young people over the age of 18 here ought to be a protected class and given more latitude than older members because they are young, and that older members are far more likely to be close-minded and have a false sense of superiority?
Spasticity, and the want for cool older members and young members, seems to be a representation of the younger member’s sense of superiority. I know you will not want to see this because I am older and probably not even cool
You too will likely see it as a worthy for the oppressed youngsters to break their shackles from the oldie regime and build their self-worth and so on. Perhaps you are looking at it through the eyes of a young Bodie. Perhaps that may be enough to skew perspective a little? Perhaps you even misjudge simple things, like a lesson rather than a claim being backed, or who is on a high horse and who isn’t? Or even making an example, instead of pointing out what is seen as behavior that is disagreed upon?
Not saying I am right either. I don’t much care if I am or not. Just giving an opinion and watching people make some strange assertions. I was seeing too, what the go was with Spasticity.
Anyhow I will let you all get back to making claims about how horrible I2 is, how good Spasticity is and how the cool members on i2 are going to Spasticity and why.
All the best Shleed. I hope that you are able to cut all bullshit out of the site (unlike what Adam thinks, I think that the bullshit is far from a problem of the older members) and that it is a raging success I really do.
Dunno if this is going to change the site or the dynamics or culture but sure as hell worth a look here in any case.
Edit: Oh I see Spasticity is not working. Perhaps Odeon could help. I am sure he is an older member who is not cool, but he is a nice bloke and probably will help if you ask.
Zengh, just saw your Pm and responded to it. BTW say hello to Eris for me if you see her around the traps.
Semicolon, where are you? We miss you!