I'd like to be the first Ute fan to officially distance myself from New Anonymity.
Please make a note of it.
Neener, neener, neener.
The crazy thing is just how much MORE sense I make than you do.
Finally, the Ute version of Conan, but much worse. Neener, neener, neener.
You guys fail to get it. I type something that seems socially and morally reprehensible to you and you (1) don't see that this isn't some authentic message from my soul, and (2) that I'm merely commenting on the social and moral standard that the likes of Trout thinks he has complete ownership of; that he feels he never trespasses when he flippantly and arrogantly paints the world his color. If I were to tell you that Trout has offended me many times you'd probably tell me to get a life -- and thus make yourself triumphant. If I were to push Trout's arrogance further (as I've done) you say that I've gone on "tilt" or try to stereotype/medicalize me -- and thus make yourself triumphant once again.
This is my whole point -- all that SENSE that I make -- is that you are actually moralizing with these little crescendos and motifs that make you triumphant. Calling me names..... I want to entice this because I think it is ********. I jump into the ring when I see fools like you drawing lines in the sand on a BLOODY MESSAGE BOARD. This place would be far freer place without the likes of you. I am a mirror of your own fascisms.
@jazzman12: distance if you'd like, but try to see my point.
I made a small edit, but if you TRY it makes sense.
This is sorta a theme: TRY to see the sense others are making before you speak.
You guys fail to get it. I type something that seems socially and morally reprehensible to you and you don't see that (1) this isn't some authentic message from my soul, and (2) that I'm merely commenting on the social and moral standard that the likes of Trout thinks he has complete ownership of; that he feels he never trespasses when he flippantly and arrogantly paints the world his color. If I were to tell you that Trout has offended me many times you'd probably tell me to get a life -- and thus make yourself triumphant. If I were to push Trout's arrogance further (as I've done) you say that I've gone on "tilt" or try to stereotype/medicalize me -- and thus make yourself triumphant once again.
This is my whole point -- all that SENSE that I make -- is that you are actually moralizing with these little crescendos and motifs that make you triumphant. Calling me names..... I want to entice this because I think it is ********. I jump into the ring when I see fools like you drawing lines in the sand on a BLOODY MESSAGE BOARD. This place would be far freer place without the likes of you. I am a mirror of your own fascisms.
@jazzman12: distance if you'd like, but try to see my point.
It's not that I cannot see your point. I just think you're taking things a bit too serious. Trout is probably a pretty nice guy for a hermo. I think he simply enjoys goofing off on this message board and nothing more. It's a freaking message board. Nothing more, nothing less. Let's not over think this.
P.S. I say this knowing full well I will probably be told immediately how... stinky I am.
Um, besides BYU football, this message board is LIFE. /flex
Can you flex fat??
So, if what you are saying doesn't make sense to Marcus, that's HIS fault?
Apparently, it also affects your ability to spell, too.Conan thinks hating BYU automatically makes you a biggot because that means you also hate mormons.
No. What I'm saying is that I wrote an intentionally obscure(ish) post so that Marcus, Trout, and CONAN would have to stop their rolls and try to understand somebody expressing a point that they didn't disagree with which contained more than two or three nuances. If there has been a single problem with this interaction it is that they refuse to do that. Picture them reading the post in question, and be honest: is there any way they were reading that for any other reason except for a place to drive-in their wedge, insert their own claims, and discredit me?
I mean, how old can Marcus be? 30s? 20s, even? And despite that youth how often do you get the sense that he carries with him into every interaction a finished and dogmatic set of beliefs, ready-made!? Castrated living.
It'd be nice if there was less banal thinking, in general, around here (by they way, if you find that last statement offensive you should count yourself in the total).
Maybe, maybe not. But I doubt their intentions are as malicious as you may perceive them to be. Perhaps they feel the same frustration at being dismissed out of hand.
You don't feel that's a little presumptuous? Do you expect everyone else to listen to you with a clean slate and total objectivity?
The only thing about that statement that I found disagreeable was your follow up. It was nice of you to try to dress it up as a qualifier, rather than coming right out and calling me dumb.
While I understand your desire for more open thought and intellectual honesty, it is prudent to bear in mind that this is, ultimately, a basketball forum. I'm not suggesting that you should discontinue your quest for whole-board enlightenment. I'm just saying, it's silly to be so incredulous when other perspectives don't align with yours. It's gonna happen.
I mean, how old can Marcus be? 30s? 20s, even? And despite that youth how often do you get the sense that he carries with him into every interaction a finished and dogmatic set of beliefs, ready-made!? Castrated living.