Pyramid schemes, it’s for the birds.
It fascinates me how ignorant and unintelligent some people can be; or should I say most people?
You would think that if you tell someone you are a blogger and that you have an interest for investigative journalism, that something in their head would let them know it might be in their best interest to stop talking bullshit from now on; or maybe just fully stop talking. On top of that, another warning should go off in their head if you tell them you have read a lot of books about philosophy and psychology; which might an indication that you have an interest for the inner workings of the human mind.
Or in other words, it should be bloody obvious that you have a powerful bullshit-filter.
It is probably a combination of me being an introvert and how I was brought up. I am quiet, I do not say more than I feel is necessary, and I am polite, I always try to speak proper and put on a nice smile. Annoyingly that seems to make people think I am, to be nice to myself, a simple person. Too bad for them though, because they will find out I can be a devious bastard if someone rubs me the wrong way.
I don’t like being mean to people, but it seems sometimes I have to be a bastard to get respect from people and stop them treating me like a five-year old child. I hate it, because sometimes I seem to end up being the bad guy.
Too bad I don’t care.
Note: In the end of next month I will hopefully be finished with an article I just started writing. I hope it will be interesting enough for a newspaper to publish it, but I doubt it. It will at least be published here.
What happened really disappointed me and made me want revenge.
My revenge will be the truth.
Wow, you really are full of yourself.
And someone who leaves a comment like this isn’t?
Care to elaborate on this, or do you prefer to be seen as a retarded arsehole?
Well I just found the tone of you posts somewhat narcissistic, just my opinion, I would tone it down a little. I find the contents of your blog interesting and I apologize if I offended you with my comments. I will keep them to myself in future.
Best Regards
Retarded Arsehole
Now that’s the spirit! That is a comment that makes sense!
I really appreciate that you took your time to elaborate on what you meant, honestly I do, as your first comment was very ambiguous.
That I sound narcissistic is kind of new to me. It is also a bit odd.
I honestly do not see how a collection of opinions and personal observations can be narcissistic. If you mean by the fact they are written from a subjective viewpoint, well, that is the style I write – and pretty much how new journalism and gonzo journalism is.
And if you find my blog self-obsessed. Never ever read an autobiography. ;)
Also, the majority of personal and private blogs tend to be very, surprise surprise, subjective.
I don’t want to be too rude, but what kind of narcissist am I: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Narcissist
;)
I am very delighted that you find my content interesting, yet a bit confusing (or scared?) if you find me being a narcissist.
The thing is, and I hope you can understand, telling someone that they are full of themselves is something anyone would find offensive. So, you should not be too surprised by my reaction; I’m just one of those crazies who lashes out against it. On top of that, for some reason after so many years being online I kind of have no patience left for those ambiguous one-sentence comments you find on blogs, forums, Digg, reddit, etc.
Telling people things like:
“You are wrong!”
“You are an idiot!”
“You are full of yourself”
and so on, explains nothing. Most people prefer to know why someone think they are wrong, an idiot or full of themself.
Just imagine the reaction if you sat at a café and listened in on a conversation and suddenly told one of the persons talking that ‘they are full of themselves’. You really think that person would ignore you or ‘thank you’ for your nice feedback?
Your opinions are very much welcomed, just try to be less ambiguous if you are giving feedback that might be taken as a negative or even ad hominem attack.
If you had written that comment the first time, I would be happy as pie.
Best regards,
Crazy Doctor
Thanks for your reply, on reflection i was too hard with my criticism, everyone displays Narcissism to some degree, myself included. My choice of words was incorrect. It was the following quote:
“it fascinates me how ignorant and unintelligent some people can be; or should I say most people”
A sweeping statement which i took offence to. (maybe because i counted myself as one of the ‘most people’)
On hindsight I over reacted.
I’ve never read an autobiography to be honest and maybe I shouldn’t ;-)
On a totally unrelated subject I see your using Fedora, good on you, I too use both Fedora and centOS.
Best Regards
zippy
I love moments like this; where two people can disagree about something at one point, but still keep talking.
You are obviously not one of those I criticise in my blog. You seem to be one of those rare people that can continue a debate even you disagree with that person; far too few of those out there.
I was surprised myself that there is a thing called healthy-narcissism. Goes to show you can’t keep yourself updated on everything.
Ah yes, my deliberate jab to provoke. I was also deliberately vague in what that article, as i am working on the full disclosure. It was also a comment made in pure disbelief. There I am, letting someone know I am a writer (so far only by hobby) and planning to study journalism (hopefully I will get a job in Sweden when we move back there) as that is huge interest of mine, yet that person is trying to sell me snake-oil I obviously do not consider I would not write about it. If I were studying journalism now and had an assignment due, I would probably have a golden opportunity to get an A.
It is probably any journalist’s dream that someone spills the beans without giving it a second thought.
I would assume you would enjoy an autobiography by someone you admire, get the truth from the person himself. Or at least how they see the truth. ;)
Ah yes, at the moment I am using Fedora, but is eagerly waiting for Aurora OS to be released.
Fedora is my favourite Linux OS, but the six month release cycle is kind of getting on my nerves. Unlike Windows, Linux can handle not being reinstalled for years. If Aurora OS doesn’t work, I might just end up giving Debian another go.
Or just buy a fancy typewriter, also referred to as a Mac.
Agreeing to disagree is something I do on a daily basis with my kids and wife, I’m English and my wife is Swedish so we come from 2 totally different worlds. Negotiating every day with them is the only way forward =) Living in Sweden for 18 years has taught me not to see in absolutes, something I did before moving to Sweden.
Had a good laugh at the Mac jab, have a mac book pro collecting dust, nice OS , nice Hardware but just a bit too trendy for my liking.
Anyway , I wish you good luck with your aspirations to be a journalist, i suspect you will succeed!
All the best
Zippy
I can totally relate. I am Norwegian, but because I have family in Sweden and lived there I feel more Swedish; and my wife is Aussie. Our cultural differences tend to clash now and then. :)
Ah yes, you are learning that “lagom är bäst”. ;) Trying my best to have my wife understand it and appreciate it.
Btw, how long did it take you to learn Swedish, so I can pass it on to my wife who thinks she will never learn it.
Yeah, the MacOS X is nice, but you end up feeling slightly restricted. I do like how applications work though. Could not be simpler.
Thanks for your wishes. I hope so too. I know I am stubborn enough to not give up, so I can only hope that including some acquired skills from school will land me a good job as a journalist.
All the best to you too, take care now.