MrBlackCat, on 09 August 2015 - 05:33 PM, said:
StrikerMan780... just block this guy. He doesn't come here for the same reasons as yourself. Weak and uninteresting people who enjoy managing the emotions of those who haven't learned how to ignore harassment are drawn to these places at much higher than in-real-life proportion. Their reasons and motivations vary and are beyond the complexity I wish to explain in text. In summary, some people think "a kick in the butt" is what fixes people, usually because they are lazy and at some point in their lives, that is what it took to motivate them. Being uncaring, unwise, uneducated, or the like, they don't know the "kick in the butt" isn't always a solution... especially to "real" psychological or emotional problems.
Most public forums are no place for those who experience emotional attachment in the virtual world... in my opinion. As far as hecklers go, in real life, these types are just usually just sad and weak. Because forums don't have real parents and few house rules that promote a safe haven for sharing of ideas and thought, they come here to act in a way they could never in real life.
Anyway... your work thus far has been unusually fast progressing and impressive in my opinion. Would hate to see it end, but if the project and hecklers wear you down till you break, it isn't a good thing, and I hope you find a more positive project to work/focus on.
Good luck StrikerMan780
MrBlackCat
I'd have blocked him earlier if I knew how.
As for your explanation for why people tend to do these things. It's very accurate. A kick in the ass may fix a lazy ass, but it won't fix a broken ass... it'll more likely cause some permanent internal damage, if you know what I mean. It bothers me when people act like it's some kind of panacea. Different remedies for different ailments, is what I like to say. Just like in real medicine, using the wrong medicine for the wrong symptom can cause even more harm. For example, using a harsh, uncaring, and blunt tone on someone who feels hurt, unwanted, and lonely is only going to make those emotions worse. I can speak from experience.
I know I'm not excellent at handling my problems, but I do what I can with what I know and what I feel applies. Sometimes, I need assistance, and not the kind of "assistance" from egocentric hardasses, but rather positive feedback and encouragement from the people around me. My mind constantly barrages me with hate and negativity, so when I get positive feedback, it helps a small bit, like a small whisper of positivity in a room filled with maniacs screaming negativity... the more whispers there are, the more they combine to form a louder voice against it. However, when people sling shit, it acts like a multiplier... take an already overwhelming amount of negativity, then multiply it by even more negativity, and it becomes so much it just wipes everything else out. Sometimes I wish I could get to the point where that balance is flipped the other way.
I do have quite a bit of an emotional attachment to the virtual world, because it's really all I have. The real world hasn't been good to me... there I feel lost, unwanted, and forgotten. Online, I feel like I have some degree of purpose. The real world has been pretty barren as far as opportunities, friendships, and enjoyment... and not by any means due to any lack of effort on my part. I've tried to meet people, look for work (I have been employed, but only had temporary contracts. Permanent jobs are rare where I live.), find other hobbies, find love. None of it worked out in the end. I still try, but my strength and faith are waning.
I'm glad you think I'm progressing unusually fast... It's just... I'm used to being even faster. I've done projects in the past that have usually taken people years, in the span of weeks. I still blame that on my conditioning... the mentors in my life were not unlike Fletcher in Whiplash in a way. No amount of good performance will ever be enough.
Robman, on 09 August 2015 - 05:42 PM, said:
When I show somebody sympathy and then they lash out repeatedly, I'm going to let them know that I find that unacceptable.
What sympathy? Seriously, what sympathy? I've yet to see anything in that long string of trying to piss me off that resembles sympathy.
Also, woe is me? How about no. More like "This is who I am, and this is what happened to make me who I am."