The Case for Politeness.

[hooplala]

Does anyone else feel weird when they write something and then scroll through it and see "I" so many times?

Yes.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I'm finding posting the reason you're not posting is enough.

"I don't know how to think about this" is enough to let people know you're not ignoring it, but you aren't able to express anything yet.

Posting can be weird at times. Posting falls into several categories:
1) I agree with this statement/OP
2) I disagree with this statement/OP, someone else has expressed it.
3) What the hell are you all on about.
4) I won't say anything, because I don't want to be a part of it/offend anyone<---This shit right here is usually my MO, and I'm trying to break myself of it, and that's exactly why I expressed my thought that Coyote got an unfair shake in the recent unpleasantness
5) Heh, very funny guys now pick up your nerf
6) You're all fucking wrong.

Did I miss any? I mean, I kinda want to know all possibilities because I'm going to, by necessity, fall into possibility.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Does anyone else feel weird when they write something and then scroll through it and see "I" so many times?

Yes.

No, Not Me. What the hell are Not Me talking about?

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I might have.... ah... an appreciable amount of ethanol in my blood. I'll shut up now and be an ass in front of my own ass.

[LMNO]

Stop getting Friday all over the carpet.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Does anyone else feel weird when they write something and then scroll through it and see "I" so many times?

Yes.

When posting about feels it's best to have a lot of "I" statements, so you don't fall into the trap of putting those feelings on others.

[Payne]

I don't post cause I'm never here. Lately, however, I have been using Facebook for (non- Discordian) chatting and contacting people. It's disgusting in there.

I needed to wipe the Zuckerberg off and expel some built up Ol' Time Religion from my Sanctity Glands (which are currently distended and hideous to behold) and so I am back again for a bit.

Actually, I am also known for my big hairy gooey whisky sodden paws, which makes typing difficult. There's always that to consider.

P.S.

If I feel uncomfortable about so many I's in a post, I find replacing the letter with something else works well.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I don't post cause I'm never here. Lately, however, I have been using Facebook for (non- Discordian) chatting and contacting people. It's disgusting in there.

I needed to wipe the Zuckerberg off and expel some built up Ol' Time Religion from my Sanctity Glands (which are currently distended and hideous to behold) and so I am back again for a bit.

Actually, I am also known for my big hairy gooey whisky sodden paws, which makes typing difficult. There's always that to consider.

P.S.

If I feel uncomfortable about so many I's in a post, I find replacing the letter with something else works well.

Perhaps the letter j.

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

 

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

I'm totally being mean to the rest of you guys, but I love peeDee more when Payne is here.

Sorry, not sorry.

[Payne]

I prefer PD when I'm here too. It's understandable.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

PeeDee is better with a little Payne.

[Golden Applesauce]

You know, I'm well aware that I come across as a non entity in these types of situations because I don't actually post when they go down.

I did some reflecting on that and came to the conclusion that I think so much about the discussion going on that I either get distracted by something else in real life or, more commonly, I cannot keep up with how quickly the conversation is moving. It's why, if I do have some insight I feel like I should post, I tend to do it after things have calmed down. It's easier for the way I communicate.

I've also found, for me, that communication is much less likely to happen when I'm emotionally involved in the conversation at hand. It's much worse in person, but my when I'm agitated my brain gets all addled and I turn into a total fucking moron. And I hate it, so I like to wait until I can think clearly.

This feels like a very self absorbed post, describing what is probably a very self absorbed behavior. Does anyone else feel weird when they write something and then scroll through it and see "I" so many times?

Anyway, I'm guilty of the tacit agreement aspect of some threads, because if I read a post and agree with it, I'll move on until I find something to think about, then get caught in the process I've described.

GET OUT OF MY HEAD. I am completely with you on fast moving conversations. I can keep up, or post, but not do both at the same time.

I also feel like I don't have much to talk about besides my personal experiences, and worry that any given post is "now interrupting your thread to talk about ME ME ME!" Lately I've allowed PD to become my main source of science & news, and I don't want to just echo or 'me too' in a post.