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@OnePunch:
I was giving information about myself to help someone else. I didn't ask others to comment on me, neither explicitly nor implicitly.
Whatever floats your boat dude. I'd just like to say that I think being humble is admirable and attractive in a person.
Whatever floats your boat dude. I'd just like to say that I think being humble is admirable and attractive in a person.
To me, to be truly humble is about acknowledging one's actual ability while striving for the higher. The opposite of humility is self-complacency. The essence of humility is learning, and not watering down what one thinks of oneself or suppressing self-awareness.
I see that even when we praise someone, we don't exactly want to see that person openly acknowledging our praises as true. And whereas we are pleased by praises, we are afraid of reciting the praises attributed to us. Is that a truthful and honest mentality, regardless of how odd or ordinary it is?
Is it an act of humility to hide the fact that one is admired, which one knows to be true? If one avoids speaking out that fact, is one being true to oneself? What exactly is admirable about it? And who exactly does that kind of humility please?
If one is truly humble, does one expect others to speak of themselves less than they actually are? Should one not instead focus on enhancing one's own ability, instead of being bothered by those who think highly of themselves? Does humility include being bothered by blunt self-acknowledgement in others?
If I have annoyed you, my apology. If you are to point out the actual flaws in my thinking, I will be very pleased.
Best wishes.
I wouldn't really worry sea. I think it's just a lesson in learning the fine line between what is seen as bragging and modesty.
If you say the world around you adores you, it can come off as sounding a bit egotistical and maybe even give off the vibe that you feel above everyone else.
A good way to recognise your own worth is to also account for the others around you. And not just in one aspect, but the various degree of personal traits each person can exceed in. Meaning that although you have a gift in philosophy, you might also fail miserably at something others might excel at. You have to keep that in mind, otherwise risk becoming detached front hem and everyone else.
I think I'm pretty much over complicating this now so I'll leave it at that.
I would never say that I am better than someone in every aspect.
And I think informing that I am being admired by first year philosophy students for philosophical ability is pretty fair. Originally I simply wanted to make the point that grades don't measure your real self-worth.
If that comes off as asserting my absolute superiority, I apologize for being unclear.
here we go again…
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@OnePunch:
I would never say that I am better than someone in every aspect.
And I think informing that I am being admired by first year philosophy students for philosophical ability is pretty fair. Originally I simply wanted to make the point that grades don't measure your real self-worth.
If that comes off as asserting my absolute superiority, I apologize for being unclear.
What is the general philosophical position on "contractions".
You don't need to apologise. It's just a lesson in modesty.Also don't complicate something that needn't be complicated. The way you came off was a bit out, and that's just down to how you portrayed yourself. Learn, move on and don't think this is some huge knock to you. Remember this is an online forum. You can't portray yourself like this and act like would do irl around people that don't know how to read you. You will be misunderstood.I have this issue too, as with a lot of people. It takes time and a bit of history before the people that read this know you don't mean what you say in an obnoxious or weird way. Until then just make sure you keep it clear and understandable for people that can't read between the lines. Anyway that's all I have to say. Lets let it die…
I guess I was the only one who read that as "As an example of someone who doesn't give a sh`it about school, I still accomplish more than majority of classmates that do, and you can too".
If the point was to give helpful advice why phrase it in a way where the message will get drowned out
I'm no intellectual or anything but that seems pretty darn counter-productive
Well, I mean… Sure, I'm technically smarter than everyone in my SOC class, to give an example.
But how is intelligence measured? Even the fastest-swimming fish couldn't hope to climb a tree. How is my intelligence going to be of any use in an art class? Or any class that requires me to turn in a lot of small assignments on time? Basically, the only class I could excel at, is one where I only have to do tests that directly measure my knowledge of a subject. Or one with only a few, long essays for me to present my knowledge to the teacher. Anything that introduces subjectivity to the equation? Not gonna pass. Anything that bombards me with time constraints? Not gonna pass.
I'm a big mouth breather and I'm just here so the clas feels good about themselves
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Well, I mean… Sure, I'm technically smarter than everyone in my SOC class, to give an example.
But how is intelligence measured?
Simple. If you're IQ isn't above 190, then you're not worth our time 
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I managed to put mine through a washing machine twice and that bastard didn't skip a beat
I loved my Nokia 3310
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A montage of me nearly breaking my old little grey brick and laughing sheepishly as i take it out of the washer
Preferbly set to a jaunty Elton John tune. Don't go breaking my phone, couldn't even if i tried
Nokia 310 was a phone? I use Nokia like it was an american Swiss army knife…seriously I made my computer desk out of solid mahogany just using the Nokia 900.
ah, since I didn't get myself cellphone until high school, when 3310 was already hard to get, due to market being full with newer models I missed the experience of having one. But that phone is legendary. Although I know a person who claimed he managed to destroy one.
I have no cellphone, realy.
Or rather I have one realy damn old one (think very early 2000's) that I got just recently that I never even use for anything.
The biggest reason i'd never buy an iphone is really cause the thing seems to be made of barely stuck together glass splinters
If i can't play hacky sack with it it's not a phone
I have a Nokia, running on Virgin Mobile.
I wish I had a nokia.. they're great phones.
I've always been single ever since I've become lusty for women. I've never had a date. And I'm 18. With Autism.
My first phone was a newer version of the Nokia 3310 (pretty sure its this: http://i.imgur.com/r2jcM.gif). I still have it somewhere at home, it was a good phone. T-Mobile was a shitfest so we switched to Sprint (which is also a shitfest) after our year contract was up with t-mobile, my time with the nokia was far too short.
I've had an iPhone almost a year now, and it's been my favorite phone. Can't beat what it does, and its lasted well (I say this because my HTC Evo 3D only made it 10 months before it completely fried itself from pretty light regular use. I got the iPhone because the 3D was on backorder at the time and they couldn't replace it for 3 weeks and i was leaving the country in a week… I should've taken the broken phone with me and have been spared the $100 international data roaming bill :'D)
I keep my phone and ipod in strong hard plastic/rubber cases, I can't be arsed to remember to gently handle things. I drop things, they bounce around in my purse, fall out in the car, go flying out of my hand, fall off the treadmill/elliptical on occasion. (Thats probably the most drastic thing, dropping it on a treadmill and sending it flying into the wall)
I've always been single ever since I've become lusty for women. I've never had a date. And I'm 18. With Autism.
I'm 22 and never have gone on a date… I've certainly had the opportunity though, but I'm generally repulsed by most people (and that's my own damn fault, so I can't feel really bad about it)
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Just realized I haven't had much of a real conversation with anybody in almost a week and I seem to have retreated into some kind of shell. I'm seriously trying to be as comfortable as I can be being me, but I keep falling into this state of deciding everyone would be better off if I kept my trap shut and were somewhere else. I don't have much of anything substantial to say, nor do I think I have valid opinions on much of anything, except for purely trivial things. I can make acquaintances easy, I guess, but very rarely do I make friends, and when I do, I feel like the biggest buffoon on the planet when I can't seem to offer up anything substantial. ![😕](https://forums.arlongpark.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f615.png?v=afvctjbgusi ":\")
Doesn't help I have two hours left to finish my animation…
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I've always been single ever since I've become lusty for women. I've never had a date. And I'm 18. With Autism.
This has to be one of the most interesting euphemisms for hitting puberty I've ever come across.
What? Do you have an oversensitive nose and people smell weird or something?
YES, FUCK YES I have a beyond oversensitive nose. I can smell funk from a mile off, bad smells (especially BO) make my skin crawl. Can't tolerate anything that stinks (especially rotten food and animal pee). Hahaha XDDDDD That's not what repulses me about people though, in general. Though if someone reeks of not showering for a couple of days they can GTFO.
Naw I do not like guys who make any kind of sexual joke or reference about me (which is all of them), I'm only ok with people I am really familiar with joking in that sort of way. It immediately makes me suspicious and uncomfortable. I also have been asked out by a few men old enough to be my father >_>
There's one guy I wish I had given a chance, after I got to know him better I realized he was a really swell guy, but his coming on a little strong (which is probably not very strong for most people at all) made me shut down. Other then that it's usually creepers or guys outside of the age gap I'm really comfortable with (and I'm willing to stretch it quite a bit). Also shut down anyone who's sarcastic and makes a lot of hateful comments or jokes to "just mess with me". I don't find that funny at all. Anyone that comes at me and just appears to have sketchy motives makes me freeze.
In all honesty I am scared of ever entering an abusive relationship. I don't want to be hurt in that kind of relationship simply out of the fear of what I'd do. It would involve nothing short of murder (if restraining orders were ignored and my life was threatened). I hate confrontations and getting into fights so I try to avoid it all costs. I keep my mouth shut and let myself get walked on sometimes because if I were to lash out, it would be so very ugly. I'm also ashamed that I can't seem to be the type who can easily solve problems, I just remove myself from situations. I also fear this makes me look like I have no self control and I /know/ I appear to be an ugly and hateful person at a times. I think on the inside I'm a pretty happy and loving person, with a lot to share with others, but I've drudged through so much shit so early in life I'm not in the mood to be tossed around and teased or "pretend" to be happy when I'm really not.
I don't know what to do to be happy with what I have. I want and feel I very badly need to move away from family, and putting some distance between myself and then will probably help me even out a bit more. Nothing would be better then having a nice, safe, and calm place to come home from work to just unwind and relax. I've never really had that. But that's not able to become reality yet, and I've had to resort to pushing everyone away because I don't want to further damage my relationships with my self destructive attitude and depression. When I feel like I've taken one step forward, I really go three steps back because I never seem to get to the real root of my problems.
Simply, the only person who ever really pushed and supported me is dead and I'm stuck trying to get out of a lifelong mudpit all alone, and it's made me crabby and eternally sad. I'm the only one who can do anything to fix my life, and that's just fine. It does suck when there is no one around you can talk to, vent to, share things with, or just hang out and have fun with. I just wish I could find someone who will listen to my problems (and push me out of them) like I've been able to do with some people .___. I know I care a lot (too much, sometimes), but that's not enough in the least to anybody.
….... That became infinitely deeper then what I planned to say.
Sound like you're stuck in a bind, uncertain whether you long for another person for emotional support yet accidently running into someone who may be destructive. It's difficult to determine whether you find the right person unless you invested time in them (even then the person may end up being total garbage even after years of being associated with them). Overall, it is an act that requires a leap of faith and considerable investment.
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Just realized I haven't had much of a real conversation with anybody in almost a week and I seem to have retreated into some kind of shell. I'm seriously trying to be as comfortable as I can be being me, but I keep falling into this state of deciding everyone would be better off if I kept my trap shut and were somewhere else. I don't have much of anything substantial to say, nor do I think I have valid opinions on much of anything, except for purely trivial things. I can make acquaintances easy, I guess, but very rarely do I make friends, and when I do, I feel like the biggest buffoon on the planet when I can't seem to offer up anything substantial.
Doesn't help I have two hours left to finish my animation…
I think you're probably over-analyzing. Maybe your bar for "substantial" is set too high (forums raise your bar for what is considered substantial conversation). Little do I ever care if someone doesn't have something insightful to say, actually never do I care about that. If they happen to say something along those lines, that's nice. I don't even really register whether they're talking or not in the work place. Just little comments here and there about things in a Seinfeld manner seems to work for me. No matter how stupid people at work can be (even the managers), I never really wish they would just shut up. That's because I tend to validate people on my own, though. "He's complaining about something a lot, he probably has a good reason though," is what I think. I give 'em the benefit of the doubt. It'll vary from person to person whether they are empathetic and give you that benefit of the doubt so… just say what you want to say. Within reason. I know I mostly talked about work but it should apply elsewhere.
And what even is a valid opinion? Usually the most I hear from 99% of people on opinions in real life settings is "I like thing." or "I don't like thing." then MAYBE a sentence or two explaining why, three sentences or beyond is rare unless we're close friends. Even family it's like pulling teeth. They'll say something is their absolute favorite thing. Then I'll be like "cool why?" And I'm lucky if I get a sentence out of them. Just go along with the flow of conversation and don't stress over the details too much.
I think I am just overanalyzing, heh. But it's really concerning that that overanalyzing made me unable to say anything for like three days. Like, literally everything I thought about saying I scrutinized to the point of just not saying it. Things that NEEDED to be said
It's less about opinions and more about me just being too passionate about things others don't care about and me not being passionate or knowledgeable about things that matter to others. Like, what does TV trivia matter to a friend going through a rough patch? I go through them all the time, but I handle them in ways only I know how. How can I be supportive or helpful without coming across as egocentric or out of touch? It's stuff like this that makes me feel disconnected from everyone else.
Sound like you're stuck in a bind, uncertain whether you long for another person for emotional support yet accidently running into someone who may be destructive. It's difficult to determine whether you find the right person unless you invested time in them (even then the person may end up being total garbage even after years of being associated with them). Overall, it is an act that requires a leap of faith and considerable investment.
Yeah it's something I'll just have to take the leap and do @_@ There's only way to really find out that kind of stuff about people. Hopefully I'll find someone who doesn't weird me out by trying to get way too personal right off the bat P: But also on some things, I need to re-evaluate and not snuff people based down on a few superficial details.
I've always been single ever since I've become lusty for women. I've never had a date. And I'm 18. With Autism.
Same here. Except I've had a lot of hook-ups, LOL.
I've always been single ever since I've become lusty for women. I've never had a date. And I'm 18. With Autism.
You have Autism? Hmm. Could have fooled me.
Also, I feel like I might prefer going to USM for next year before heading off elsewhere. And it's just 3 miles from both my parent's houses.
I miss being in love…
I'd give anything in the world for things to be right between us again. I'd throw all my ambitions away and turn to the dark side. It never mattered the cost to me.
I don't think I made the wrong choice but I do think I could have handled it better. Damn it, Sami... you're still in my heart and I've felt so utterly incomplete since we've parted.
Damn it all.
Sounds painful–regrets are the pits, Kenny, but if it helps to know, I've never known any sort of major life decision that didn't involve some second guessing and regrets. We are all human after all, and mistakes (big and little) are part of the deal. Don't forget you deserve to be treated with kindness too, so be kind to yourself. Understand that very very few of us have ever handled anything perfectly–If you truly feel you made the right choice, learn from your situation, make amends where appropriate, and then try to forgive yourself and let it go.
Haven't seen you in a while, mom.
I sincerely appreciate your words.
Good to see you back bustercall.
LOL–Smudge. Still the same ol' pot stirrer as always I see? Its good to see you all too.
And Kenny, thank you for your kind words and you are, of course, welcome.
Hey forummom , good to see you are back~
Thank you Mette. It's good to be back, though I can't say it'll be for long. RL is a complicated business these days.
Think you'd be available to talk on thursday?
I'd like to catch up with you.
MAN THE EMO IN HERE IS SASUKE LEVEL. LETS CHEER YOU MOFO'S UP. yeah
I think we can make that happen. Taking this to PM Kenny–since its relatively off topic, and we wouldn't want the mods mad at us, LOL. 
Just a scant few months after i asked what happend to Buster she waltzes right back in like nothing ever happend
Ah Wolfy, you always did know how to sweet talk a woman. LOL
(Wolf_Woof_???)
Wait…Buster pointing out made me question myself...has it always been Wolfwoof?
I was re-named after the great and noble lord flashheart
It's not at all because Ubiq thought his typo looked cute. Nope not a chance
@wolfwoof:
I was re-named after the great and noble lord flashheart
It's not at all because Ubiq thought his typo looked cute. Nope not a chance–-I sometimes miss having wood
Oh dear dear dear. Wolfy–you do push temptation a tad too close sometimes. (sigh)
I can help with a number of things, but this... is not... Well I think you understand, dear. But have no fear-- I'm quite certain there will be a special someone someday who can help you with this little... problem. So don't let this, if you'll excuse the expression, get you down... just buck up--ah, oh dear, I mean stiff upper, oh no... I mean... stay strong.
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