God, defined.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

So it looks as though the exchange between JBK and Sexobon is winding down.
It went on for quite while without interruption by other Dwellars.

How do you feel about that exchange ?

*shrug* Maybe I'm totally misinterpreting things, but I felt like sexobon was never really angry, he was trying to do one of those quasi-therapy things where you use anger as the only way to reach someone, like when you goad someone into screaming at you and then suddenly say, "Now, doesn't that feel better?" But I don't think that sort of thing ever works on people who are legitimately mentally ill. It's clear JBK got genuinely riled up in his post with all the spelling errors, despite his best efforts, but in the end he's not in a place to be able to objectively reflect on that, so it was pointless. So I personally feel like it was a misguided effort and sexobon pushed it too far, but I also believe his heart was in the right place, and that he was trying to help JBK for his own good, not just being mean for the fun of it.

(That'll teach you not to ask me for my opinion...)

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

*shrug* Maybe I'm totally misinterpreting things, but I felt like sexobon was never really angry ...

Actually, you got the attention grabber methodology right; however, not the goal. As with others who have passed through here, this is not a venue for effecting long term results. It was simply delivering a short term attention fix, at a controlled level that would hold a short attention span, so the recipient could chill for a little while afterwards. It was a viable outlet for his less desirable behaviors since I don't take it personally or hold grudges. He had multiple avenues of egress; yet, chose not to avail himself of them because the interaction was cathartic for him. No guarantees, results are highly variable. The recipient won't remember the content; but, perhaps the duration. I just happened to have the time this weekend which is why it hasn't happened before and may or may not happen again.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by sexobon

Actually, you got the attention grabber methodology right; however, not the goal. As with others who have passed through here, this is not a venue for effecting long term results. It was simply delivering a short term attention fix, at a controlled level that would hold a short attention span, so the recipient could chill for a little while afterwards. It was a viable outlet for his less desirable behaviors since I don't take it personally or hold grudges. He had multiple avenues of egress; yet, chose not to avail himself of them because the interaction was cathartic for him. No guarantees, results are highly variable. The recipient won't remember the content; but, perhaps the duration. I just happened to have the time this weekend which is why it hasn't happened before and may or may not happen again.

tl;dr

You Can't Always Get What You Want. (But if you try, sometimes, you get what you need.)