1. How can I tell when you're trolling versus seriously saying stuff I disagree with?
You can't. Neither are you the only one. Nor am I certain that the distinction, inasmuch as it applies to the kind of discussions we tend to have, has much substance to it in the first place. True, I am a bit of a prankster in my words, but so was Diogenes and many other good people. I do not have an obsessive need to mark the border between the "serious" and the "nonsensical" - so many say morbid nonsense while being deadly serious - and don't think too much of people who do. The differences between you and I are simple to summarize: you think some stuff is bad, some stuff is good, and some stuff is complicated. I think all stuff is complicated and multi-faceted. Among some of your friends such a position, clearly expressed, makes one a dissident. With dissent running in my family, it was a natural position to assume.
2. Do you have an e-crush on
zingerella or something?
No, but I've had both e- and real-life crushes on you. My interest in arguing with people who write and speak English better than I ever will, who are significantly better read in the liberal arts than I and who try to speak authoritatively is mostly an act of juvenile non-conformism, as well as an iteration of the statement: "Life is complicated. Stop reducing it." (or, alternatively, "You all have not the slightest hint of a clue and I am D'Artagnan") I see very little difference between the speech acts of Zingerella and those of the general hypocritical western bureaucracy. Perhaps there's something to be said for a substantial difference in mentalities between those who were born and raised in North America and us Ethiopians.
3. Why do civilizations fall?
Because you captured all of their cities with catapult units and they are now part of your civilization. Catapults are key, and you need to discover mathematics before you can build them.
4. Dimitri the Lover or Mystery?
I had to Google both. I never seduced women. In fact, historically, I usually discouraged any feminine interest in me and shied away from it. More recently I seem to be getting over it. Anyway, when trying to make a woman like you it is probably a good idea to have the social power and the mental stability to back it up. Don Juan didn't, which is why he was immensely tormented despite having seduced many.
5. Why do you blog so much about feminism?
First of all, I don't. Second of all, a sizable portion of my flist thinks in terms of feminism a lot, and this is silly, so I have to let them know. Third of all, it's psychosexual. A friend of mine once told me: "You only blog about feminism so much because of your sabo-crush". He was probably right.
This didn't come out quite as interesting as I hoped, but that's my fault.
You can't. Neither are you the only one. Nor am I certain that the distinction, inasmuch as it applies to the kind of discussions we tend to have, has much substance to it in the first place. True, I am a bit of a prankster in my words, but so was Diogenes and many other good people. I do not have an obsessive need to mark the border between the "serious" and the "nonsensical" - so many say morbid nonsense while being deadly serious - and don't think too much of people who do. The differences between you and I are simple to summarize: you think some stuff is bad, some stuff is good, and some stuff is complicated. I think all stuff is complicated and multi-faceted. Among some of your friends such a position, clearly expressed, makes one a dissident. With dissent running in my family, it was a natural position to assume.
2. Do you have an e-crush on
No, but I've had both e- and real-life crushes on you. My interest in arguing with people who write and speak English better than I ever will, who are significantly better read in the liberal arts than I and who try to speak authoritatively is mostly an act of juvenile non-conformism, as well as an iteration of the statement: "Life is complicated. Stop reducing it." (or, alternatively, "You all have not the slightest hint of a clue and I am D'Artagnan") I see very little difference between the speech acts of Zingerella and those of the general hypocritical western bureaucracy. Perhaps there's something to be said for a substantial difference in mentalities between those who were born and raised in North America and us Ethiopians.
3. Why do civilizations fall?
Because you captured all of their cities with catapult units and they are now part of your civilization. Catapults are key, and you need to discover mathematics before you can build them.
4. Dimitri the Lover or Mystery?
I had to Google both. I never seduced women. In fact, historically, I usually discouraged any feminine interest in me and shied away from it. More recently I seem to be getting over it. Anyway, when trying to make a woman like you it is probably a good idea to have the social power and the mental stability to back it up. Don Juan didn't, which is why he was immensely tormented despite having seduced many.
5. Why do you blog so much about feminism?
First of all, I don't. Second of all, a sizable portion of my flist thinks in terms of feminism a lot, and this is silly, so I have to let them know. Third of all, it's psychosexual. A friend of mine once told me: "You only blog about feminism so much because of your sabo-crush". He was probably right.
This didn't come out quite as interesting as I hoped, but that's my fault.
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