tone of posts

[mixjourneyman]

While reading some posts on the main board I had an epiphany. I realized that for different people, I read their posts in different ways. I also realized that I tend to respect some people's opinions more than others. This is often related to what I consider the person's skill set to be and is also dependent both upon the way I choose to interpret their insight and the authority that they impart through their confidence in writing about how their training works.
I realized that reading posts like that has a kind of fallacy. I should in fact by trying to read against posts and analyzing them, as opposed to just taking people's insights based on how much I respect them.

In my mind, everyone has a different tone that I've attached to them subconsciously. Its interesting because I doubt the tones I have assigned to them in my mind are very close to what they are actually like as people.

Just thought I would share that, since it seemed kind of interesting to think about assumptions people make based on limited experience with others.

[Darthwing Teorist]

That's preconception for ya. Probably we are all "guilty" of it. As long as you're aware of it, you can still find some use for it: for me it mainly helps filter the endless posts here or on Cyberkwoon. Otherwise, you have to read everything extracareful and that requires a lot of time and energy.

[TaoJoannes]

Man, do you ever stop whining, Mix?




I keed, I keed.

[mixjourneyman]

Man, do you ever stop whining, Mix?




I keed, I keed.

Do you ever stop wanting to live?

I hope you do.


J/K of course....

[TaoJoannes]

Man, do you ever stop whining, Mix?




I keed, I keed.

Do you ever stop wanting to live?

I hope you do.


J/K of course....

Sometimes.... sniffle.

I'm so emo my tears cut themselves.

[Ian]

While reading some posts on the main board I had an epiphany. I realized that for different people, I read their posts in different ways. I also realized that I tend to respect some people's opinions more than others. This is often related to what I consider the person's skill set to be and is also dependent both upon the way I choose to interpret their insight and the authority that they impart through their confidence in writing about how their training works.
I realized that reading posts like that has a kind of fallacy. I should in fact by trying to read against posts and analyzing them, as opposed to just taking people's insights based on how much I respect them.

In my mind, everyone has a different tone that I've attached to them subconsciously. Its interesting because I doubt the tones I have assigned to them in my mind are very close to what they are actually like as people.

Just thought I would share that, since it seemed kind of interesting to think about assumptions people make based on limited experience with others.

Everyone uses cognitive filters to make split-second decisions about whom to trust, befriend, or sex up.

I'm pretty sure it takes longer online - at least five posts or so - as we don't have access to all important body language and voice tone cues, but if we make up our minds that this guy's a loser, everything he does will be perceived as negative, and vice versa.

I'm guilty of this, too.