a conscious being, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
T. William Wells says:
<rjc@gnu.ai.mit.edu> wrote: : In context it was obviously a joke, lighten up.
You are lying. You wrote that for the explicit purpose of causing pain. Your *obvious* intent was to say something upsetting and
So he intended to cause pain? Big deal. I'm beginning to believe the book "I'm Disfunctional, You're Disfunctional": it concludes that people involved in the recovery movement are generally doing the opposite.
I'm the sort of guy who gets flamed constantly. I've been called the worst possible things. Hasn't hurt me or crippled me. Calling people names is stupid, but individuals who can't take being called names are emotional cripples.
Perry is very right here, imho. If Ray was your wife or a co-worker, or in someway had a formal relationship with you it might be an issue. 1) I think it was a joke, but 2) Even if it wasn't you are letting him push your "buttons." -- Harry S. Hawk habs@extropy.org Electronic Communications Officer, Extropy Institute Inc. The Extropians Mailing List, Since 1991 EXTROPY -- A measure of intelligence, information, energy, vitality, experience, diversity, opportunity, and growth. EXTROPIANISM -- The philosophy that seeks to increase extropy.