Who was the first poster that you noticed when you joined JWD?

by JH 104 Replies latest jw friends

  • daystar
    daystar
    Do some research on the word "bourgeois".

    You might find that it doesn't fit your defense of "elitism"

    I think I have a decent grasp of the concepts. It would appear that you have your very own form of elitism at play here. Every class somehow considers itself superior to the others, and most often are most aggressively opposed to the classes directly above or below.

    The lower class are the underdogs, and because they are not materialistic, greedy, snobby, shallow, they are superior.

    The middle class are the egalitarians. Because they believe in equality and are not too greedy, and have not let themselves sink into lower class debauchery and are average church-going families, they are superior.

    The upper class are the aristocratic, obviously. Because they do not allow themselves to be restricted by what they see as inferior moral compasses, because they are well-bred, because they understand the workings of the world, and because, well, they are rich, they are superior.

    (Of course the lines are not nearly as clear-cut as that. But they never are, really.)

    Each class believes itself to be morally superior to the others. You believe yourself to be morally superior to people who contribute to what you consider to be no more than popularity contest threads, do you not? That would seem to be the case.

    Anyhow, sorry to everyone else for allowing this thread to be rather hijacked. Get on with it. Some people just can't stand to be left out of the game and will talk crap about those who are playing.

  • proplog2
    proplog2

    Accadian:

    ..... cough.... ahem....sputter...churttle.

    now recomposed.

    All flattery should be rejected!!

    And to quote Sammy Davis jr. "I reaaallly meean that!!!

  • AuldSoul
    AuldSoul
    It is natural to have favorites.

    While true, that isn't the point of this thread. It isn't about who is most popular. I appreciate the thread because it prompted me to go back and consider the thoughts of other posters from days of yore who no longer post here.

    If you read carefully, you will find that some posted the names of those by whom they were shocked, irritated, or appalled. These hardly qualify as descriptors of "favorites."

    Your off topic comments are of little more effect than an ass braying into a megaphone. Those who agree with you might PM you. Hooray for your silent admirers. Perhaps one day they will begin to contribute more to this forum regardless of any resulting popularity they may or may not experience.

    Until then, maybe they will continue to hide behind your advocacy in absentia, and until then, I will certainly ignore their opinions delivered to me via your posts.

    AuldSoul

  • daystar
    daystar

    I forgot to mention some: seattleniceguy, terri, and tetrapod.sapien!! Dude, where the eff are you?

  • Brigid
    Brigid
    It doesn't confront reality head on

    How am I not confronting "reality" (a whole 'nuther subject for me) head on? By loving mySelf and not letting my self-image to be colored by what others say or do not say about me? btw, I have a fairly extended network of pm buddies---not because I sat around and waited like a flower to be picked, but because I reached out: "Hey, you seem nice, want to talk, share ideas", etc.?

    I just do not like victim mentality. If you want something whether it be friendship, kudos, love, more money, more excitement, or anything--simply asking for it gets you further than just waiting around for it.

    I do know where you're coming from, believe me I do. I realize that there are a lot of people who by their nature are feeling left out, and I approach this subject from my personal point of departure, everyone has their own.

    Love and Light,

    ~Brigid

  • proplog2
    proplog2

    Daystar:

    Good job of reframing. However, you are just doing a little special pleading.

    Compliments and awards should be made in quiet - even though they aren't. Flattery is a form of seduction. It is hypnotic. It deprives the receiver of his freedom to please or displease.

    Everybody "thinks" they behave morally. Only the wise doubt their own.

    These posts have the power to define the whole forum. By saying the names of those you like you are mostly saying who you are.

    Those who feel they have made a substantial contribution in time and effort - without making the "list" ought to feel rejected and seriously consider if this is the right place and the right audience.

    As these individuals choose to post elsewhere the forum shifts in the direction of those praised. It is a "passive" form of disfelowshipping.

  • just2sheep
    just2sheep

    there seems to be the same disconnect here as in the congregation when the visiting speaker goes on and on about the "love" he felt when he walked through the door...i never felt that "love". when you are being greeted at the door by all the other "elders" and their friends and family and various congregational butt kissers you get a different "feeling" than you do if everyone ignores you, or insults you, or gives you grief because they don't want bro. feelthelove to think they would ever associate with someone as unimportant as you are. i don't see much difference between this attitude and trying to list all the "big guns" as the first poster that you noticed when you joined jwd. the topic was posted as singular...who was, not who were. a good way to identify cliques though.

    j2s of the who the hell are you class

  • proplog2
    proplog2

    Auld Soul:

    What if you were really trying to be obnoxious and you didn't get mentioned?

    A "braying donkey" . A donkey has evolved several types of expression. Pain. Calling a mate perhaps. Warning of danger.

    I don't think of a donkey's braying as in effective.

    Everyone here pretty much knows what I am saying. Those that like this sort of thing will continue to participate. I detest it and will make sure I express myself again and again and again when this embarassing type of thread pops up.

    In the mean time I have lost a lot of respect FOR those who have been mentioned and apparently crave and relish this sort of thing that so much that they won't repudiate it.

    Or perhaps they just don't want to offend the people who mentioned them. In that case they are under the spell of flattery.

  • Robdar
    Robdar

    I can't remember the first poster I noticed but I can remember the first few posters that I noticed:

    Satanus, who, I believe went by the handle of St. Satan, Francois, Fred Hall, JanH, Prisca, Farkel, Little Toe, Valis, Comf, Imbue, Xena, Tyydyy, MrMoe, Safe4kids, Amazing, Englishman and, of course, Simon.

  • lovelylil
    lovelylil

    o.k. how many of you will admit that you read thru all the threads looking for your name to see if anyone notices you?

    I just want to say for the record, I love all you guys the same, A LOT!

    I am very glad to be part of the board, even if no one loves me. Just kidding, I am still new so I did not expect to see my name on this "it" list.

    Hope no one takes this thread too serious, I don't think it was meant to offend anyone, rather just to start a conversation.

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