Are you the type of person that believes everything a person says?
I'm not. Typically, my radar goes up, especially if a person either brags about all his or her accomplishments or tells you a sob story about how awful their life is.
I was reading here today about how some posters have been upset with others for either feeling someone is fraudulent or is uncaring or caring too much.
The funny thing is that most of us never really know who or what a person/poster is all about. They could be perfectly upfront and tell you everything in a most truthful way or they could be conning you.
For quite a long time, I was considered by a few, as being totally dishonest and a fraud. Whatever I wrote was greeted with skepticism. Oh well....too bad if certain ones disbelieved me.
On the other hand, we've seen how certain posters were clearly frauds. They were looking for sympathy or simply were getting their jollies by pretending to be persons they weren't. That too, is too bad. And very wrong. So how do you KNOW if a person is legit?? I dunno, really.
All I do know is that a discussion board is pretty anonymous. Unless someone truly knows another's background, it's hard to vouch for someone's reliability and honesty. Some here would rather "be there" for a person---whether they truly "know" them or not. Others feel that they might be duped somehow and refuse to give their energies to someone they do not know, in reality.
If someone decides to err on the side of mercy, it's their decision. If another decides not to invest of themselves emotionally, then that is certainly their right, too! And if people want to express their reasons pro and con, I think the discussion board is a great place to let it out.
Happy New Year, folks and I hope we all are safe and happy throughout the year!
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...OUTLAW