i'd like to bump a rant i made a while back in my diary. It's applicable to the influx of fucktards who feel the need to personally attack me for no good reason beyond their inability to think without bias.
So here goes...
God forbid i be competent in one particular area. Where is the line where one goes from being competent to being a know-it-all i ask?
I'll gladly admit that i'm borderline retarded in many areas but people like to base judgment on a very isolated facet of my life; this forum. And unfortunately for them, this forum revolves around fitness, health, and nutrition..... One particular area that, guess what.....
I'm very competent in.
It's hard for me to keep my mouth shut at times, i'll admit that too. I just want to say at times:
Here's a clue: If you don't want to be talked to sternly for being a ****ing moron, don't be a ****ing moron, or at least keep your ****ing verbal diarrhea in your idiot brain, because i don't care how much you like it: Your idiot viewpoint is not valid just because you hold it.
I love it when people prove they are moronic loudmouths with zero ability to read, let alone be reliable in assessing other people.
This is what morons do when people don't buy their bullshit. They hide behind the civility barrier, like it's a time-out zone. "well steve, at least i don't belittle other people." what kind of response is that to me telling someone their acting stupidly for starving themselves given the context of their goals?
Believe it or not, but me telling someone they're acting stupidly or their plan is stupid is not a judgement of said 'someone.' if you want hand-holding, cotton candy, and butterflies..... Go back to nursery school.
This is the real world and we are adults. As adults, we are forced to live up to our actions. Just as when a i see a guy getting behind the wheel drunk and i tell him how stupid he is being, i will tell a guy he's being stupid by trying to starve the fat off himself, as one example.
I'd like to add this to my rant. These words are spoken by a guy i truly respect:
"despite what a great many people seem to think, the internet is *not* the real world. The internet is a medium through which largely anonymous people exchange thoughts, ideas, opinions, and information.
You tend to notice that, left to their own devices, people online will tend to default to a lot of the structures and behaviors that would otherwise exist in the real world. Dominant among these, as in real life, is the idiot.
Idiot, -n. A foolish or stupid person.
Now, i tend to regard this word with a broad stroke, however, there are quite specific instances of "idiot" that pop up. The idiot is not to be mistaken for the ignorant. The ignorant simply lacks knowledge. The idiot is a different matter; the idiot is either unable or actively unwilling to possess knowledge. The ignorant can be taught. The idiot will reject your knowledge as he does not possess the ability or desire to have it.
With this in mind, my "internet persona" has been crafted with something of a hard edge, quick to become sarcastic, blunt, and generally abrasive all the way around. This is not unintentional; what is a prerequisite matter of accepted civility, all but required for simple functioning in the real world, has become virtually a handicap in the realm of thoughts. In a medium where information and idea are king, there is both a purity and a catharsis that arises from abandoning the shackles of convention and speaking one's mind. Considering the dominance of the idiot, this is all the more important, as the voice of the idiot is often a hurricane compared to the gentle breeze of the more enlightened."
big note: This is directed an no one in particular....
The interwebz is such a funny place. Anonymity fuels irrational behavior for sure. You don't get to see genius like this at work just anywhere.
At least i can be confident with regards to myself that what you see is what you get; here and in real life. If you don't like it, either turn a cheek or confront me. But the fact remains that i am happy with myself and i'm not about to change simply b/c my value system does not align with your own. That's the kind of irrationality that starts 'fires' on forums and it's a function of close-mindedness.
Sure, you can pass judgement on me. But no, you can't tell me i am right or that i am wrong. You are not me and i am not you. More importantly, you don't fucking know me or my intentions so stop pretending like you do.
There's something you don't see from me. I may act like a pompous ass at times. I may be overly blunt to prove a point. But i don't question someone in the sense of trying to change who they are as a person. It's their right to be whoever it is they want to be. Yet, this is what a select few try to do to me time and time again on the internet.
Just make sure you are mentally equipped to handle yourself with some basic reasoning and logic instead of turning into a emotional train-wreck when and if you feel like confronting me.
And remember, this is directed at no one in particular. It's an accumulation of emotion stemming from some of my experiences i've had on the internet, is all.
/rant