 |
 |
originally posted 98/01/17 hi all >...How can we tell anything >about anyone over the web? we can't that is the problem / blessing paradox of this amazing medium the anonymity can be used for any purpose on the internet i cannot judge you based on your disabilities nationality skin-colour hair-colour appearance life-style profession eye-colour abilities clothing religion accent this can create the ultimate democracy every participant has an uncensored voice i have only the words and the fact of messages sent to base any judgment/opinion on however, the other side of the coin is i have only the words and the fact of messages sent to base any judgment/opinion on this paradox requires more work on my part in reserving my judgment/opinion until i've considered carefully what has been presented 'actions speak louder than words' 'walk your talk' 'talk is cheap' all of these are truisms which need to be re-interpreted in this new era ...i read 'x's first post several times very carefully so i felt comfortable in my suspicions i did not conclude anything since you have not read the posts being discussed how can you come to a conclusion without making assumptions? >Sounds to me like 'x' could have had good motives ... maybe maybe not 'x' still has not answered a direct question how can any conclusion be drawn? the anonymity of this medium is a double-edged sword >...and be feeling indignant because they >were questioned in the way that they were.... i don't understand why anyone would feel indignant about a simple question unless the indignation is based on a sense of false pride or guilt viz i don't feel indignant by your questioning me i'm happy to explain my reasoning behind anything i do or say and am open to suggestions or debate as i have said to 'x' i would love to be proved wrong in the past i have referred to myself as cynical and now realize that i may have been using the term a tad loosely since i have just found that the oxford dictionary defines a cynic 'as a person who has little faith in human sincerity and goodness' i have a lot of faith in humanity's sincerity and goodness but i try to remain impartial and assumption free until i have enough information to go on in re any individual i encounter your cyber sis janet janet paterson aka calendar control supervisor 51/10 - sinemet/selegiline/prozac - [log in to unmask] quotations: http://newww.com/cgi-bin/do_cal?c:newvoice pwp event calendar: http://newww.com/cgi-bin/do_cal?c:pwpc