That sounds more like posting out of compulsion than out of having something to say. If that's your motivation I understand why it feels pointless. I've been posting almost as much as you have (6.3/d) but I'm not racing towards a milestone or position; I post because I want to. It seems to me like you're a bit too competitive for your own good.Sev wrote:However, it's literally just come down to me continuing to make 6.5 posts per day so that I can stay ahead. It no longer even particularly matters what those posts are, just so long as they are made.
What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
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That's what these things always come down to.
I rarely have something of value to say these days, yet I have to say something regardless just to keep pace.
I rarely have something of value to say these days, yet I have to say something regardless just to keep pace.
Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
I am practising my Danish conversational skills with a Danish acquaintance of mine.
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Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
That's why some forums hide post counts, to stop people just posting to get ahead. Do I want to lose my spot at the top? Hell no! But I only post when I feel it's necessary. The forum and fandom are a way of interacting with similar people, where you can be whoever or whatever you want. You don't have to like every aspect or person involved. But it's a nice way to meet someone and then talk whatever it is you do care about. But like all social interactions of course it will feel like a chore if you start trying to reach targets. You'd have the same problem if you tried to greet more people a day than someone else or even have sex with more people. Something that was once fun will quickly become a chore because you're doing it because you have to, not because you want to.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
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~John Milton~
Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
But, why? Why is saying nothing not acceptable?Sev wrote:I rarely have something of value to say these days, yet I have to say something regardless just to keep pace.
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I don't like saying things that don't offer value.
So I know that when I start using the forum to brag about how rich my family just for the sake of making posts that I have crossed the line.
So I know that when I start using the forum to brag about how rich my family just for the sake of making posts that I have crossed the line.
Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
The solution seems obvious: start posting less, and more meaningfully.
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Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
Or care less about inconsequential nonsense like number of posts ;D
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, especially if you live near him.
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Always be yourself..... Unless you can be a Dragon, then always be a Dragon
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Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
As an (to be) Engineer... All conversations regular people have is pointless and inefficient... And even I enjoy checking up on the forum... I post only when I can contribute... There is no reason why you can't? I'd find it tiring as hell to even post 1 post a day, not to mention 6.5! No wonder... Dude... This doesn't HAVE to be a competition... Just... Enjoy yourself... Behing a furry isn't about fursuits and art(sure that plays a roll, but it's just part of the community)... It's about being free to be just yourself without being judged...(to me at least)
I'm not trying to force you to stay, nor even convince you... It's entirely up to you... If you feel you need to go, go... I'm just saying...
I'm not trying to force you to stay, nor even convince you... It's entirely up to you... If you feel you need to go, go... I'm just saying...
Agreed 100%Obsidian wrote:Or care less about inconsequential nonsense like number of posts ;D
Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
Apart from the community aspects, what I love about the furry fandom is the frivolity and whimsy it lets you embrace. It's all about having fun, pretending to be an idealised character. It's a childlike freedom I had too little of at an age when it was generally appropriate. So I use it an a fantasy outlet and a platform for imagination. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure in that sense. The idea of it turning it into a chore seems like a tragedy to me.
Being a furry doesn't place a burden upon you to act upon it with rigour and zeal. You don't have a duty to "be furry" on a daily basis.
Being a furry doesn't place a burden upon you to act upon it with rigour and zeal. You don't have a duty to "be furry" on a daily basis.
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That misses the point of reaching a milestone entirely.Leeward wrote:The solution seems obvious: start posting less, and more meaningfully.
Sorry Lee, you might have your fancy status, but you wont have more posts than me if I can help it.
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This is why I'm against all competitions and sports....Sev wrote:
That misses the point of reaching a milestone entirely.
Sorry Lee, you might have your fancy status, but you wont have more posts than me if I can help it.
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There you go again, turning it into a competition. At first I thought it was personal, but now I see it's just a compulsion. I couldn't care less about having more or fewer posts than you, or being CR instead of you. I've said it in both situations, I'm more than happy to let you "win" because it doesn't really matter. You're the only one competing in an imaginary race here, and the only one getting riled up over "winning" it. Don't you see that that's what's feeling so futile?Sev wrote:Sorry Lee, you might have your fancy status, but you wont have more posts than me if I can help it.
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Meh, I don't care whether or not you are actively competing against me, all that matters is that you joined before me, and for that reason are never allowed to have more posts than me.
Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
Are you being facetious or do you honestly believe that?
At this point I really can't tell any more.
At this point I really can't tell any more.
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If you do hit your 2k milestone and then leave, and then time goes on and other people who joined after you one day pass 2k, would you then return just to beat them as well?
Edit: Also, this thread has given you an ample amount of posts for the day
Edit: Also, this thread has given you an ample amount of posts for the day
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Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
Feeling lonely.
24 hours is too long
24 hours is too long
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Fluke wrote:Feeling lonely.
24 hours is too long
What happens / happened in 24 hours?
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More like what hasn't happened! I haven't spoken to someone in that period of time.Faanvolla wrote:What happens / happened in 24 hours?
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Seize the day, not your bearings.
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I took the internet hug...
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
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~John Milton~
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Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
Right now I'm sitting here wondering why people are the way they are.
As well as trying to get myself to draw for the first time in a long while.
Neither has been very fruitful so far. xD
As well as trying to get myself to draw for the first time in a long while.
Neither has been very fruitful so far. xD
Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
At least you're not at risk of vocal strain.Fluke wrote:I haven't spoken to someone in that period of time.
Pick up a phone?
Re: What are you doing RIGHT NOW?
Can't call internationallyLeeward wrote:At least you're not at risk of vocal strain.Fluke wrote:I haven't spoken to someone in that period of time.
Pick up a phone?
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH! One of our tenants drove into our dam......
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waiting for the pain killers to kick in after a night of not much sleeping thanks to pain in my neck and shoulders...
stupid body!
stupid body!
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I don't suppose you've Scrubs, have you?Ravensong wrote:stupid body!
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
~John Stuart Mill~
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
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Scrubs is my all time favourite show (if that's what your referring to because i think your missing a watched in there...) I have worked hard to be as optimistic and full of crap as J.D.Rakuen Growlithe wrote:I don't suppose you've Scrubs, have you?Ravensong wrote:stupid body!
I wanted to become a doctor because of them... and then i changed my mind because real medical work isnt nearly as fun as television would have me believe...
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Yeah, I missed a "watched..." I seem to make a few typos after just getting up. But yeah, you're body comment just made me remember his separated head and body.
"Body, come!"
Not sure if that was a deliberate reference or not. Still brightened up my morning.
"Body, come!"
Not sure if that was a deliberate reference or not. Still brightened up my morning.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
~John Stuart Mill~
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
~John Milton~
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i always talk to my body like im having an out of body experience... a trait i picked up by watching JD
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