"If an attention vampire whines in the forest for more attention and no one hears him, did he ever really make a sound?"
--- In [email protected], Duveyoung <no_re...@...> wrote: > > Here's a way to discover something that everyone wants to know, but everyone > is afraid to know. > > Here's a way to get a genuine "all bets are in, now lay down your cards" FFL > epiphany > > Here's a way for anyone with courage to rank the value of their soul's heft > here in a way that is pure democracy in action. Prepare to become a FFL > citizen. > > Here's a way to challenge yourself to calibrate something easily ignored but > ignored at your peril. > > Here's a way to get real while risking much of significant value in the eyes > of all here. A true currency is printed by this challenge. > > Here's a way to separate the blowhards from those who have true seeking > bones, who gots ta know cuz dey gots ta know. > > Here's a way to step into an unknown that must be known. > > It's simple. I call on all of us to vow to stop posting at FairFieldLife for > a specific period of time if a specific number of FFLers do not "save you" by > voting (in a certain time period) for you to stay. > > Here's the catch: YOU ARE THE ONE that gets to decide how much to put on the > line, and by the amount of risk you are willing to take, your self esteem > will be easily measured by your specifics. > > To illustrate I will begin the contest by vowing that I will voluntarily > cease posting at FFL for > > ONE MONTH > > if by > > July 7, 2009 > > there has not been at least > > TEN > > FFL posters who have posted a vote of confidence in me by requesting that I > remain a poster here. > > See? > > Now, that's my vow, and, if it comes down to my not getting even ten folks > here to "honor me," then, I'm vowing that I need a month off just to examine > my true intents here. As a threat of sorts, may I remind you that we lost > Curtis cuz he took a month off. Those who would take a vow and then have to > make good on the promise, might indeed, be starting a whole new world for > themselves. > > But if you want the spotlight, let's see you better the offer by upping the > length of time you'd be willing to be gone or by upping the number of posters > who must rescue you from that vow or by shortening the time. Or, hey, post > lesser numbers to lessen your risk, but at least show us your appraisal of > your self by this "high concept." > > See? Three ways to measure one's summation of one's appeal here. My own vow > above is a revelation of little value unless others put forth their vows too; > therefore, if others here are willing to measure themselves thusly, then I > can calibrate who I am by that data, ya see? And you and I can look at each > other with a precise understanding about ourselves in this place. It's called > "relationship." Wanna try? > > Obviously, if one is a troll, one shouldn't even answer this spiritual > challenge. Nope, instead, stay on the sidelines and ridicule those who are > willing to do real life here for all to see and toss your monkey poo at those > who are willing to give an exact accounting of themselves by confessing to > one and all what they think their true "FFL heft" is by using simple numbers > that anyone can understand. > > Each of us can define ourselves with a metric all can use to compare one with > the other. Intimacy, ya see? > > So there's my vow's numbers. Does anyone have a higher estimate of > themselves here? I pushed it muchly methinks, my ego, what a puffed up twit, > and I'll be somewhat surprised if I do get ten votes here given the general > posting apathy all are mercilessly buffeted by at Rick's Party. > > But, I, for one, find the challenge a truly spiritual process. After all, > don't you want to know if you're kidding yourself about what you're doing > posting here? > > And, you lurkers, here's your chance to just "bop in for a quick vote" if you > see that one of your favorite posters has "over vowed him/herself and must be > rescued by your brave act of actually coming out of the woodwork and show > your face at least once and be part of our destiny here. > > And, hey, talk about your win/wins -- if you lose, and not enough folks vote > you to stay within the time limit set by you, then WOW you get to honor your > vow, and when you return, it will be with great pride that you did your time > in FFL silence. That'll be amazing integrity on your part, ya see? > > So: PLEASE EVERYONE POST A BLURB THAT ASKS ME TO STAY. I need ten of your > votes by July 7, 2009 or I'm gone for a month, and I don't have any vacation > planned, and I want to keep posting. Rescue me. > > Gulp. Man o Man o Man I hope I get at least one vote! This could be utterly > devastaing. See? It's a true risking of a real currency plunked on the > barrel-head for the purpose of egoic clarity and social therapy. > > Wanna play? > > Edg >
