--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "RoryGoff" <rorygoff@...> wrote: > > *** My unsolicited lecture on putdowns-masked-as-humor > notwithstanding, I too would be happy to see Curtis -- > and Marek as well -- return here.
There's a way to make that happen. Say something new. Something creative, original, and that hasn't been said and debated ad nauseum 100 times before. I read the things they post on other forums, and that's what they tend to post, and to respond to. If they're not present on Fairfield Life, the reason is that it's BORING here for them. Both are creative people, and they seek the company of other creative people. There are individuals here who consistently make 40 to 50 posts a week without once writing an original thought. That gets old after a while. Another hint might be dropping the idea either that anyone would benefit from a "lecture" from you or that you have the right to deliver one. Just sayin'. Curtis is the quintessence of "We're all bozos on this bus," meaning that he sees the people in his life as his equals. People who feel equal to those around them don't "lecture." Only those who feel superior in some way do that. That's why Curtis and I don't "do" gurus any more. It's really rare to find one who doesn't talk down to people, as if it's in his or her "job description" to make these other people more like them. It's like seeing the same bad "B" movie over and over, only with different actors. What a bore. Same thing when it happens on an Internet chat group.
