2010-06-20, 11:08 AM
So, your argument is "Uncertainty breeds negativity. You created uncertainty, therefore negativity comes." It's a simple argument. I like it. But I think it's flawed.
Look in the past of Southperry. If I am so loved, then why is it assumed that the next administration will be poor? A loved person in a place of leadership usually makes good decisions for his people. Yet it's assumed that the next administration will be terrible for Southperry. So you're either saying that I will make a poor decision for Southperry since the new leadership will be bad or I'm a loved administrator. Which is it?
Now why would I want to harm SP? I've already received exceedingly good offers for the site from Flo and Yotsuba and I turned those down. I could really, really use the money now (got a car to fix), but I'm more interested in what's best for SP than what's best for me. If I were all out for myself, I'd have sold to Flo in a heartbeat and I'd have been gone in a week. But I'm still here! So am I really a loved person who wants the best for the site or am I a bad person who will choose poorly? Or is it both?
And what made you want to stick around? What brought you to the site? Was it me? Was it the extractions? Was it the chinchillas - the memes?
In my mind, the reason why people stick around and the glue that holds us together is part culture and part extractions.
Look in the past of Southperry. If I am so loved, then why is it assumed that the next administration will be poor? A loved person in a place of leadership usually makes good decisions for his people. Yet it's assumed that the next administration will be terrible for Southperry. So you're either saying that I will make a poor decision for Southperry since the new leadership will be bad or I'm a loved administrator. Which is it?
Now why would I want to harm SP? I've already received exceedingly good offers for the site from Flo and Yotsuba and I turned those down. I could really, really use the money now (got a car to fix), but I'm more interested in what's best for SP than what's best for me. If I were all out for myself, I'd have sold to Flo in a heartbeat and I'd have been gone in a week. But I'm still here! So am I really a loved person who wants the best for the site or am I a bad person who will choose poorly? Or is it both?
Marston Wrote:We wouldn't have created a culture around here if you didn't give us a reason to stick around.
And what made you want to stick around? What brought you to the site? Was it me? Was it the extractions? Was it the chinchillas - the memes?
In my mind, the reason why people stick around and the glue that holds us together is part culture and part extractions.