Blargh

[brother_justice]

When did it become a bad thing to speak honestly about something you care about? I guess it's just me, but I prefer brutal honesty. If there's problems in something, I discuss them openly. So, why does that often seem to be viewed as being constantly negative or only tearing something down? If I'm discussing something frequently, spending money to

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[brother_justice]

Look, I'm not talking brutal honesty in the vein of "Does this dress make me look fat?"

"Like a fucking bovine, bitch!"

I guess I just don't see the problem with openly discussing problems or concerns about something (example - Dawn of War's AI sucks horrible ass, because rather than play smarter, it simply cheats). But apparently, people seem to interpret that as "I hate Dawn of War and it should die slow", even though I've spent the last three months talking about how much Dawn of War rocks eggs on toast.

Why do I need to constantly go back and say something all fluffy and happy when I just want to make a critique about something? Otherwise, it seems that I'm often interpreted as being this down in the dumps, angry sad sap who just wants to rip into everything. Since really making a presence again in AB and BD, this has been especially true. I couldn't be happier right now with my life, but a number of the online crowd seem to think I'm some kind of goth twit because I simply like to be upfront and honest. What makes me laugh about that whole situation is that my previous time in these communities was when I was a depressed, angry, goth twit druggie.

How the hell does the perception go so fucked up?

[brother_justice]

Oh, one more note. The whole brutal part of the honesty thing? Rarely applied to others, mostly applied to myself.

[thatdv8]

I can't say that I'm one of the people that considers you a goth twit, and I know you were a lot unhappier way back when. I think certain people started taking things more seriously and now can't see past the abbrasiveness, you know.

[animalball]

Why do I need to constantly go back and say something all fluffy and happy when I just want to make a critique about something?

Because people are naturally insecure and want to feel validated in at least some portion of their own opinions about a subject, even if you disagree with them. I'm not saying that makes it okay, but certainly I think that's the reason.