To be or not to be
I won't even mention what led me to this line of thought. Its best left alone till I've got a clearer mind and a few hours sleep.
In any case, the line of thought is thus:
I've been pondering lately just what to express and what not to. Particularly in a public medium.
Because I'm a Knight in the SCA.
Ordinarily I don't mind a little bit of self-monitoring. A bit of reflexivity. I like to reflect on things a little and not get hot-headed. Because I certainly can get hot headed about some things.
But lately its starting to feel a little bit too much like self-censorship.
Sure, I value the SCA. And I don't want to ruin the game for newbies. But pandering to ego-trippers and the socially inept is just as destructive as giving them a public flogging.
I tried a different tack and told someone off privately the other day. No name-calling. I just spelt things out the way I saw them. And they didn't even get angry. Maybe in speaking plainly to them, they felt they were being treated as an equal. Go figure.
In any case, the line of thought is thus:
I've been pondering lately just what to express and what not to. Particularly in a public medium.
Because I'm a Knight in the SCA.
Ordinarily I don't mind a little bit of self-monitoring. A bit of reflexivity. I like to reflect on things a little and not get hot-headed. Because I certainly can get hot headed about some things.
But lately its starting to feel a little bit too much like self-censorship.
Sure, I value the SCA. And I don't want to ruin the game for newbies. But pandering to ego-trippers and the socially inept is just as destructive as giving them a public flogging.
I tried a different tack and told someone off privately the other day. No name-calling. I just spelt things out the way I saw them. And they didn't even get angry. Maybe in speaking plainly to them, they felt they were being treated as an equal. Go figure.