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Originally Posted by Maxximvs
Jim - we can always count on you for your 'indepth wisdom' and way of looking at things  hehehe - I gotta admit the statement makes sense (no arguement from me thats for sure), but fun to sometimes just poke about it for a minute  |
I wish I could claim it to be a wisdom drawn from observation; unfortunately, it is from long use of an old tool. I don't understand its use in a game, but I well understand its use as a method for removing unwanted co-workers.
For me it is simply a function of not being remotely interested in praise, or criticism. So, I've always found it a simple thing to manipulate people into flipping out. I don't mind being the focal point of any tirades (or physical responses); to me, whether it is positive or negative, other people's comments about me just sound like "blah blah woof woof" in my ears. It's pretty easy to create the perception of an inappropriately asymmetrical escalation of hostilities.
Essentially, they either break under the constant strain of having to expend so much psycho-emotional energy to maintain themselves in their work environment, or they end up snapping their twig and being removed involuntarily. In any case, since I've avoided any psycho-emotional entanglements during the process, I seldom appear to be involved as anything more than a bystander who inadvertently became the target of an attack from an unstable person. Most of the time my own responses are so subtle that they don't even register as retaliatory.
The moral of the story is this: people who allow themselves to be controlled by their emotions, and/or societal norms, seldom have enough self-awareness to prevent themselves from being controlled by their own predictable psycho-emotional responses.
So, when you're yelling at someone in the game, how can you tell if they're hurt, or cheering you on and laughing...especially when they see responses that will likely incur some sort of punishment. I hate to see someone waste their game credits when it is likely that the target of their wrath isn't even taking it the way they think they should.