_dodger opened this issue on Dec 05, 2002 ยท 56 posts
xenic101 posted Fri, 06 December 2002 at 9:03 PM
Kendra, I'm glad you didn't feel 'jumped on'. I seldom post a response to things when I have something to say because I'm worried about getting jumped, or coming off like I'm jumping someone. That's the major problem keeping me from a promotion at work. Apparently, things I say come off harsher than I mean them, so I have a 'people problem'. Of course the fact that I don't like most of the poeple I've met probably doesn't help ;-) People just always seem ready to fight or flee. 4000 years of civilization and we still depend on the most basic animal instinct for problem solving. Look at dailyn's situation. The thugs want to fight, she doesn't. She doesn't want to flee either, she's exploring other options. For the most part this community is very open and helpful, but here and everywhere, the loudest person is easiest to hear. Put me on the invit list to the corination, I'll bring the {can't think of anything- oh well}