01-14-2008, 03:12 AM
01-16-2008, 07:56 AM
Batman55 Wrote:
Luai_lashire Wrote:
I'm not brilliant at anything, but I'm good at everything. I do not have a science-math-art-writing dichotomy. I am simply really good at learning. I can learn anything, learn it well, and learn it fast. It does not matter what category it falls into, if I want to learn it I will.
What humility....!
There's absolutely nothing wrong with being proud of an ability - and this is quite an impressive skill to have.
01-17-2008, 07:19 AM
erkolos Wrote:
I wonder if I get better at writing, but certainly not all aspects of writing as I still can't show that I know everything about a subject on tests at school. Still, I think I might show some skill in writing by writing all these very short replies, the shorter the better! ... but I might be wrong.
You show a lot of skill in writing--I've seen many of your posts on disability rights/autism advocacy and they show a strong level of comprehension. You also impart meaning quite well. These aren't my best skills in writing.
01-17-2008, 08:33 AM
Batman55 Wrote:
EvilZakkie Wrote:
Batman55 Wrote:
Luai_lashire Wrote:
I'm not brilliant at anything, but I'm good at everything. I do not have a science-math-art-writing dichotomy. I am simply really good at learning. I can learn anything, learn it well, and learn it fast. It does not matter what category it falls into, if I want to learn it I will.
What humility....!
There's absolutely nothing wrong with being proud of an ability - and this is quite an impressive skill to have.
It sounds less like an acquired skill and more like an innate ability to me--one I wish I had, but I couldn't possibly be further away from it.
I do agree there's nothing wrong with being proud of an ability--I just wish I had less "covetry" in my nature.
Nah, you don't get to make this about your shortcomings, whether or not they exist.
You insulted someone for no reason, and I called you on it. You do this quite often. It doesn't matter if you feel jealous, you still have the option of not insulting someone - and you repeatedly choose not to take it.
01-17-2008, 09:48 AM
erkolos Wrote:
EvilZakkie Wrote:
You insulted someone for no reason, and I called you on it. You do this quite often. It doesn't matter if you feel jealous, you still have the option of not insulting someone - and you repeatedly choose not to take it.
Ouch!
Yep, but it was necessary. If this was a once off, I would be able to leave it - but this is a recurring problem with Batman. He likes to make people feel bad about being good at things.
This isn't something out of the blue, either. I started by hoping he'd get past it, then I tried gentle suggestions. When that didn't work, I tried friendly private messages. Then I tried more strongly worded public messages.
These days I just bluntly call him on it when he's being insulting, or when he's going out of his way to stop someone from being proud of something.
If you say nothing about insulting behavior, you condone it. I do not condone Batmans behavior.
I also wanted to let him know that saying "because I felt jealous" is a cop-out. If he doesn't acknowledge that he's done the wrong thing, he'll do it again.
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