mr_bigmouth_502
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13 Oct 2014, 5:19 pm
BenderRodriguez wrote:
Are you starting to get the picture, mr_bigmouth_502? I have a feeling this will be one of those 20 pages by tomorrow threads anyway 
The first thing I remember noticing about this part of the forum was the hostility and resistance towards people in long term or successful relationships and most constructive advice, especially the kind revolving around what you can/could do to improve your situation instead of how others could/should change to help or accommodate you
Except for the obstinate Fnord who's now gone, no other happily married men have posted regularly here, at least that I saw. People's preference for quick, easy and short-lived fixes as what to wear or how to "fake" confidence, as well as the resistance, knee-jerk negative reactions or a feeling of helplessness regarding hard, long term effort and lucid introspection might very well be a reflection of rather specific AS challenges, just as well as a manifestation of the short attention span, instant gratification culture most of us live in.
Lately some sort of amok seems to have hit posters of both sexes and even I noticed really nasty accusations being made against very decent people. This forum seems to fill the role of "recycle bin" (as they do seem to be recycled ad infinitum instead of discarded) for all negative emotions and sexual frustrations, anger, loneliness, rejection, isolation, envy, hatred, bitterness, lost hope, false hope, longing, despair, pain and regret.
I don't have much time or interest for WP these days, but as an occasional observer I can say that the sheer absurdity and dramatism of some exchanges here can be fun to watch sometimes, though I imagine they can become quite devastating for those who get involved.
The first thing I remember noticing about this part of the forum was the hostility and resistance towards people in long term or successful relationships and most constructive advice, especially the kind revolving around what you can/could do to improve your situation instead of how others could/should change to help or accommodate you
Except for the obstinate Fnord who's now gone, no other happily married men have posted regularly here, at least that I saw. People's preference for quick, easy and short-lived fixes as what to wear or how to "fake" confidence, as well as the resistance, knee-jerk negative reactions or a feeling of helplessness regarding hard, long term effort and lucid introspection might very well be a reflection of rather specific AS challenges, just as well as a manifestation of the short attention span, instant gratification culture most of us live in. Lately some sort of amok seems to have hit posters of both sexes and even I noticed really nasty accusations being made against very decent people. This forum seems to fill the role of "recycle bin" (as they do seem to be recycled ad infinitum instead of discarded) for all negative emotions and sexual frustrations, anger, loneliness, rejection, isolation, envy, hatred, bitterness, lost hope, false hope, longing, despair, pain and regret.
I don't have much time or interest for WP these days, but as an occasional observer I can say that the sheer absurdity and dramatism of some exchanges here can be fun to watch sometimes, though I imagine they can become quite devastating for those who get involved.
I think I'm starting to get the picture. It just boggles my mind how worked up people can get over this sort of stuff. Not that I've never gotten worked up over it; I pine for my old high school crushes all the time.
Klowglas wrote:
I think It comes with this website's territory. You are simply going to get a whole bunch of males who are unable to pick up on social cues and whom are unable to read a woman's subtle language (something that even normal people have trouble picking up on). Being deaf to this language will mean failure forming interpersonal relationships with women, and then having this drawn on over the years will mean that - A LOT - of grief is going to form. At this point the best thing such a person can do is to try and prevent resentment from forming, accepting that somethings are just not quite possible to reach, and then letting go of the thought of another person coming into your life... all of which takes a tremendous amount of character and sacrifice.
That resentment is what is sometimes espoused in these forums, which is very typical for such a long streak of failure. Having been in that position myself, I perfectly understand where it all comes from, because hateful language becomes VERY seductive at the point of total desolation. Dragging a heavy heart through mud and turmoil through the years is ripe breeding grounds for resentment. One rejection is easy, but it's that streak + time that forms the mathematical formula that would make just about anyone bitter.
That resentment is what is sometimes espoused in these forums, which is very typical for such a long streak of failure. Having been in that position myself, I perfectly understand where it all comes from, because hateful language becomes VERY seductive at the point of total desolation. Dragging a heavy heart through mud and turmoil through the years is ripe breeding grounds for resentment. One rejection is easy, but it's that streak + time that forms the mathematical formula that would make just about anyone bitter.
That's pretty much what I think as well. You have a bunch of sexually frustrated young guys who lack the social instincts other guys have, and they come here to share stories of their experiences. Many of these stories are about how X woman had "done them wrong", and as a result a lot of misogynistic comments are made. Being that women comprise a large portion of the forum's population, it often upsets them when these comments are made. Basically sexually frustrated young men produce misogyny, which produces a negative reaction from women. All of these things produce controversy, and large numbers of posts.
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