fly on the wall
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10/10/2016 3:34:11 AM
Soapboxes aren't as high as they used to be.
I see a lot of folks speaking their mind on the internet these days, more than I used to. Unfortunately much of it is people who like to hear their own voices, it seems there's little attempt to actually communicate. Some people feed off the energy of their own speeches of self love, they contribute little to the collective conversation, it's like "look at me, I'm saying something". The ones who only speak when they actually have something worthwhile to add, they're worth listening to but it's the others who are doing most of the talking.
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10/10/2016 11:22:37 AM
That, is actually a profound principle of life. I'm still sorting it out. Pardon me Buzz.
Regards from Neil Armstrong (personal pal)...
and I remember bouncing on the moon...
Neil liked that one. Likes, that one.
Soapboxes were never actually high.
If that's one's gig, one is still a schmuck on a corner on a box.
Men In Black 3.
Best MIB yet that we know of.
They did not pay me to say that.
No they didn't.
No they didn't.
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Stoneman
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10/10/2016 3:50:55 PM
Sorting all that out can be problematic if not impossible. To be heard is to be existent and relative to at least yourself. It's sort of like being a musician. What good is it if no one ever hears you? Well, in that case, at least you can hear yourself and that may or may not be good. Depending on how you feel about how you sound. But at least you will exist to yourself. The need to have our opinions heard seems to me to be another self need. We speak because we think that what we have to offer has value. But, we are not qualified to make that assessment as only the reader can (which of course would be their opinion about you) decide if what you have to say has merit. Basic humanistic communication problems arise when others act like your opinion does not count. From then on the adversarial role fits like a glove because we all want to be heard and respected. It is a right that we are willing to die or even kill for. Yes, the conversation gets crowded when so many want to pipe in at once. But occasionally an opinion comes along that is unique on perspective and long in wisdom. When i see that I tend to stop and listen. But it is a rare moment when someone writes something that really moves me to readdress my own positions and beliefs. Like everyone else, I have my biases.
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