Topic: Have you ever thought about
Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #19,535
Have you ever thought about the difference between just being comfortable with someone, and being really comfortable with someone?
Now, I know there's strangers that you don't feel comfortable with, and then there's some people that you meet, and even if you don't know them that well, you mysteriously experience a sense of comfort.
And who knows what triggers it? I mean, you don’t even know why you feel comfortable around them: it could be some quality about them, it could be their voice, it could be the rhythm - at which - they speak. It could be something else that you’re not even sure of.
And when you experience that sense of well-being, (deep breath) then maybe - maybe - the more you feel at ease with a person, the more you can permit yourself to do things that you wouldn’t do around strangers. Like, like, you might be able to say things that are on your mind, as you relax around the person you’re with. (Deep breath)
But now, with me, I find, ah, that there’s also a deeper level of comfort. It’s the comfort you feel when you’re with someone who you feel extremely secure around, as if you’ve known this person for a long time. Me, now, how I see it is—it allows you to just let go completely and deeply relax when you’re in this person’s presence. Because some quality about them lets you get this sense of reassurance about them.
To me, now, one thing that I, that I find - and maybe you find this too, I dunno - it’s, it’s like when you listen to them, what they say becomes a lot more fascinating because you feel so calm around them that it allows your imagination to take off, and think of all the fun things you’d like to be doing with them, to the point that you can plan out the time in your future to do all these things with them, these fun things, that you just really would enjoy doing with them.
Now, with me, that’s just how I see it.
Now, I know there's strangers that you don't feel comfortable with, and then there's some people that you meet, and even if you don't know them that well, you mysteriously experience a sense of comfort.
And who knows what triggers it? I mean, you don’t even know why you feel comfortable around them: it could be some quality about them, it could be their voice, it could be the rhythm - at which - they speak. It could be something else that you’re not even sure of.
And when you experience that sense of well-being, (deep breath) then maybe - maybe - the more you feel at ease with a person, the more you can permit yourself to do things that you wouldn’t do around strangers. Like, like, you might be able to say things that are on your mind, as you relax around the person you’re with. (Deep breath)
But now, with me, I find, ah, that there’s also a deeper level of comfort. It’s the comfort you feel when you’re with someone who you feel extremely secure around, as if you’ve known this person for a long time. Me, now, how I see it is—it allows you to just let go completely and deeply relax when you’re in this person’s presence. Because some quality about them lets you get this sense of reassurance about them.
To me, now, one thing that I, that I find - and maybe you find this too, I dunno - it’s, it’s like when you listen to them, what they say becomes a lot more fascinating because you feel so calm around them that it allows your imagination to take off, and think of all the fun things you’d like to be doing with them, to the point that you can plan out the time in your future to do all these things with them, these fun things, that you just really would enjoy doing with them.
Now, with me, that’s just how I see it.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 19 minutes later[^] [v] #320,898
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #320,899
:-)
Ryan !!YBaRi3MXP joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 22 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #320,900
I bet this would be really cute if I wasn't hearing it from a stalker.
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 42 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #320,908
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 9 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #321,008
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 22 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #321,011
What is the origin of this copypasta? I've seen it before.
Harley !KdqbYNYHss joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 23 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #321,012
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@previous (Harley !KdqbYNYHss)
Really, Harley? No this is not me. I'm pretty sure this is Leonidas talking about Salty.
Really, Harley? No this is not me. I'm pretty sure this is Leonidas talking about Salty.
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM replied with this 14 years ago, 19 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #321,018
Who made the copypasta talking about how he wanted to get away from the chan sites and make a more Facebook-esque website?
Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #321,019
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 14 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #321,022
@previous (Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4)
Not really. I might be committing political suicide by saying this, and be accused of selling out, but here it goes: I want to get away from the Kimmo stylesheet altogether. I want to get away from the idea of being a chan altogether. I want to create a discussion board that is more like a social network than anything else. It would be like Facebook, with the focus being on the board and real discussion rather than it focusing on groups, likes, wall-posts, pokes, games, etc. It would give you the option to post anonymously rather than forcing you to register, but registering and having a profile would be an option. It would be like twitter, but would encourage intelligent conversation rather than 100 character "tweets" that seem to be dumbing down the nation. It would be like a blog, but people would actually care about it, because rather than being a blog in the sense that it's a single website about you, it's interactive and everyone is tied together through the social network. You could have a "friends" list, but it would be more like a list of favorite posters where you watch for their posts/threads, rather than a restrictive list. It will be like Facebook WAS, back when people actually joined groups and went into the discussion tab to have actual discussion, before they started putting ridiculous restrictions on groups and encouraging people to just "like" corporations instead and have you play mindless games so they can sell your information to advertisers. You'd still have the same freedom of speech, and be able to post anything from chan bullshit to legitimate reporters using it as a medium to post their news articles or blogs. It would be like youtube, but the focus would be on discussion rather than video, but the idea of it being user generated content is the same. Privacy would never be an issue, because you'd still have the option to post anonymously and no logging in would be required.
I warned you it was political suicide. I know some of you must think I'm joking and that I just don't get it. I know I probably sound like Kimmo several years ago, posting about stuff where it was obvious to everyone but him that only he thought his ideas were a good idea. The difference is, I'm not a sociopath, I don't want to do this because I think I deserve a billion dollars, I don't think it's guaranteed to be the next big thing, and I understand that it's not for everyone, so I have no intention of spamming my site all over the god damn place trying to attract attention from people who will obviously hate it. I just know there are a lot of people just like me out there who miss the old youtube, miss the old facebook, hate the teenage drama of myspace, and are sickened by the watered down content and pointless updates of twitter. There are people out there who love the free speech of blogs and chan sites, but hate the meaningless shit that fills most chans and the fact that most blogs are just people who only want to talk about themselves or think they're real reporters because they have a website. I know the internet market is already flooded with so many social networking and sharing sites that I might just be insane. Maybe I really am like Kimmo and I'm trying to reinvent the wheel just because there's not a site out there that's not EXACTLY what I want it to be. If that's the case, just say so. If there's a social networking site out there that's ridiculously close to what I'm describing here, just say so, and I'll leave you alone and I'll go there instead. I'm not going to be like Kimmo and go ahead with an idea when everyone tells me it's lame and refuse to take any advice and call anyone who disagree with me a troll, but if you read this and you feel the same way, if your're like me and feel like there are millions of people out there who feel the same way we do, if your're sick of settling for what's already out there and feel like the internet needs a new niche for everyone who is like us...
JOIN ME
Or don't because I realize that was a little over the top.
Not really. I might be committing political suicide by saying this, and be accused of selling out, but here it goes: I want to get away from the Kimmo stylesheet altogether. I want to get away from the idea of being a chan altogether. I want to create a discussion board that is more like a social network than anything else. It would be like Facebook, with the focus being on the board and real discussion rather than it focusing on groups, likes, wall-posts, pokes, games, etc. It would give you the option to post anonymously rather than forcing you to register, but registering and having a profile would be an option. It would be like twitter, but would encourage intelligent conversation rather than 100 character "tweets" that seem to be dumbing down the nation. It would be like a blog, but people would actually care about it, because rather than being a blog in the sense that it's a single website about you, it's interactive and everyone is tied together through the social network. You could have a "friends" list, but it would be more like a list of favorite posters where you watch for their posts/threads, rather than a restrictive list. It will be like Facebook WAS, back when people actually joined groups and went into the discussion tab to have actual discussion, before they started putting ridiculous restrictions on groups and encouraging people to just "like" corporations instead and have you play mindless games so they can sell your information to advertisers. You'd still have the same freedom of speech, and be able to post anything from chan bullshit to legitimate reporters using it as a medium to post their news articles or blogs. It would be like youtube, but the focus would be on discussion rather than video, but the idea of it being user generated content is the same. Privacy would never be an issue, because you'd still have the option to post anonymously and no logging in would be required.
I warned you it was political suicide. I know some of you must think I'm joking and that I just don't get it. I know I probably sound like Kimmo several years ago, posting about stuff where it was obvious to everyone but him that only he thought his ideas were a good idea. The difference is, I'm not a sociopath, I don't want to do this because I think I deserve a billion dollars, I don't think it's guaranteed to be the next big thing, and I understand that it's not for everyone, so I have no intention of spamming my site all over the god damn place trying to attract attention from people who will obviously hate it. I just know there are a lot of people just like me out there who miss the old youtube, miss the old facebook, hate the teenage drama of myspace, and are sickened by the watered down content and pointless updates of twitter. There are people out there who love the free speech of blogs and chan sites, but hate the meaningless shit that fills most chans and the fact that most blogs are just people who only want to talk about themselves or think they're real reporters because they have a website. I know the internet market is already flooded with so many social networking and sharing sites that I might just be insane. Maybe I really am like Kimmo and I'm trying to reinvent the wheel just because there's not a site out there that's not EXACTLY what I want it to be. If that's the case, just say so. If there's a social networking site out there that's ridiculously close to what I'm describing here, just say so, and I'll leave you alone and I'll go there instead. I'm not going to be like Kimmo and go ahead with an idea when everyone tells me it's lame and refuse to take any advice and call anyone who disagree with me a troll, but if you read this and you feel the same way, if your're like me and feel like there are millions of people out there who feel the same way we do, if your're sick of settling for what's already out there and feel like the internet needs a new niche for everyone who is like us...
JOIN ME
Or don't because I realize that was a little over the top.