OK, I posted what I posted knowing full well that feelings might be hurt. I did so not to offend but simply to remind guys of the point Hobby raised: That each and every one of us are members of the privileged few compared to most of the worlds population. I was ready and more than willing to take a few shots from people that felt I had stepped on toes.
If all of the snippy posts from crow had actually been addressed to my by name I would be like, "Crap! Enough already.", but I would still be staying out of the thread. Seriously, I have some weird psychosis where I will keep smiling while taking a beating but you take a swing at someone else and I feel responsible for trying to save you both.
Originally Posted by thecrow19
I get annoyed when people try to take any opportunity to try to sound smart, important, or self righteous. Lighten up.
You have perhaps heard the view that we are most likely to see obnoxious traits in others that we most dislike in our selves? I expect that you won’t want to see it this way so perhaps you should ask the other guys. which Monk are you?
Originally Posted by thecrow19
You never made ME feel crappy cause I don’t really care.
Why would you think that any one is out to make you feel crappy? :(
Originally Posted by thecrow19
That’s the thing you didn’t just give an opinion you made a judgment on people who chose the size. If you said "money, i’ll donate to charity" and left it at that we’re good to go. But I heard that I have self image issues, a rant on what that money could be spent on, and that’s it’s "mind boggling" to "spend $100,000 on 1/4"".
Once again I will let the other guys be the judge on this. Where are the rants in this thread? ;)
Originally Posted by thecrow19
I stated that this was a fun stupid post but I should’ve realized the moral snobs would’ve inputted their opinions in.
Snobs plural. I was serious about what I wrote above. Address all of your complaints to a single individual and name me by name as that individual and I would have stayed out of the thread and been happy to let you blow off as much steam as you felt you needed to.
I do understand that you felt your thread was hijacked but nobody owns threads around here and that happens. I understand that you perhaps felt that the way in which it was hijacked, the interjection of a reminder of perspectives, made you somehow look bad. Not the intent and I took:
Originally Posted by thecrow19
Haha. A "perfect" penis AND still manages to save thousands of lives. Well played.
To mean that you were cool and flexible and able to roll with things. I miss read and based on that posted more of my version of kooky-ness. For that I do apologize; and, when i saw that it was a miss-read i got back out of the thread.
But what you are doing now is being interpreted by the guys as lashing out at all around and that my friend can only lead to problems for you. Let it go.
And just for the record I would purchase neither inches nor toys; I would invest the entire million. :rolleyes: Boring, I know.
Originally Posted by Highrise
To have actually seen the ravages of Malaria, Dengue fever etc and mass starvation puts a different spin on your perception of importance.
Ya. I have and it does.
I have lived with indigenous peoples on three different continents as well as been in shanty towns, refugee camps and slums that make the worst of life in the USA look like Shangra-la. This is not the first time or place that I have attempted to shoe horn such perspectives into a conversation and offended. I have gotten very good at face to face getting people to think about helping others but online is always much trickier.
I am the bail out guy for when things go sideways to a number of hill people villages where I have friends. I sponsor students and buy playpumps.org every year and other stuff as well. When I go down off of the mountain and buy a month worth of supplies at Costco I am always well aware what the same money would do for people with out my standard of living.