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Random Thoughts
Category: Blogging
Current mood:
 weird
It seems strange to me that on a site where several different people all gather to take on alter identities, other roles, diverse selves, that some can get so angry about not being trustworthy or real? Come on - where's the sense in that? That's like handing a leopard a can of paint and asking him to modify his spots. First of all, leopards don't speak. Secondly, they can't paint, and thirdly, if they didn't eat you they'd just run away. Chances are greater, you'd get hurt and the leopard would end up with the same spots.
This place is an arena for fiction. There is no point in lying, cheating, backstabbing, etc., etc., about one another - it's tantamount to blasting a ghost. It shouldn't matter - these are fictional aspects of selves. That's why they're called "play-by's" - I don't expect anyone to truly believe that is ME. It's not...I "play" at being Sophronia. I use "Sophronia" as a tool to write and post aspects of my personality perhaps that don't get a place or avenue of expression elsewhere.
Whether that is intellect, emotion, gender, species, culture, etc., none of these things should or really do matter. Lines get fuzzy, we do get "attached" to the selves that are portrayed here but we must always remember and remind ourselves, there is a person - a being - on the other side of that illusion that may or may not be anything like the self they portray....and that's okay! People can feel real emotions and have relationships with them so respect should always be given.
We don't know about where the other person behind the screen is at mentally, emotionally, etc. This may be the highlight of their day, or the only kind of support or positive acknowledgment they receive in a day. Why try to crush it? Generally, those that seek to gain "power" by belittling others or trying to "out" them in some way to make the other persons appear small or insignificant in some way are the most insecure, invisible people in their own real world.
It feels good to be important somewhere, even if that place is fictional. It's fine to be the hero of your own story but please remember if you're going to be a hero, BE A HERO...don't go around bashing the little guys just because you can - that's just rude, as well as psychologically quite telling more about yourself than them.
I tend to believe that the idea of gathering on a place called Discord (not judging) in itself is indicative of strife by the name of the platform alone. Could one truly expect peace and harmony where the foundation begins with chaos? I don't know, seems kind of incongruent to me so I continue to avoid Discord, both in life and in fiction.
Yes, it's my blog, so my opinion -
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