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In response to a couple posts:

1000 silverlings: you posted that you would go “into a feral rage”

OK, upon reflection that was entirely too strong a term to use. There was a smiley just before it and a lol at the end of the description but obviously I failed to express myself clearly. I was attempting to briefly but forcefully answer a question without (and this is to laugh) going into too much detail.

Maybe I should have just responded by posting a link to this. For goodness sake don't read too much into it.

OLD REGGIE: Why would an individual expect to post highly unusual personal information without raising eyebrows and inviting questions?

I think I made it clear that I knew I was opening myself up to comments. People are allowed to make observations about me and at the same time I am allowed to express my disappointment at the nature of the responses.

It was a risk, I took it. The shift in focus from the issue to my person was annoying but it didn't actually damage me. I'll go back to my comments that OLD REGGIE found so condescending because I believe them: we can't call each other liars, we just treat each other like liars. We aren't allowed to "make it personal" so we strip the personhood from the people we're supposedly engaging.