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iliv2servher -> RE: Can I just say... (6/24/2006 1:56:20 PM)
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ORIGINAL: LadyHugs
Dear LTRsubNW, Ladies and Gentlemen;
What you wrote is so very true. Unfortunately, it is a people problem just as much as it is a D/s role problem.
No truer words were spoken.
I think that if you were to take a cross section of the world in general, you would see that the number of idiots drastically outnumber all of the rest. And on that note, there are probably the same ratio of flakey dommes to flakey subs as well. They just do things differently. Instead of writing suxually suggestive and inappropriate letters of introduction, they simply do not answer at all. Either way, it's a slap in the face.
The reason why I am here in the Forum, rather than perusing the profiles, is that I find a larger number of intelligent people who are willing to engage others in the discussion of issues pertinent to what it is that we do. And I think that, for the most part, those who particpate here are less likely to hide behind a facade.
CollarMe.com is what it is -- just a place to talk, to socialize, and to exchange ideas. It is by no means that same as getting involved with others face-to-face. I do not believe that a keyboard and monitor was ever meant to replace real life, real time socialization. We are a society of human beings who require physical contact with other humans. And without it, we are never going to gain the necessary tools required to effectively interact with others in this group or any other group.
Don't misunderstand me, the Internet is a great tool. Just imagine what it was like back in the late 1960s. There was little or no information on the subject, no social groups that I knew of (and I lived in one of the largest cities in the US). And if you wanted to make contact with someone in this venue, you had to rely on what few ads were placed in alternative newspapers, correspondence magazines (which were little more than mimeographed sheets of paper contaning personals consisting of one paragraph, code numbers, post office box addresses and no photos). I remember sitting for hours while I banged out personal letters on a typwriter, then sending each of them off with a one-dollar forwarding fee. Sure, the ads were probably mostly fake, but that's all we had then.
However, and having said that, It's really no different today. It's just easier. And it's also easier to become discouraged. Instead of having to wait for your rejection, you can now recieve it right in the comfort of your own home, and in an instant. Fast food...fast rejection. Ain't technology great?
-iliv2
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