It was a little more complicated than just a single reation to pecos' post, and the deleting was temporary until I could get everything in my LJ privatized because I suddenly had gawkers trolling about that I didn't want thanks to assorted related-to-the-wank stuff. :P *hugs* Thanks for being worried, though.
My flist has always had both so-called tinhats and not, and while I have definite beliefs I have tried not to cram them down anyone's throat, making liberal use of filters. I even allowed the flist to vote on whether they wanted to be part of the tinhat filter or wanted to avoid such foolishness on their flists. Unfortunately, one of my hot buttons is and will always be people telling me I am stupid and illogical, because while I may be many things--those two things I ain't. This particular wanks drew out a number of very confident posts and comments that just really, really pushed those buttons, and the sources of those comments were sometimes surprising.
The weirdest part of all of it was, though, the fact that I reacted so strongly to this when I was just about done with VO anyway. I guess it's hard to break the habit of several years. Bashing tinhats--knee jerk reaction from me. :P Because the double standard that it is okay to make fun of the "crazies" but heaven forfend any of us make any jokes or comments about people who don't. When I look around at supposed "tinhats" I see some incredibly intelligent and accomplished people in life, not just fandom. Just as there are in people who don't believe in it. Sooo...maybe to tinhat or not isn't related to intelligence or logical ability and maybe just has to do with a world view or different lens or experience that is no less valid than anyone elses' so just vive la difference and ignore it if it isn't hurting you?
Of course, after several hours later I was wondering why the hell I even cared, when I had a backup of Torchwood stuff to read, don't really know anythign about Miranda Kerr, and havent been paying close attention to anything either have done in a couple of weeks. Silly me. ;)
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Date: 2008-02-24 02:36 pm (UTC)My flist has always had both so-called tinhats and not, and while I have definite beliefs I have tried not to cram them down anyone's throat, making liberal use of filters. I even allowed the flist to vote on whether they wanted to be part of the tinhat filter or wanted to avoid such foolishness on their flists. Unfortunately, one of my hot buttons is and will always be people telling me I am stupid and illogical, because while I may be many things--those two things I ain't. This particular wanks drew out a number of very confident posts and comments that just really, really pushed those buttons, and the sources of those comments were sometimes surprising.
The weirdest part of all of it was, though, the fact that I reacted so strongly to this when I was just about done with VO anyway. I guess it's hard to break the habit of several years. Bashing tinhats--knee jerk reaction from me. :P Because the double standard that it is okay to make fun of the "crazies" but heaven forfend any of us make any jokes or comments about people who don't. When I look around at supposed "tinhats" I see some incredibly intelligent and accomplished people in life, not just fandom. Just as there are in people who don't believe in it. Sooo...maybe to tinhat or not isn't related to intelligence or logical ability and maybe just has to do with a world view or different lens or experience that is no less valid than anyone elses' so just vive la difference and ignore it if it isn't hurting you?
Of course, after several hours later I was wondering why the hell I even cared, when I had a backup of Torchwood stuff to read, don't really know anythign about Miranda Kerr, and havent been paying close attention to anything either have done in a couple of weeks. Silly me. ;)