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Post by sy on Dec 27, 2023 16:53:44 GMT -5
And also some of the "whoa is me I get no chicks" or something like "somebody rejected me" threads meet me cringe and want to start insulting them. I don't engage and just stay away.
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Post by dutchdev on Dec 27, 2023 17:59:55 GMT -5
I actually don’t mean to shame or call out or guilt trip anybody for not responding. That was not what I meant, at all. More that complaining about questions being asked too much, raises the bar for the questions/responses that are deemed worthy by the (when you are new) faceless group of people that all seem to know each other.
To be clear, I love this place, even in all the (many, many, many) years I was lurking it gave me great comfort to know I was not alone and hope to help give that comfort to someone else.
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Post by mrnobody on Dec 31, 2023 1:45:21 GMT -5
And also some of the "whoa is me I get no chicks" or something like "somebody rejected me" threads meet me cringe and want to start insulting them. I don't engage and just stay away. Notice in your pic youve done stand up. Im also thinking about trying it out would you be willing to answer some questions i have? |
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Post by sy on Dec 31, 2023 10:22:46 GMT -5
And also some of the "whoa is me I get no chicks" or something like "somebody rejected me" threads meet me cringe and want to start insulting them. I don't engage and just stay away. Notice in your pic youve done stand up. Im also thinking about trying it out would you be willing to answer some questions i have? yeah no problem dm and I will get away to you when I can I think I have pneumonia I'll get back to you when I get I think I'm going to go to the Hospital |
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Post by mrnobody on Dec 31, 2023 19:53:17 GMT -5
Notice in your pic youve done stand up. Im also thinking about trying it out would you be willing to answer some questions i have? yeah no problem dm and I will get away to you when I can I think I have pneumonia I'll get back to you when I get I think I'm going to go to the Hospital Yikes! No worries you just get better soon brother. Wish you the best and happy new years. |
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Post by allie123 on Jan 5, 2024 19:25:49 GMT -5
Hope you get well soon!
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Post by ParaDevGuy on Jan 19, 2024 14:33:27 GMT -5
I can’t speak to how the board used to be. I only joined in December of 2023.
But I can say that I’m absolutely thrilled that PWD are a part of this conversation—the conversation we have on this board generally speaking.
I spent so many years of my life a “closeted” dev, secretly feeling the shame, though irrational, and not feeling open enough to talk to a PWD for fear that I’d be “found out.”
It was, and is, so utterly refreshing to ask questions and speak honestly about how I feel without feeling like, or being judged, like some sort of creep. I can honestly say that I think many of you guys are fucking hot—and not have to qualify it in some way for the “general audience.” I know that you guys didn’t choose to be in the chair, and I’m sure some of your reactions are “ok, good for you buddy…” but that’s both fine with me and understandable. Society and community are huge parts of being human. This one is for us, and is so generously shared by PWD who are curious and accepting enough to let us speak our minds.
Again, I wasn’t a part of the “old PD.” I entered the scene to the modern version of PD and have made many connections and friendships as a result. Friends who, though paralyzed and I’m sure have answered my mundane lifestyle questions a hundred times, still happily invite my curiosity. I’m so thankful for that.
And it’s especially nice considering I’m a gay dev, and this is a male-only PWD community. Open-mindedness for devoteeism and speaking from the position of being a gay dev has been welcoming and friendly.
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Post by sy on Jan 21, 2024 14:01:08 GMT -5
My voice is still messed up, but I'm better. Thank you for the concern. |
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Post by dutchdev on Jan 22, 2024 12:21:54 GMT -5
And it’s especially nice considering I’m a gay dev, and this is a male-only PWD community. Open-mindedness for devoteeism and speaking from the position of being a gay dev has been welcoming and friendly. [/quote]
No idea if I quoted right (on my phone), but I actually discussed this with someone the other day. Since we devs have attractions of the beaten path, I would think it highly hypocritical to judge others who don’t conform. Even if I think being gay is in, hopefully, a lot of western countries not that of the beaten path anymore.
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