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Post by ~Z28gal~ on Feb 15, 2011 22:38:48 GMT -5
In reading through the posts here, I've been continually impressed with the level of thought that goes into them, and I got to thinking... Not to insult the general population, but I think this board generates a lot of discussion that displays more insight and self-reflection than I would expect from most. Just throwing out ideas here, but maybe because devs recognize that they are fundamentally different from other people at a very young age, it causes us to question fundamentals throughout our lives and creates a more introspective personality. Or maybe the only devs that have made their way to this board are the ones who are naturally introspective and curious, so we're not a representative sample of devness.  Thoughts??? |
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Post by jordsbaby on Feb 16, 2011 0:51:50 GMT -5
/post content flies straight over her head. ...What were you saying about intelligence?  |
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Post by Emma on Feb 16, 2011 1:16:03 GMT -5
LOL Circe you are one of the few that tapped into my sense of humor.
But anyway z28 I think the reality is that most of us devs feel strongly about our dev emotions and therefore take the time to think about posts and make them both coherent, emotional and thoughtful. I guess it shows our devotion to our feelings.
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Post by faith on Feb 16, 2011 1:30:32 GMT -5
Z- I think it is a little of both. I don't think we are average devs... we are the hard core version. We spend regularly scheduled time in search of the perfect You tube or story or site. I don't think that is typical! Because of that I also think we take more time to think about these things in detail. It is important to us, I know it is for me. To be able to freely and completely express myself here has been really helpful in articulating who I know I am inside. And, inside, I am a hard core dev!  |
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Post by ~Z28gal~ on Feb 16, 2011 12:55:25 GMT -5
;D Hard core devs, I like that! That all makes sense too. I know that, in my own life at least, I spend WAY more time trying to figure out my devness that any of my other quirks.
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Post by dolly on Feb 16, 2011 13:35:52 GMT -5
i agree with what faith said.  i'm introspective by nature, so being 'fundamentally different' has certainly been the catalyst for a ton of self-reflection. |
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Post by dolly on Feb 16, 2011 13:39:13 GMT -5
I know that, in my own life at least, I spend WAY more time trying to figure out my devness that any of my other quirks. same here. and the more i learn about myself in relation to my devness, the more i see how interconnected it actually is with a lot of other aspects of myself. in a myriad of ways, both good and... less good. |
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Post by ruthmadison on Feb 17, 2011 9:24:54 GMT -5
In reading through the posts here, I've been continually impressed with the level of thought that goes into them, and I got to thinking... Not to insult the general population, but I think this board generates a lot of discussion that displays more insight and self-reflection than I would expect from most. Just throwing out ideas here, but maybe because devs recognize that they are fundamentally different from other people at a very young age, it causes us to question fundamentals throughout our lives and creates a more introspective personality. Or maybe the only devs that have made their way to this board are the ones who are naturally introspective and curious, so we're not a representative sample of devness. Thoughts??? Love your new profile pic! Anyway, I also don't know how to separate me as a dev from me as an introsepctive person. I write a blog about my spiritual life and I do the same level of deep personal soul searching there! It's just how I am (Previous boyfriends have said: "Too serious" ; "Too intense") Sometimes I read a story where the research seems really shoddy and it just dwells on this sickening pity stuff and I think I wonder if that's written by a dev who hasn't had any interest in learning about real life with a disability. That's pure speculation though. |
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Post by ~Z28gal~ on Feb 18, 2011 9:23:22 GMT -5
I always wonder what I would have been like if I wasn't as introspective... would I have even really recognized that I am a dev? Or would I have gotten that little zing when I saw a wheeler, and thought, hmmm that's weird, and then dismissed it? Dolly, would you mind explaining what you mean by your devness being connected with other aspects of your personality? I've always been quirky, but I never really linked being a dev to any of my other eccentricities. Maybe that's just me though. Digging into the whys of being a dev has certainly forced me to look at other issues I probably would have avoided otherwise, but I don't know that there's a connection there. Ruth - I think a lot of us do some serious soul searching. I know I do, there's always a monologue running in my head.  |
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Post by Emma on Feb 18, 2011 11:32:22 GMT -5
I always wonder what I would have been like if I wasn't as introspective... would I have even really recognized that I am a dev? Dolly, would you mind explaining what you mean by your devness being connected with other aspects of your personality? I've always been quirky, but I never really linked being a dev to any of my other eccentricities. Maybe that's just me though. Hmmm this is making me think z28 your first point gets back to one of my big questions as a dev. Sorry to bore you all but I'll repeat if you don't know: "How many of us female devs are out there?" Maybe the number of female devs is similar to male devs but not all female devs are introspective and therefore don't recognize it. I too have always considered myself quirky, much more than most of my other friends. I don't think I embraced it 'till I was in college around 18 years old though. I would say my quirkiness is more than my sexual attractions. Z28 that's interesting you think your quirky too. I'm guessing a lot of the women here fall in that category. |
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Post by ~Z28gal~ on Feb 18, 2011 20:16:25 GMT -5
I've thought about that too, Emma. I had to go to PT for awhile, and I work in a medical complex and walk through the hospital all the time... I always look around and wonder how many nurses/PT/doctors are devs. They usually do nationwide surveys on sexual activities/behaviors/opinions every ten years or so, maybe we can petition to have a question about devs added on! I'm definitely quirky and tend towards non-conformist. I think being a dev, and recognizing it so young, really helped me break away from wanting to follow social norms in other areas. I knew I was already different, so why bother? Case in point: I got caught skipping down the hallway by a group of surgeons leaving a conference room today. I don't really know how much being a dev affected what I'd consider to be more built in quirks. |
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Post by Emma on Feb 19, 2011 0:32:26 GMT -5
z28 How old were you when you recognized being a dev? I was 21, which I know is very old compared to others. I have said it here before but I attribute a lot of my quirkiness and possibly my devness to thinking I am somewhere on the autism spectrum. I'm not diagnosable (meaning it doesn't impact my day to day life negatively) but I definitely have some traits that people with autism or aspergers have.
Maybe we are the only ones who are quirky. Hmmm ferrets.....cars....horses and science......
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Post by ruthmadison on Feb 19, 2011 0:45:49 GMT -5
That is interesting! I've had people tell me they think I'm on the autism spectrum. I seem to have traits where I don't interact with the world "correctly."
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Post by ~Z28gal~ on Feb 19, 2011 16:46:26 GMT -5
I recognized those dev feelings when I was in preschool, but I didn't realize there were OTHER devs until I was 19 or 20. That's very very interesting that you both identify as being on the autism spectrum. I've always wondered if I might be as well!! I feel like most people live in the world, and I live in my head and interact with the world, if that makes any sense. I really don't know if that's autism, or my personality. I don't know if you girls have ever taken the Meyers-Briggs test - I'm an INTJ, and a 10/10 on the introspection scale! I have this whole...environment in my head and sometimes I have a hard time getting out of it. I have trouble relating to people who don't have that kind of inner thought process.
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Post by ruthmadison on Feb 20, 2011 2:47:14 GMT -5
I recognized those dev feelings when I was in preschool, but I didn't realize there were OTHER devs until I was 19 or 20. That's very very interesting that you both identify as being on the autism spectrum. I've always wondered if I might be as well!! I feel like most people live in the world, and I live in my head and interact with the world, if that makes any sense. I really don't know if that's autism, or my personality. I don't know if you girls have ever taken the Meyers-Briggs test - I'm an INTJ, and a 10/10 on the introspection scale! I have this whole...environment in my head and sometimes I have a hard time getting out of it. I have trouble relating to people who don't have that kind of inner thought process. Exactly the same here! My parents used to worry about me because I didn't play with other kids much, I had imaginary friends and imaginary worlds and I would zone out for hours at a time and they didn't think I was interacting with the real world enough. My "imaginary friends" never really went away. Now I just write stories about them! I decided I was going to be a novelist when I was 13 because it gave me a good excuse to continue to interact with the world through a filter, a middle man. I also quickly discovered that I can only understand things through writing about them. Other things people have commented on are that I have a need for a lot of personal space, I don't like to be touched unless by a significant other. I have trouble with certain textures, like some kinds of silk I hate the feel of. Loud noise and crowds make me panic. I have a strange relationship with food, I judge it based on look and texture quite a lot. I am somewhat tactless, I miss the social line of what is appropriate to say and what is not. |
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