I'm currently experiencing a wane in popularity.
I'm not worried. These things come in waves.
It's probably cos I'm fat.
But people are hurling criticism my way with reckless abandon.
Olga started it off with the 'unbalanced' remark.
Steve called me fat and lazy.
Josh didn't eat my Mac & Cheese (Olga liked it so up yours!)
And yesterday, Shelly implied that I'm a bullshitter!
This last one really stung. I can take some constructive criticism but it's got to be accurate. Radical Authenticity is my motto. I always endeavor to be as veracious as possible. Now, I'll admit sometimes I mistake a lack of imagination for an insight into necessity. Clearly (as Shelly would say) I have no vision. This is no character flaw, however. It's congenital and I can't be called on it.
That's ok. Keep it coming.
I know I'm awsome!
6 comments:
I never implied that you don't fully believe your own bullshit. You could authentically, radically, and veraciously believe what you say is true and still be expounding BS.
My point was simply that people don't tend to question what you say because you project such definitive certainty whenever you state a perceived fact. You could, in fact, be bullshiting us all the time and we would never know it.
bullshit: transitive verb, usually vulgar : to talk nonsense to especially with the intention of deceiving or misleading.
That's Mirriam-Webster talking.
You must, by definition, be aware that you are bullshitting.
Not to put too fine a point on it.
For those who like their BS defined and analyzed by a philosopher:
On Bullshit.
I actually own a copy of that book! It's great!
Fucking philosophers are taking over my blog!
Dangers of the internet....
Ahh, bullshit... The person speaking may not be aware of all the facts, and it may be truth to the speaker. However, a listener who is aware of more facts may understand more than the speaker, and hear bullshit. Like the scene from Men In Black, about how mankind KNEW that the world was flat... perception makes a lot of difference.
P.S.-- Don't let Shelly scare you too much. She threatened to throw me off a mountain (Enchanted Lakes trip), but showed a terrific amount of self restraint, and permitted me to continue living. I believe that Shelly is trying to help us all be better people (and succeeds more often than not, so I don't want this message to sound cruel)!
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