The shine has gone...

[deathpixie]

Why is it some people are so eager to create conflict? I don't mean debate, I mean nasty, deliberate conflict. And to make matters worse, they claim they're "just being honest". Bah. There's a difference between being honest, and deliberately shit stirring.

It's always the same with the fan-fic community. There's something new being tried out, and everyone is enjoying it, and then someone has to start the bitching. I've seen it in round-robins, I've seen it on the message boards, and now I'm seeing it with the livejournals. People are posting stuff that deliberately hurts other people, with the aim of it being read, not because they're being "honest", but because they want to hurt that other person and start shit fights. I think it just sucks. Forgive me for being naive, but I want to believe the best of people, and all too often lately, they're confirming my worst fears.

I'm going to reassess my "friends" list - if you're taken off, I don't care if you take it personally. I'm sick of polluting my airspace with petty quarrels that hve nothing to do with me.

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Re: Agreed utterly

[deathpixie]

Hey, I've got no worries with you, Ki. :) You're one of the saner ones around here. ;) Besides, I like reading your journal - since I never see you in chat, with the time difference and all, it's a way of keeping in touch with someone who I'd like to get to know a lot better as a friend. And it makes me laugh, or just go, "hmmm..." But absolutely no pressure intended, of course. ;)

I'm not really able to deal with the usual crap at the moment - no matter how much I feel I'm coping with things, the mood swings and lack of motivation tell me otherwise. And conflict is not good for Rossis, even when things are running smoothly. So I'm going to avoid the hot spots for a bit, until I get a better grip on my temper - I know I need to get back to training when it starts getting the better of me as frequently as it has. I need some theraputic violence, dammit!