quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Couple of things... 1 - Why does everyone edit their posts? Can't they just say something and leave it be? You edit every single one of your posts as if you weirdly go back to them, look at them, re-read them, update them, and wait with baited breath for people to respond. 2 - My world-view is based on a variety of experiences having lived all over the world and in half the states of this country, in addition to the fact that I have family from both political extremes, some ultra wealthy, and some poor. What I know, is through debate and consideration of other's views.

I indulge in two kinds of messages. That's just at the very top of the mereotopology of my messaging activity here. Just a "first order" approximation or an overview, looking down from 10,000 feet. There's more to it, but just this simple bifurcation into Casual messages and Curated messages will suffice for this moment.

A Casual message is just something I put up without a lot of premeditation or planning. "Off the cuff." As you'd expect, the Casual messages tend to be brief, compared to the Curated messages. Briefer by comparison, if not brief in the absolute sense. Casual messages are often conversational in the sense that they fit in smoothly with the flow of the discussion. Or they can come from "out of left field." That would be if I want to be disruptive of the conversation, instead of carrying it forwards in a conversational manner.

Sometimes I create a Casual message without feeling a need to go back and Edit it. But even the Casual messages, I often go back and Edit.

Curated messages--this message is a Curated message--very likely that I go back and Edit it. About 99.9 percent likely.

Why is that? There's always a tension between wanting to take the time to create a Curated message that excels in every way possible, and wanting to respond in a timely manner to be part of (as much as possible) the ongoing Discussion.

When I am creating a Curated message, I will likely review it several times with the Preview function before I submit it. But even so, after Submitting it, I will review it and see Edits that I want to make. I might an add an Image. I might change a Format. I might take some reactive emotion out of it and rework and reword it to be more dispassionate. Sometimes--the reverse!

It goes back to that "tension" that I just explained.

Therein, the explanation of why I so often use the Edit function. In fact, it's not really that often that I Submit without returning to Edit. Even with the Casual messages. But it does happen.

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quote Originally posted by olejoedad: The lunatics have taken control of the asylum. rinse, have you been contacted by the Biden/Harris Administration concerning employment opportunities?

Kevin D. Williamson, the author of that column, is not hugely enamored of President Biden.

I just saw him on "Morning Joe" a few hours ago. He was talking about that column and also his book. He described Biden as "fundamentally dishonest" and not the "decent man" that has become such a popular phrase about Biden. He said that he expects Biden to benefit by comparison to Trump, at least as the new administration gets underway and maybe for the first couple of years.

Williamson also said that much of what seems to be wrong about the U.S. is not fundamentally political or amenable to corrective action through politics. He said (in so many words) that there is no way for government to mandate personal responsibility.

So this Kevin D Williamson is someone I think that you would not find completely antithetical as you go about the process of You Doing You.

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quote Originally posted by olejoedad: The lunatics have taken control of the asylum. rinse, have you been contacted by the Biden/Harris Administration concerning employment opportunities?

I seem to remember when you guys were laughing and happy, telling the "Snowflakes" to just accept their loss.....




(And the reason I had to >>EDIT<< my post is because this site doesn't allow pics until you are fully logged in) (Not an evil plot to cover you with fish oil)

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