Comments on: When the stories we create become true. http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/3424 The daily organ of the Northeast Corridor Social Club Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marleyfan http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/3424#comment-58436 Marleyfan Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:20:51 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=3424#comment-58436 BEST POST THIS YEAR!!! I wish I could vote today! BEST POST THIS YEAR!!! I wish I could vote today!

]]> By: Dave http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/3424#comment-58432 Dave Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:55:17 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=3424#comment-58432 I really appreciated Rogan's honest depiction of teenage malevolence, or rather amorality. I remember doing less destructive but still harmful stuff myself at that age; this post brought back memories of the strange power you feel as a teenager ("I can do things that affect the world! That rile up the cops!") and the lack of responsibility, placing more importance on what a few other guys think about you than on the feelings and well being of others, or even of yourself. I'm glad you posted this, Rogan. I really appreciated Rogan’s honest depiction of teenage malevolence, or rather amorality. I remember doing less destructive but still harmful stuff myself at that age; this post brought back memories of the strange power you feel as a teenager (“I can do things that affect the world! That rile up the cops!”) and the lack of responsibility, placing more importance on what a few other guys think about you than on the feelings and well being of others, or even of yourself. I’m glad you posted this, Rogan.

]]> By: LP http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/3424#comment-58428 LP Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:45:14 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=3424#comment-58428 oops, just saw swells' post after mine went up. I agree, it would probably be a relief to her to learn, even years later, that the acts were more benign than they seemed. But who knows? Especially since you've visited with her in the years since, it might seem weird to her that you kept it secret for so long. oops, just saw swells’ post after mine went up. I agree, it would probably be a relief to her to learn, even years later, that the acts were more benign than they seemed. But who knows? Especially since you’ve visited with her in the years since, it might seem weird to her that you kept it secret for so long.

]]> By: LP http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/3424#comment-58427 LP Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:35:24 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=3424#comment-58427 These are all great questions, and deserve careful consideration on your part. Personally, I'm a fan of the pseudonym -- Literacy H. Dogfight or otherwise -- so you can write about tricky topics without fear of inadvertent injury to yourself or others. I tend to err on the side of caution with this, though I know others have persuasive arguments for posting under one's own name. These are all great questions, and deserve careful consideration on your part. Personally, I’m a fan of the pseudonym — Literacy H. Dogfight or otherwise — so you can write about tricky topics without fear of inadvertent injury to yourself or others. I tend to err on the side of caution with this, though I know others have persuasive arguments for posting under one’s own name.

]]> By: swells http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/3424#comment-58426 swells Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:32:49 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=3424#comment-58426 Actually, I think on some level the teacher might be relieved to read this--to learn she wasn't the target of truly dangerous hatred, to know you really were just showing off for each other, to know you feel bad about it now (you do, right?), and to know you all actually liked her. It might destroy her previously high opinion of you, if she still remembers you and has it, but in her big picture it might relax her about the whole series of events, if she's been made uneasy on and off by it all these years (as I probably would be, even years after it was over). I know I'm completely projecting about a person I know nothing about. I just can't help identifying with her. I practically want to call her myself and reassure her. Actually, I think on some level the teacher might be relieved to read this–to learn she wasn’t the target of truly dangerous hatred, to know you really were just showing off for each other, to know you feel bad about it now (you do, right?), and to know you all actually liked her. It might destroy her previously high opinion of you, if she still remembers you and has it, but in her big picture it might relax her about the whole series of events, if she’s been made uneasy on and off by it all these years (as I probably would be, even years after it was over).

I know I’m completely projecting about a person I know nothing about. I just can’t help identifying with her. I practically want to call her myself and reassure her.

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