I am pretty new to the JU community. I chatted on VP for a long time and have been around the internet and its various forms of personal communication for a very long time. I am having a really hard time understanding something though...
Back when VP was cool there was the occasional argument between the regulars. People came, and they left. It was no big deal. There were a couple of people I got to know well from those grand days of chat rooms, but for the most part all of those people were just entertainment for me. I enjoyed watching an annoying guest get the boot. I loved the spirited debates that sometimes went on.
Now here at JU I have found just the parts of that world that I really liked. The ability to express your opinions and thoughts, an occasional rant, or even share a private part of yourself that you just wouldn't show to the person in the office next to you. I do this knowing that not everyone here is going to agree with me. Some people may even think what I have to say is totally useless. I can accept that. That is what makes it possible for me to express myself at all in this forum.
Now to what I don't get...
I can't understand why JU users get so angry with each other. There are people and views here that make my blood boil. But if I saw those people in real life, I would probably just want to sit and talk and have a face to face debate on the things that I don't understand about them. In the end I bet I could get up, shake hands, and say it has been a pleasure. I could do that because I understand the free exchange of ideas and thoughts.
When I put my ideas and feelings out there for you to see, I will not be offended if you don't see things my way. I won't get so hurt that I have to flame you in your threads. I won't get my feelings hurt and leave JU. To quote one of my favorite movies, "Talk hard!” I'm not scared.
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