A lowly immigrant from a forum far, far away

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A lowly immigrant from a forum far, far away#14797940

By BlackSquare - 17 Apr 2017 21:33

- 17 Apr 2017 21:33 #14797940

A long-term (10 year) contributor to the "Intellectual Exchanges" or "Thinker's Lounge" subforum of the website Neoseeker, I've become increasingly disappointed with the lack of substance and community engagement by its users.

I often use forums like these to help process and articulate thoughts, and to present them anonymously and openly whereby criticism can ascertain their strength, point-out and grow from their error, or give others an opportunity to change my perspectives entirely.

I do not fear or feel shame in being wrong, and every single belief or value I hold is capable of being changed. I am a very different person from what I was 10 years ago, and I owe that privilege to those who have proven me wrong. Being right holds no true value, but being wrong allows us to grow. To be better than what we were yesterday. I live for this.

I fully expect everyone I engage with to value the capital T truth over their own personal preconceptions. And I look forward to being an active member of this community.

Re: A lowly immigrant from a forum far, far away#14797941

By Heisenberg - 17 Apr 2017 21:35

- 17 Apr 2017 21:35 #14797941

There are no other forums; you must be mistaken. :borg:

Anyway, welcome.

"Perhaps you want me to die of unrelieved boredom while you keep talking." - Martin Luther

Re: A lowly immigrant from a forum far, far away#14798492

By Decky - 19 Apr 2017 12:18

- 19 Apr 2017 12:18 #14798492

PoFo is the only politics forum on the internet so I am not sure what you are talking about. Nonetheless you are welcome here.

How do you think society should deal with the idle like landlords and people who live from profits produced by their employees instead of doing work themselves? Reduction camps or something else?

Some people are nobody's enemies but their own.

"The IDF is retarded" - Zionist Nationalist

Re: A lowly immigrant from a forum far, far away#14798518

By JohnRawls - 19 Apr 2017 14:29

- 19 Apr 2017 14:29 #14798518

@BlackSquare

Do you consider Ghandi to be a traitor or a hero?

I do not think that any nation is hopeless to change; however, I think that some nations do require a lot more effort than others to become changed. - Verv

Re: A lowly immigrant from a forum far, far away#14798520

By Finfinder - 19 Apr 2017 14:37

- 19 Apr 2017 14:37 #14798520

BlackSquare wrote:A long-term (10 year) contributor to the "Intellectual Exchanges" or "Thinker's Lounge" subforum of the website Neoseeker, I've become increasingly disappointed with the lack of substance and community engagement by its users.

I often use forums like these to help process and articulate thoughts, and to present them anonymously and openly whereby criticism can ascertain their strength, point-out and grow from their error, or give others an opportunity to change my perspectives entirely.

I do not fear or feel shame in being wrong, and every single belief or value I hold is capable of being changed. I am a very different person from what I was 10 years ago, and I owe that privilege to those who have proven me wrong. Being right holds no true value, but being wrong allows us to grow. To be better than what we were yesterday. I live for this.

I fully expect everyone I engage with to value the capital T truth over their own personal preconceptions. And I look forward to being an active member of this community.

I too have participated for a long time in another forum and have experienced the same. This seems to be a trend with many online forums and communities. More have moved to Facebook (which I don't use) a "forum" in which the owner of the page gets to be the moderator.