I have to admit, I found telling John's comment about 'Thank you for writing this. I thought I was the only one.' Ummm, I know people like that. Well, even. Very well, even.
I'm sorry about the issues thing. I'll be honest - I don't think most people realize "what evil lurks in the heart of men". I'll be blunt - we're pondscum. If men were judged on what runs around in their heads, the world would be a smaller place. But we aren't - we're judged by our actions, which is why you can have a character such as Mike, and have it actually, in a twisted way, work.
Seriously - judging from your reaction, if you could read the minds of the people around you, we'd have to commit you, as a safety measure. You'd go crazy.
An example of this: A long time ago, I realized that I could make a sh*tpot of money in real estate. All I had to do was deliberately stack the deck against potential clients. Play the system against them, deny them useful information, don't let them fact-check, etc. And I realized, at the same time, that if I did that, I'd never be able to look in a mirror again, because I'd despise the person I was looking at. I'd be rich... but I'd hate myself, on a very intimate level. And it wouldn't be that hard to do.
Guys realize just how much crap lurks beneath the surface. One of the reasons why guys put women on pedestals, is because we know _men_ are that bad, and we hope _women_ are made of something better.
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Date: 2008-04-23 06:16 pm (UTC)I'm sorry about the issues thing. I'll be honest - I don't think most people realize "what evil lurks in the heart of men". I'll be blunt - we're pondscum. If men were judged on what runs around in their heads, the world would be a smaller place. But we aren't - we're judged by our actions, which is why you can have a character such as Mike, and have it actually, in a twisted way, work.
Seriously - judging from your reaction, if you could read the minds of the people around you, we'd have to commit you, as a safety measure. You'd go crazy.
An example of this: A long time ago, I realized that I could make a sh*tpot of money in real estate. All I had to do was deliberately stack the deck against potential clients. Play the system against them, deny them useful information, don't let them fact-check, etc. And I realized, at the same time, that if I did that, I'd never be able to look in a mirror again, because I'd despise the person I was looking at. I'd be rich... but I'd hate myself, on a very intimate level. And it wouldn't be that hard to do.
Guys realize just how much crap lurks beneath the surface. One of the reasons why guys put women on pedestals, is because we know _men_ are that bad, and we hope _women_ are made of something better.