red night Said:
01 Jul '09 21:59 :: 6 recommendations
This forum is seductive. In my 3+ years here, I have come to love it and loathe it; sometimes alternately, sometimes concurrently. I have seen lonely weak minds drawn into its banality with the obsession of a heroin addict looking for a fix. I have seen strong minds shattered like glass against its hard malice.
I have personally been thrilled and repulsed by my own reaction to its fuliginous charms; sometimes alternately, sometimes concurrently. I came here and left a single post that led to a three year battle, a seemingly never-ending battle for what?
Some fight for control. Some fight for their own perceived righteousness. Some fight for the honor of the forum itself. It is an interesting social experiment testing whether an inter-generational/cross-cultural group can play together in a virtual world.
I find myself at a point where I cannot condone nor condemn my own actions anymore than I can the activites of certain users. My time away from this forum in the past has often been like a breath of fresh air. I need to breath that air again. I am taking a break. I will not cast this break as an escape from those who oppose me. This is not a stunt or a ploy. I will almost certainly be back. I know not how long I will be gone.
Around 1 week I would say (5 days actually) -VR
