Misbun Sidek said:
/v9k/ really is a toxic environment. I'm
amazed that you guys go there so much. I
browse wizardchan every day, and I don't
even go there. It's the worst board on the
entire site.
Yeah, I can't stand going there at all, which is why I leave it to others to search for interesting morsels, and even browsing this thread often leaves me too drained to make a semi-coherent reply.
Wizards and low attention spans, originally linked by Doctor Cuddlebug:
http://wizardchan.org/v9k/res/75405.html
That entire thread just screams "depression" at me, I had the same issues when I was down in the dumps.
It's quite maddening, frankly. It seems they're not doing anything to help themselves. They're just... feeling feels. It's only going to make their misery worse.
Don't get me wrong, it's probably okay to vent a little bit if you're frustrated or sad. Then there's ranting endlessly. I was a Wizard once. I had found a place for lost, depressed people like me on the net, and for a while I felt happy about not being alone. I hoped I could help fellow depressed Wizards, but I discovered that in the end, we are alone in our endeavor, and no amount of support from the outside can make the fundamental change for us. And so nothing ever changed, and thanks to forced anon, it was nigh-impossible to tell if anyone was making any meaningful progress.
It took me a brush with death after overdosing on drugs and being hospitalized to realize I was wasting my time. (I did not get to fly through the tunnel with the light at the end, though)
I have a really hard time taking Wizards seriously. Tell you what, while I care, I think most of them are going to snap out of their madness eventually.
I originally planned to come here to defend the Wizards, just like the others, but there is nothing to defend. We gave up on life and we are losing, there is nothing more to that.
The only way out is to just shut up and start doing things.
It's so simple, and yet so hard.
I have sung my song of truth, but this simple bit of wisdom changes nothing on its own. I'm repeating myself, and these words are uncalled for. The people here all already know that.
I guess all that's left is to sit back and enjoy the show, guilt-free. And if, like me, you find yourself unable to laugh... chances are you should get off your posterior and start doing something to improve your current situation instead of browsing this thread.
Please tell me, Mr. Sidek, are you happy with where you are in life? You are a strange one: IIRC, you are an ex-military, American Muslim convert, who emigrated to Romania and lives off of government money while doing volunteer work. I also remember you recounting your DXM trips back on Wizardchan.