Actually, I have learned a lot, not necessarily from him, but from every one of us combined.
First of all: I have felt before that there is an issue in how the majority of us are concerned about STS/STO, and although I have voiced my opinion on this several times, I never even imagined that for some reason, this place would look like an "STS-hugger" or an "STS-lover" forum in any way, shape or form.
But: the thing is, through him, we have been able to come in terms what it might mean to live with the concept that is STS or STO, or if we like these concepts or not. I have labeled Shin'Ar as a "zealot", not to lower his goals, but simply because he came here, rushed through with all these topics, and never for a moment seemed to really consider that sometimes he does not hold an ultimate truth that is good for everyone - he only holds what is best for himself, at this moment. Or what is needed to improve, not "best" in our linear terminology.
I am embracing the idea that this forum will in fact withstand a lot of heated discussions. There is a lot to talk about still, a lot to chew on. One is what we just have seen: when the idea of someone causing temporary harm would rile up someone so much that he would go and cause that harm in the first place, or something very, very close to it. I have always got bad nerd chills out of that, just like when listening to one candidate talk where one said they do not want war, but they will have to go against Iran just to be sure... yeah, just to be sure. They are at the other half of the world.. : (
I am also very thankful for everyone who stayed calm even during the most heated conversations (especially the mods, Ankh, Abridgetoofar, and I am certain there were more, but I forgot : ( ), because sometimes I knew that I would not have been able to keep that up.
First of all: I have felt before that there is an issue in how the majority of us are concerned about STS/STO, and although I have voiced my opinion on this several times, I never even imagined that for some reason, this place would look like an "STS-hugger" or an "STS-lover" forum in any way, shape or form.
But: the thing is, through him, we have been able to come in terms what it might mean to live with the concept that is STS or STO, or if we like these concepts or not. I have labeled Shin'Ar as a "zealot", not to lower his goals, but simply because he came here, rushed through with all these topics, and never for a moment seemed to really consider that sometimes he does not hold an ultimate truth that is good for everyone - he only holds what is best for himself, at this moment. Or what is needed to improve, not "best" in our linear terminology.
I am embracing the idea that this forum will in fact withstand a lot of heated discussions. There is a lot to talk about still, a lot to chew on. One is what we just have seen: when the idea of someone causing temporary harm would rile up someone so much that he would go and cause that harm in the first place, or something very, very close to it. I have always got bad nerd chills out of that, just like when listening to one candidate talk where one said they do not want war, but they will have to go against Iran just to be sure... yeah, just to be sure. They are at the other half of the world.. : (
I am also very thankful for everyone who stayed calm even during the most heated conversations (especially the mods, Ankh, Abridgetoofar, and I am certain there were more, but I forgot : ( ), because sometimes I knew that I would not have been able to keep that up.
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