Random thoughts, observations, and opinions of a software engineer in corporate America.
Please take this to heart
Published on August 2, 2004 By CS Guy In Blogging
WORDS ARE FREAKING EASY!

Words only have as much power as you give them. It is impossible for someone to insult you. It is impossible for someone to upset you. It is impossible for someone to make you angry.

Only you can do those things to yourself!

If you don’t like what someone has to say on JU, don’t read what that person writes. Don’t visit that person’s site. Don’t read their comments. Blacklist them from your site. It is very easy.

There are a number of people on JU who I consider unworthy of my time or attention. If I see a comment of theirs I will usually skip over it. Sometimes I will read them just to reinforce my previous opinion, but I never let what they write get to me. I refuse to give them that much power over me.

I don’t care how crude, rude, crass, disgusting, or down-right evil someone’s words are. They are nothing unless you make them into something. If you enjoy the drama you create by giving these words weight, then by all means do so, but some of us are getting a little tired of hearing the same crap over and over. Maybe you can put a disclaimer at the top: ** Warning: Contains Senseless Drama **. Because if all I see are these types of articles from a person, then they will quickly join the "skip-over" list.

I suggest some people here need to toughen their skin and engage “ignore” mode.

Comments
on Aug 02, 2004
here, here...

I might keep this blog in my favorites list, so I can bump it every week as I am no doubt sure it will require as much!!!

BAM!!!
on Aug 02, 2004
Well said.
on Aug 02, 2004
I am going to go write a blog on how SSSOOOOO wrong you are...

...right after I bump you with an "insightful".
on Aug 03, 2004
Good call...
on Aug 03, 2004
I am going to go write a blog on how SSSOOOOO wrong you are...

Go to it! Don't matter to me 'cause your writing is just words.
on Aug 03, 2004
"Words only have as much power as you give them. It is impossible for someone to insult you. It is impossible for someone to upset you. It is impossible for someone to make you angry."

I have been trying to teach my wife this since we first met and I am glad to say she has been coming around.

"I am going to go write a blog on how SSSOOOOO wrong you are..."

Oh no, now it looks like I am gunna have to edumacate you as well.

/sigh A rational person's job is never done...
on Aug 03, 2004
i must say that im enjoying the notoriety a bit, and my name and blog are being referred to by these malcontents elsewhere on the net, which can only increase my traffic


At least she admits that she is a parasite inside the Maxwellian legend. Such reverence from such an irrational 'person'. I wonder if she will call me a 'limey'?