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TheBlueMarvel · 11-27-2019, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Boy Blunder

I get that your post has a heavy dose of sarcasm, my man, but it really reads kinda... condescending and holier-than-thou. At the end of the day, people are gonna like what they like, and hate on what they hate, and sometimes those two things will be indistinguishable from one another. That's just how we be.

Fair enough, BB.

I've been a "toy scientist" here alongside many others, so never think I place myself on the outside of any observation I make. After all, and as it regards the statement in question, I buy multiple agents, thugs, henchmen, and extras of figs that impress me - for breakage, or just because - and I've always been up front about that. Any comment I make is usually purposely provocative, and this one isn't altogether different from others I've made previously. Personally, I'm always going to vocalize when I believe a manufacturer is taking advantage, the amount of money I've spent collecting gives me that right. As far as any percieved condescension, that is something that is as ubiquitous here as it is anywhere you'll find on the internet and, sadly, in life. And while people, yourself included, may read (at times, correctly even) into the things I write, what you won't find me doing is ganging up on someone, singling someone out in the pecking order here, or railing against someone over different ideas or systems of belief...unless, of course, I believe they've crossed some line of socially acceptable communication or an opinion has been presented as fact. FYI - There're many ways to be holier-than-thou and snark, to me, is the least offensive vector.

But, for what it's worth, I think it's pretty obvious that I don't spend too much time worrying about the impressions I leave or the assessments others make of me. If we get along, that's cool. If not, that's also cool. If we're somewhere in between, coolest. If people are offended by my toy and collecting 'takes'...well, I've seen far more subtlety pernicious and antisocial things on this thread, so I'll ask that the offended parties indulge my intermittent "meh-ness" lol

11-27-2019, 04:56 AM	#58139
TheBlueMarvel MarvelLegends/DCUniverse Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: On the metaphysical plane of celestial BOOM BAP! Posts: 6,019	Quote: Originally Posted by Boy Blunder I get that your post has a heavy dose of sarcasm, my man, but it really reads kinda... condescending and holier-than-thou. At the end of the day, people are gonna like what they like, and hate on what they hate, and sometimes those two things will be indistinguishable from one another. That's just how we be. Fair enough, BB. I've been a "toy scientist" here alongside many others, so never think I place myself on the outside of any observation I make. After all, and as it regards the statement in question, I buy multiple agents, thugs, henchmen, and extras of figs that impress me - for breakage, or just because - and I've always been up front about that. Any comment I make is usually purposely provocative, and this one isn't altogether different from others I've made previously. Personally, I'm always going to vocalize when I believe a manufacturer is taking advantage, the amount of money I've spent collecting gives me that right. As far as any percieved condescension, that is something that is as ubiquitous here as it is anywhere you'll find on the internet and, sadly, in life. And while people, yourself included, may read (at times, correctly even) into the things I write, what you won't find me doing is ganging up on someone, singling someone out in the pecking order here, or railing against someone over different ideas or systems of belief...unless, of course, I believe they've crossed some line of socially acceptable communication or an opinion has been presented as fact. FYI - There're many ways to be holier-than-thou and snark, to me, is the least offensive vector. But, for what it's worth, I think it's pretty obvious that I don't spend too much time worrying about the impressions I leave or the assessments others make of me. If we get along, that's cool. If not, that's also cool. If we're somewhere in between, coolest. If people are offended by my toy and collecting 'takes'...well, I've seen far more subtlety pernicious and antisocial things on this thread, so I'll ask that the offended parties indulge my intermittent "meh-ness" lol Last edited by TheBlueMarvel; 11-27-2019 at 07:04 AM..