mibuchiha Posts

Just being realistic, Circe. I can't even name that many ladies, and there's no guarantee all of them would join.

So yeah. Well anyway, since you want to see it filled, why not start the fad?

That's a lot of ladies. Doubting it will ever be filled.

Well, I do think I'm quite serious. But that's because I'm also sensitive. ~.~

Not particularly keen on being second, but sure, wynaut.

=3=

Surprisingly. ~.~

Hmm... nope. ;)

Because it's to show a sweet feeling, not the food~

And that's where the differences lie. I don't determine the importance of a friend solely by rl or online. Some of my friends online know more of me than my casual friends. My bros irl are more important than those online friends, ofc. And there's luv too, to me she's a real lover, she knows me very much, even things I didn't know about myself before. Sure she's only online for now, which is why I intend to have her in my rl when I can.

No fresh bacons?

Now that you mention it, it's true. But yeah, I dunno how to say it without making it an oxymoron, but I certainly feel that the importance of rl is clearly stated in my posts. I'm simply against dismissing things only because they're deemed unimportant. We never know how the world chooses to give us a chance, so I prefer to keep my choices open.

And here's me surprised that you had to point this out. I thought my posts implied this very clearly.

I didn't say rl isn't more important. What I'm saying is that while it is more important, some of the wonderful things irl do start by online life. The rl > online attitude denies that possibility and that's why I find making clear distinctions between the two and dismissing one as unimportant wrong.

And to answer the question, well duh, because I want to marry her irl.

Not yet. And that's one of the parts I plan to join together.

Edit: Rise, mind letting me answer questions directed to me?

While true, again, it's a matter of choice. People can choose to be weak and stupid, and it's not really our place to dictate them what to do.

I do prioritize rl, but not in a definite rl > online way. As I said there are parts of the two I want to join up, and the one living them both are the same person, me.

The thread made me wonder... why the distinction? Why is real life all-important, when in truth it's just a matter of which one you choose to take/sacrifice?

Well sure rl put foods on our table, but eh, I don't eat just to prolong my life.

As one of the oldfags and active CTFG lurker, I agree that it was an ideal world of sorts. I don't know about being insecure though. I admit that I don't like how IB is now, but I think I can take the insults without much problem. I even visit IB often to find really funny threads. While those are rare, mostly are just stupid, but at least I know from my lurks that I don't hate IB. It's just that the general 'feel' of IB isn't how I like things, it isn't my way of speaking, my way of choosing words and interacting, therefore it's difficult for me to be actively involved there.

As for CTFG. Or pre-2010 IB. Yes, it was almost real to me. Everything felt so dear, how people would chat together and so on. I made friends. I loved visiting the place, I used to look forward to seeing the users. It felt as if I was interacting irl just the same, without (at least that was how it appeared to me) all the fake pleasantries.

Then come the split. Many users quit due to that, all the people I loved to chat with. That came as a shock to me. They moved on to different place, some never visited F! ever again. It was confusing to me. I wasn't attached enough with the place to move to a different forums simply due to a forum section split and I wasn't too detached that it didn't affect my feelings. So through the confusion I chose to simply adapt with the change, keeping my interactions with the friends that remained.

That period taught me about what I really loved about CTFG. It's the friendships. All the interactions felt real. It's not about the place, and honestly, I came to dislike the overly utopian feel of the current CTFG. Everything seems so silly, like people playing friends, having fun together and that's it. Of course, I wouldn't assume that's all the new users that frequent CTFG are, but that's how it appeared to me. I dislike the seemingly shallow interactions, it feels like I've lost what I loved so much about CTFG back then.

Perhaps it was just me growing up, or maybe I've changed to be more apathetic. I'm not sure. Looking through my post history made me feel so alien, I felt from my earlier posts the same silliness I dislike in the current CTFG. I even had a friend pointed that out for me. And of course, new users aren't all bad to me. Some of them I would call my true friends, and there's someone even beyond that to me. But that doesn't change the fact I'm detached from the current CTFG. I just maintain a thread there. Yes I do lurk, but I post quite rarely and only to chat with few people. Like when the split happened, I am not clinging to what's no more, it's just that I have no reason to quit, some of my friends are still active and at times CTFG does provide my excitement dose.

So... yeah. It's definitely a highly unique culture. I however do not see it as escapism, at least it is not a form of escape to me. I can separate it and my life fairly well, I know the importance of both, and I know which are the parts of the two I want to join together. Even if I'm no more than a lurker there now, it's still true that CTFG meant a lot to me. Lifechanging, even.

OOC...

No prob, take your time to read it at your own leisure. The updates will be coming... eventually.

Oh, Reality Marble! I didn't think of that, but now that you mention it, yeah, I can definitely relate psycheverse to that. The only difference is that it exists in the minds of all Kierres, and it's not really something one can choose (assuming those with RMs choose for their RM to be the way they are).

If you're curious, the concept is based on Cosmospheres from Ar tonelico.

Guys, writing is mainly for fun. That's why I choose to ignore any grammatical mistakes as long as I can understand the message the author is trying to deliver. Nitpicking, while important for perfection, tend to make us lose the very reason we started doing this writing stuff to begin with.

No prob. Read it at your leisure.