ooooooo, drama
funfun!
so, ryan, ive got some counters for you. all very friendly in nature though, i insure you.
*note* all statements i make about "what penguinsdontfly does/thinks" aer based on the assumptions already made in your original post, ryan
*note* this is not a counter to your being offended. i cant tell you how to feel, that would be silly. no, this is just related to the logic of the situation.
though you dont explicitly say so, im fairly sure the intended purpose of this point was to outline his way of doing things, which is obviously portrayed negatively, and then contrast it to your way of doing things, which you show to be the 'correct,' admirable way. okay, thats a perfectly alright assertion, but that's all. care to give any rationalization for this judgment? I dont see why interpersonal competition should be seen as less valuable -or more shameful- than the internal competition that you prefer.
also, when you say, "... improving upon what i have done, not what others can do," i read it like you're saying, "by competing against others instead of yourself, you devalue your achievements." whether or not you do believe this (or im just putting words in your mouth) doesnt
really matter because i do not think that its correct. see: interpersonal competition - comparing yourself against another; internal competition - comparing yourself against yourself. in both situations the self is necessary.
why? have you ever heard of the looking glass self? it is a well respected sociological theory which states: "We imagine how we must appear to others, We imagine and react to what we feel their judgment of that appearance must be, We develop our self through the judgments of others." since this is mainly a talk about how you say Mr. anti-penguin ('anti' cuz he's
not flying =P) compares his cubing accomplishments to those of others, the theory of the looking glass self is quite applicable... and shows his M.O as most honest.
i was gonna do one of those sarcastic rewrites, but nah. this is essentially the same story as before; there is no reason for this statement's inverse to be incorrect.
oh, so you want complements? i thought that cubing was
supposed to be about internal flourishing?
it s suspected (perhaps psychologically proven, but i dont have a source to this proof) that people who say "i WILL do," in place of something like, "i WANT to," are more likely to achieve their goals. this might be simple correlation, as in, somebody is so motivated internally that it is expressed outwardly in his phrasing. it also might be causation, as in, by typing/saying it he subconsciously puts it in his mind that it "WILL" be done. it's not even a question, its fact!
