I can’t do that. I won’t do that. Like you should not be afraid to ask questions, in fear you may show your ignorance, I cannot stop talking, for fear what I say may be taken out of context.
But I can assure you, any emotions you attach to me or my posts, it just simply is not there. In fact, I would suggest that your future dealings on the Internet are done in such a way as to always take what people say strictly at face value, at least until proven otherwise.
Making any assumptions about emotions behind text on the Internet, be they good or bad, is only going to end up in net losses. Perception is virtually useless on Internet forums. You will never gain anything from attempting to perceive something that may or may not be there while perusing Internet forums.
Truth is, I actually brush people off, mostly anyway, when they attempt to perceive into me. People who will imagine things like that… Yeah, it is too much for me.
I mean, what was the image of me in your mind? Was I laughing maniacally? With my back hunched? Brows furrowed and teeth bared? Madly typing away at my keyboard?
If you had any image in your mind other than a calm and relaxed 40 year old guy reclined in his chair, happily typing along, just taking a break between matches, it was an incorrect image.
Basically, the “how” of what I said was all in your own mind. I guess you could say it is/was a hell of your own making.
Cooler heads always prevail. And let’s just say, I am not accustomed to losing, even when the stakes are negligible, or even non-existent.
In the end, however, I should thank you. For you did not turn me into a troll. Had you come back here with a different attitude, I surely would have responded in “kind”, making me into a troll of sorts. So kudos to you, for keeping a cool head.
