Day
88: Being wrong is a natural thing. We all are swayed by our opinions,
biases, core beliefs and for many, our prejudice. But, in the real
world, when we pound our chest with complete conviction, we sometimes
have to stare at the floor and admit our stance, our views, our
arguments, etc were wrong.
Nobody likes being wrong. Being wrong makes us have to admit the one thing we hate most...someone knew more than us.
In school we are commended on being able to correctly answer 90% of the questions. We're never told that we only got 10% wrong, ever. But what happens to that 10%? Good students are the ones who go and learn that material after the test, not satisfied with their imperfect score. So why not in life?
Facebook gives us an alternative to living in reality. For some reason, some think the real world rules don't apply. Calling someone names, lying about them or "infriending" them has consequences, yet we rarely apologize on Facebook and even more rare is the admittance that we were wrong. We ignore it, delete it or as some do, we stop arguing with those more well informed than us and spread our falsehoods elsewhere.
Why is this acceptable? Why is it OK for someone to call someone a name, they'd never dream of in person? To break a trust publicly? To throw the most heinous of all insults at someone, without any hesitation? But even worse, to not have the courage to stand up tall and admit the other person was right?
I have some good friends on here and some are truly good people, but the majority are so concerned with justifying their misinformation, that instead of admitting ignorance, confusion or simply misreading something, they stick to their guns, refuse to retract and go on and on with their rhetoric.
Isn't this the same thing most claim is ruining our country. The fact we continue to make the same mistakes over and over? So why is it OK for you or I? We need to start showing accountability for what we post, especially you parents out there. For if we don't pass down down ethics, morals, accountability and acceptanceof our own faults, how can we ever accept the faults of others? #100DaysOfHopper
Day 89: 8PM and almost no post of the day. Somewhere Cooney and Smyth are toasting my demise. Who knows, maybe even the people who really wish me dead. I'll keep this short, as today was used to catch up on sleep. Being that in the last 10 days, I have a grand total of 6 hours of sleep while it is actually dark outside. For all you "I have insomnia boohooers," can anyone claim anything even remotely close to this? Sure, I've caught up with naps, but my schedule has basically been sleep 7-10am and 5-7PM. A few times I've added a half hour to and hour, but basically working on five or less per day over the last seven and a half weeks.
Last night's sleeplessness was aided by a 4:30AM chat with an old friend. I have three people in my life who I can go months without speaking to and then it's businesses as usual. This person is not only one of them, but one of the people I value most, for if nothing else, his ability to give outside perspective and find a positive in what I find only negative. I think if we lived close by or spent days upon days with each other, we'd lose this. I believe that his distance is what adds to his perspective and his being completely unaware of the personalities of whom I speak is essential in his insights.
Tomorrow, actually Monday, will start the final ten commentaries and while I know some people have made fun, grown tired or mocked it, I think the results of some of it and what I've seen in people's posts and actions are pretty interesting. I also want to thank those who have privately commented. Especially now, it won't be forgotten. #100DaysOfHopper
Nobody likes being wrong. Being wrong makes us have to admit the one thing we hate most...someone knew more than us.
In school we are commended on being able to correctly answer 90% of the questions. We're never told that we only got 10% wrong, ever. But what happens to that 10%? Good students are the ones who go and learn that material after the test, not satisfied with their imperfect score. So why not in life?
Facebook gives us an alternative to living in reality. For some reason, some think the real world rules don't apply. Calling someone names, lying about them or "infriending" them has consequences, yet we rarely apologize on Facebook and even more rare is the admittance that we were wrong. We ignore it, delete it or as some do, we stop arguing with those more well informed than us and spread our falsehoods elsewhere.
Why is this acceptable? Why is it OK for someone to call someone a name, they'd never dream of in person? To break a trust publicly? To throw the most heinous of all insults at someone, without any hesitation? But even worse, to not have the courage to stand up tall and admit the other person was right?
I have some good friends on here and some are truly good people, but the majority are so concerned with justifying their misinformation, that instead of admitting ignorance, confusion or simply misreading something, they stick to their guns, refuse to retract and go on and on with their rhetoric.
Isn't this the same thing most claim is ruining our country. The fact we continue to make the same mistakes over and over? So why is it OK for you or I? We need to start showing accountability for what we post, especially you parents out there. For if we don't pass down down ethics, morals, accountability and acceptanceof our own faults, how can we ever accept the faults of others? #100DaysOfHopper
Day 89: 8PM and almost no post of the day. Somewhere Cooney and Smyth are toasting my demise. Who knows, maybe even the people who really wish me dead. I'll keep this short, as today was used to catch up on sleep. Being that in the last 10 days, I have a grand total of 6 hours of sleep while it is actually dark outside. For all you "I have insomnia boohooers," can anyone claim anything even remotely close to this? Sure, I've caught up with naps, but my schedule has basically been sleep 7-10am and 5-7PM. A few times I've added a half hour to and hour, but basically working on five or less per day over the last seven and a half weeks.
Last night's sleeplessness was aided by a 4:30AM chat with an old friend. I have three people in my life who I can go months without speaking to and then it's businesses as usual. This person is not only one of them, but one of the people I value most, for if nothing else, his ability to give outside perspective and find a positive in what I find only negative. I think if we lived close by or spent days upon days with each other, we'd lose this. I believe that his distance is what adds to his perspective and his being completely unaware of the personalities of whom I speak is essential in his insights.
Tomorrow, actually Monday, will start the final ten commentaries and while I know some people have made fun, grown tired or mocked it, I think the results of some of it and what I've seen in people's posts and actions are pretty interesting. I also want to thank those who have privately commented. Especially now, it won't be forgotten. #100DaysOfHopper
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