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OftenBen  ·  2304 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: December 27, 2017

    I always have this feeling that I owe this place something. I have the urge to do something to make it less of a hell for the young generation so they have the same chance as me. Give something back.

There must be a name for this feeling.





user-inactivated  ·  2304 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Community.

OftenBen  ·  2304 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Vehemently disagree.

Community is a positive thing.

To me, I experience this as a sucking, yawning void. 'You were supposed to save us!' kind of thing.

My own messiah complex likely plays deeply into that.

user-inactivated  ·  2304 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A community is a community. Whether you see it as a positive or a negative all depends upon the community you're in, how you view it, your role in it, and how you view yourself.