I didn't say it wouldn't happen to me. I said it had happened to me and that the solution wasn't novel. Take the "your laptop has been compromised" thing - every time someone with a Yahoo account gets phished you stare down this very problem. "I'm writing this with tears in my eyes" is far more of a problem than "Disregard that I suck cocks" and I know five people who have been hit with that in the past year. It isn't thought-provoking, it's dreary routine. More than that, the reality of the dreary routine is far more interesting and far more variable than the hypothetical.
So these situations are normal routine for you? That must suck. While I understand that the questions might not pertain to you, it doesn't mean you should say they aren't thought provoking to others. Although that really does suck that these situations are normal for you. Ouch.
What I said was: A. " a perspective into the vastly differing make-up of social and psychological profiles can be seen." B. " in order for it to be open-ended enough to be applicable to a large enough cross-section it has to be vague and if it isn't vague, it's going to be irrelevant to a lot of people." C. " the reality of the dreary routine is far more interesting and far more variable than the hypothetical." So yeah. I find real situations to be more interesting than fabricated ones, primarily because when you fabricate a problem you can never fabricate all the facets that actually make the problem a real problem. And contrary to what you may think, I don't think it sucks that these situations are normal at all. I think it sucks far worse to be completely flummoxed by everyday occurrences that can be handled easily if one thinks about it a little. The problem I dealt with yesterday - and solved to my satisfaction - trumps the crap out of all of the above, in my opinion... not the least of which is the solution matters.
A. I understand that. I find that interesting. B. Not necessarily. Sure, it isn't going to be relevant for some people, but that doesn't mean that there will be a large number of people in that category. Also why would it matter whether or not it's applicable to a large group? It's not like they are doing a study or anything. C. Alright so that's your opinion. Mine is just the opposite. Sure you may not be able think of every facet that makes it a problem, but it's still fun to read what others would do in those situations and to write what you would do. I haven't seen anyone in this thread, nor know of anyone that would be flummoxed by everyday occurrences. Congrats on your problem being solved?