On 2006-01-14, Brand Robins wrote:
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Mo, That would explain why some people have such a huge and overwhelming response to their character being attacked or critizied or losing. (The "my guy is always right and moral and justified!" response.) When that happens we aren't just attacking the virtual them, we are attacking the image of themselves as the best they can ever see themselves being. We aren't just saying they suck, but that everything they hope to be sucks. Ouch. |
Some maybe useful links: Complete Index of Entries Search for a Post or Comment Search the Forge Forums This makes... WMW go "Or the character can be the shadow-self." Who has permission to do all the things that I don't dare to. BR go "So in that case you are judging their..." darkest desires. Which if you say "OH THAT'S SO EVIL!" may make them happy, but if you say that it's lame and pedestrian will mean that even their evil self is a wanker? (Note: I've played evil evil and I've played wanker evil, so I'm not judging here....) SLB go "Judging the shadow" Sometimes, when you judge someone's shadow and find it to be deeply disturbing, the lesson they will take from that is that you were only OK with them as a person until you found out what they were really like. |