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You have convinced me, I will join.
Hrm in the anime Kyon has to be coerced and blackmailed before joining.
You are a very intelligent person.
p.s. Your avatar is also cool.
What is the name of this anime? I may have to look it up.
Oh, please don't answer.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. It's the best anime ever aired. Ever.
Oh c’mon, humour the narcissist, it's funny.I'll join, but I am an individual first and foremost. You may be as headstrong as Haruhi, but I don't 'obey' others, no matter how charismatic, aggressive, or vocal they may be.
I do intend to start a small but devoted cult (dealing mainly with magic) around myself when I am in my mid-20s.
I will be successful in this endeavor. I have successfully trialed persuasion tactics designed to elicit extreme reverence and loyalty with individuals, so it will likely be fairly easy for me to learn the skills needed to manage groups.
I do. I've already had 3 people (unknown to each other) offer themselves to me to the extent that they could be best described as followers.
People have sincerely told me that I'm their guru, their inspiration, their hope.
I have what it takes.
You seem to be directing a lot of attention to the Fatima thread. Why?
Haruhi, I believe what Cog is trying to point out is how obvious your insecurities are. Sure, you can deny them, but they're hidden by nothing more than a thin veil of over-confidence.
You should not waste your time convincing us of your superiority or capabilities if it is the absolute truth.
State it when neccessary and do nothing more than observe opposition with an open mind, possibly commenting where they have made logical fallacies.
Explain nothing more than is absolutely required.
The ultimate goal is functionality, what you seek is exaltment, something that can only be obtained through respect. Respect is aquired through application of functionality.
How can you take command when you rely on others to fuel your insecurities with compliments and approval?
You are merely bound to them, another mindless entity in an infinite system.
If you cannot shed yourself of these desires you become an equal in your followers minds. This has it's advantages.
I just don't see you as seeking equality.
We all have them, some more than others. They force us to refine our behavior and further our path to conceptual perfection.Haruhi said:Insecurities can be great motivators. I'm not really trying to hide them here, because I'm not trying to achieve much in particular. Also, I'm having a little fun.
I have no objection if you do not see the need.Why? For what purpose? I would perhaps agree with you in some situations, but why this one?
This is good, exaltment is a paradoxical conclusion anyway.It's not my ultimate goal, and 'exaltment' isn't what I seek here. The SOS Club is about the investigation of paranormal phenomena. I have no reason to adjust my actions in a way that will gain others' approval here, because I'm not trying to recruit any of you to my real cult. I still need to do more planning and self-development before I start that.
Perhaps you are correct, but I do find it challenging to accept that an individual can claim to be a force of nature whilst not being egotistical unless they also intend to argue that all of mankind is along with them.I don't think I am. I've been more open here than normal, so you're getting a different impression that somebody offline would. IRL, I'm basically neutral to compliments and criticism. I'm more a force of nature than an egotistical human being.
...and you are not. Unless you are the worst you are above another.I'm not, and I don't want to become equal.
Indulge me, please.I do not need to understand the type of person who I will not enlist.
I found you guys an old photograph of the 3 in question
Perhaps you are correct, but I do find it challenging to accept that an individual can claim to be a force of nature whilst not being egotistical unless they also intend to argue that all of mankind is along with them.
However, I did not intend to judge you; it is merely inevitable.
There goes the conversation, goodbye *waves at nothing*
I'm truly shocked by this, how dare they.Myself, Oblivious, Anthile, Crimson_Knight, still working on saffyangelis (I'll pm her)...
Our plans our coming to fruition, brothers and sisters!
I'm truly shocked by this, how dare they.
Setting you up for some major mind screw and not letting me in on it.
Shame on you all.
btw can you tell me the name of the character you're identifying me with?
It's the type of thing I'm really interested in discussing, and why I joined this forum. Also, the SOS Club is all about the investigation of such events, so it is my duty as chief.
Insecurities can be great motivators. I'm not really trying to hide them here, because I'm not trying to achieve much in particular. Also, I'm having a little fun.
Why? For what purpose? I would perhaps agree with you in some situations, but why this one?
It's not my ultimate goal, and 'exaltment' isn't I seek here. The SOS Club is about the investigation of paranormal phenomena. I have no reason to adjust my actions in a way that will gain others' approval here, because I'm not trying to recruit any of you to my real cult. I still need to do more planning and self-development before I start that.
I don't think I am. I've been more open here than normal, so you're getting a different impression that somebody offline would. IRL, I'm basically neutral to compliments and criticism. I'm more a force of nature than an egotistical human being.
I'm not, and I don't want to become equal.
It is important that you can recognise the cult leaders' tactics, so that you can act as if they are working while remaining internally immune.