~Shore Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 While I was banned one of the things I noticed that fueled YCM was ego. Its difficult to see it when you're participating in it, but once you're forced to look at the forum from an objective standpoint, you see that it is really the driving force behind both the stupidity and the good things that happens here. Everything here is about being the best. Whether it's being a "booster god" giving the best Cnc or making the best tags, winning card contests and getting your OCG perfect, getting your club stickied, reaching 6 stars, getting your rep count up, making threads about ego to make yourself sound smarter or out trolling the trolls, almost everything people do here is about ego. Which makes me guess that most YCMembers have low self-esteem and are looking for some way to validate themselves. I think YCM taught me that about myself to some extent- even as I criticized the members for being stupid I was relying on my troll cheerleading squad to make me feel good about myself. And even now, every time I see one of my posts, I see that little green number under my stats and I think "go up, damn you!", and when you think about it, that's really pretty retarded. So what should we do about this? Accept it? Try to overcome it? Laugh about it? Deny it? Ignore it? I 'unno, you tell me (so that, conversely, I can respond to your posts thus getting my post count up and making me sound more intelligent and perhaps gain some reps in the process). Anyways, since none of us have anything better to do apparently, let's discuss~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuldur Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I thought you were talking about the band. =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomboi Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 God damn your back.P.S. F*** that rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweller of Parables Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 lol ego.We both know the kiddies here won't accept the fact that other people are better than them in other whether it be in creation or debating. etc. We can't stop it.Proof: YCM Awards.[/thread] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seta Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Ego is a part of everyone's life.Get over with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweller of Parables Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Zenqued thinks he's 1337 when he thinks he is 1337 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscatter Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 First, this seemed to me like a serious thread about human ego. But I see it's just some random member complaining. Anyway....ego is what makes some people as*holes and other people valuable, it is what pushes us to do better when doing better offers really no benefit. It helped us conquer nature and develop Politics. That being said, ego is good when it is good and pointless when it is pointless, but it is never bad. You, Zen, seem to be not so egotistical, but does that really mean your self-esteem is higher than ours? Think again. I don't say you have low self-esteem, i'm just saying that people can be arrogant in this forum AND in real life at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweller of Parables Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 First' date=' this seemed to me like a serious thread about human ego. But I see it's just some random member complaining. Anyway....ego is what makes some people as*holes and other people valuable, it is what pushes us to do better when doing better offers really no benefit. It helped us conquer nature and develop Politics. That being said, ego is good when it is good and pointless when it is pointless, but it is never bad. You, Zen, seem to be not so egotistical, but does that really mean your self-esteem is higher than ours? Think again. I don't say you have low self-esteem, i'm just saying that people can be arrogant in this forum AND in real life at the same time.[/quote'] If you haven't noticed, people with little to no power feel like they are on top of the world and it isn't something you can ideally state as serious. It's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscatter Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 First' date=' this seemed to me like a serious thread about human ego. But I see it's just some random member complaining. Anyway....ego is what makes some people as*holes and other people valuable, it is what pushes us to do better when doing better offers really no benefit. It helped us conquer nature and develop Politics. That being said, ego is good when it is good and pointless when it is pointless, but it is never bad. You, Zen, seem to be not so egotistical, but does that really mean your self-esteem is higher than ours? Think again. I don't say you have low self-esteem, i'm just saying that people can be arrogant in this forum AND in real life at the same time.[/quote'] If you haven't noticed, people with little to no power feel like they are on top of the world and it isn't something you can ideally state as serious. It's funny.The people themselves are funny. I'm not sure about the "ego" in itself though. It is true that some people with no power feel on top of the world, but it is also true that people that ARE on top of the world feel like being on top of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoshIcy Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 ZQ, this is dumb for you even on a bad day. I gave you a chance, don't ruin it bro.Fun Fact: At the time of this post, my post count is 11'111... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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