FFtF

[Defeatist Elitist]

"I SEE A TOPIC" "THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE LOUDLY AND OFTEN RUDELY STATING BIZARRE AND INSANE OPINIONS. SOME ARE JUST OUT THERE AND SOME SEEM STRANGELY CREATED TO BE EXACTLY CONTRARY TO MINE" "CLEARLY THEY ARE BEING ENTIRELY SERIOUS AND SHOULD BE TREATED THUS!"

What drives this thought process?

[Mousefire]

We aren't protected from evil spirits outside the forest, that's why

[Fayt Zelpher]

Hatred and distaste of our fellow human beings.

Plus, I don't like you very much.

Edited February 3, 2010 by Randomly Predictable

[BK-201]

Because I can. The other boards aren't as active.

[Fayt Zelpher]

And because your name seems to be filter banned. So we have no respect for you since you = clown in SF's eyes.

[Emeraldfox]

Because:

[Defeatist Elitist]

Hatred and distaste of our fellow human beings.

Plus, I don't like you very much.

Because I can. The other boards aren't as active.

And because your name seems to be filter banned. So we have no respect for you since you = clown in SF's eyes.

You don't seem to have answered my question.

[Junkhead]

Hatred and distaste of our fellow human beings.

Plus, I don't like you very much.

Bleh, you're that typical guy that thinks humans are mentally inferior tou you and the rest are a disgrace, much talk and little action, Sir Brag-Alot.

[Junkhead]

What drives this thought process?

It's fun, that's why.

[Fayt Zelpher]

I told you. We're jerks to you because we don't like you and have no respect for you either.

[Junkhead]

I told you. We're jerks to you because we don't like you and have no respect for you either.

Yes, we DO like R'evan, so it's just your opinion.

[Fayt Zelpher]

Yes, we DO like R'evan, so it's just your opinion.

I don't hate him. It's called a joke.

[Emeraldfox]

Hi Chalis.

[Naglfar]

We aren't protected from evil spirits outside the forest, that's why

If the context were more apparent from that post alone, I'd sig it.

Anyway, yeah. That and people are idiots.

[Defeatist Elitist]

It's fun, that's why.

Doesn't really answer my question.

[Chalis]

Research on the pathways to FFtF use and addiction suggests the immediate decision to use FFtF is driven, basically, by one of two types of reasons. One group of young people seems to use FFtF simply to feel good. They are seeking novelty or excitement, to have a good time. I include in this group those who say they use FFtF just because all their friends are doing it; they just want to join in common fun or to be "cool." These kids are the ones most likely to be responsive to prevention programming that educates about the harmful effects of FFtF on their bodies, and are most influenced by the powerful protective factor of having strong and loving parents interested and involved in all aspects of their lives. These kids also seem to have the best chances of being successfully taught to seek alternative ways of having fun and to resist the temptation to seek novelty in FFtF and other harmful ways.

But there is also a second, very different group of young people who are using FFtF for quite different, actually more intractable reasons. These are kids who in some way or another are suffering and use FFtF to try to make themselves feel better, or even normal. This group often includes people stuck in very difficult life situations - poor communication skills or abusive anonymous, for example. It also includes kids suffering from a variety of untreated mental disorders, like biweekly name changes, copypasta, and unwarranted self importance. Estimates are that as many as over 9,000 children and adolescents may suffer from emotional and psychiatric problems of such magnitude that their ability to function is compromised, and the majority of those kids are at extremely high risk of becoming addicted to FFtF.

These young people are not using FFtF just to feel good. These children are actually trying to medicate themselves with FFtF. they use FFtF because they think they will make them feel better, or normal, in the same way that other people might be given video games or slowpoke tails. The problem, of course, is that using illicit FFtF is not an effective treatment. In addition to other, perhaps more obvious problems - like that their use interferes with normal functioning - this kind of FFtF use actually will ultimately make them feel worse, not better. Made up research has shown clearly that this kind of FFtF use only exacerbates underlying psychological problems.

[Mousefire]

Research on the pathways to FFtF use and addiction suggests the immediate decision to use FFtF is driven, basically, by one of two types of reasons. One group of young people seems to use FFtF simply to feel good. They are seeking novelty or excitement, to have a good time. I include in this group those who say they use FFtF just because all their friends are doing it; they just want to join in common fun or to be "cool." These kids are the ones most likely to be responsive to prevention programming that educates about the harmful effects of FFtF on their bodies, and are most influenced by the powerful protective factor of having strong and loving parents interested and involved in all aspects of their lives. These kids also seem to have the best chances of being successfully taught to seek alternative ways of having fun and to resist the temptation to seek novelty in FFtF and other harmful ways.

But there is also a second, very different group of young people who are using FFtF for quite different, actually more intractable reasons. These are kids who in some way or another are suffering and use FFtF to try to make themselves feel better, or even normal. This group often includes people stuck in very difficult life situations - poor communication skills or abusive anonymous, for example. It also includes kids suffering from a variety of untreated mental disorders, like biweekly name changes, copypasta, and unwarranted self importance. Estimates are that as many as over 9,000 children and adolescents may suffer from emotional and psychiatric problems of such magnitude that their ability to function is compromised, and the majority of those kids are at extremely high risk of becoming addicted to FFtF.

These young people are not using FFtF just to feel good. These children are actually trying to medicate themselves with FFtF. they use FFtF because they think they will make them feel better, or normal, in the same way that other people might be given video games or slowpoke tails. The problem, of course, is that using illicit FFtF is not an effective treatment. In addition to other, perhaps more obvious problems - like that their use interferes with normal functioning - this kind of FFtF use actually will ultimately make them feel worse, not better. Made up research has shown clearly that this kind of FFtF use only exacerbates underlying psychological problems.

[Fayt Zelpher]

Replace drugs with FFtF where ever it appears in an article. Most impressive.

[Defeatist Elitist]

To clarify, I'm not asking why people use FFtF.

[Naglfar]

I don't hate him. It's called a joke.

Could have fooled me.

Always add an emoticon.

[Original Alear]

I don't very often. But when I do, it's mostly because I am interested in posting in the unofficial rules forum for some reason.

I have never even been in the largest threads here (FE4 thread, Rokwhatever republic thread, etc).

[Chalis]

To clarify, I'm not asking why people use FFtF.

OP is in caps. How dare you expect anyone to read that. :(

[Fayt Zelpher]

In order to understand why we post these things, you must first understand why we post them.

[Junkhead]

"I SEE A TOPIC" "THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE LOUDLY AND OFTEN RUDELY STATING BIZARRE AND INSANE OPINIONS. SOME ARE JUST OUT THERE AND SOME SEEM STRANGELY CREATED TO BE EXACTLY CONTRARY TO MINE" "CLEARLY THEY ARE BEING ENTIRELY SERIOUS AND SHOULD BE TREATED THUS!"

Luminothe.

What drives this thought process?

...Our thoughts...? I dunno :C

[Fayt Zelpher]

In order to understand thought processes, you must first have knowledge of thoughts.