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Originally Posted by ficbot
2) I think it was a mistake for you to get so involved with some of the political-type threads such as the one on piracy...
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Image can be a difficult thing. Do you give people actual opinions when they ask for them? Or do you just smile a big, toothy smile and utter popular platitudes, just before shoving your books back under their noses?
I don't like to hide behind false personas and false names on the web, the way so many others do. I don't live in a police state, where uttering something against the current administration is likely to have me locked up the next day. I'm proud of who I am, and I believe my opinions have merit.
So my becoming a syncophant when online is personally frustrating to me, and does not encourage me to participate in such forums where my real opinions are not valued, or even entertained. If I do adapt such a persona... you won't be seeing much of me around here, or anywhere else online.
(And yes, I'm sure that pleases a number of MR members no end.)