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Originally Posted by ficbot
For every person who challenged him on it, he outright dismissed them and in some cases even demanded that they go away and stop bothering him.
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Ficbot, the people I "dismissed" were people who came into this thread, not to give constructive criticism, but to say right off " Steven disgusts me, so I refuse to buy his books."
Any other points I've challenged were things I've tried before, and which haven't worked in my experience. I've tried to explain my position, as opposed to blindly dismissing that which I did not want to hear. Not surprisingly, I find my own comments being dismissed as thoroughly as you say I have dismissed others.
I'm trying to keep an open mind here, despite a lot of negative comments and criticism. To be honest, I've heard little that has encouraged me to keep at this, especially given the prevalent attitude that I am damaged, insane, evil and not worth helping... which, considering the intended nature of this thread, has surprised me. The outright negativity in even the nicest comments is incredible in here... and for the record, they're not all from me.
I don't want anyone to think they have to help me, or that I'm begging for help. I asked for some guidance in order to make a decision, given a very negative personal opinion of the state of the market. That's all. It's up to you whether or not to try to sway that opinion, but I wouldn't want you or anyone else to get as upset over this thing as I am already. If conversing with me frustrates and angers you, you should walk away from this thread and find something else to do. Don't feel obligated to do anything for me; It's not worth raising your blood pressure over.