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Originally Posted by Timboli
Call it complaining if you want, but I see it as a discussion about what is both fair and unfair.
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When I think discussion that is something different than trying to convince others how your point of view is the only acceptable one. You are very argumentative about your own opinion. That is perfectly fine and everybody is entitled to their own opinion. It becomes slightly annoying, biased, unfair when you shoot every singly differing opinion down. Your favorite phrase is that it doesn't make sense. Not just to you, but universally. And then the condescending "doesn't make sense, but I will answer anyway." That is very rude, might as well phrase it "you are so wrong and stupid, let me prove it to you." What a coincidence (pun intended incase you missed it), you beat the dead horse and use it against me. I am both shocked, and at the same time honored that I managed to push the right button.
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The rest of what you say is nonsensical, but I will answer it anyway, just in case you were serious and not exactly the smartest kid on the block.
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There. Maybe you think you are entitled to say such a thing since you are both older than me and think yourself more intelligent. That you are older is a simple deduction from you mentioning you been buying books for over 5 decades. I just started my 5th decade of living last year. As for intelligence? The chance of a random person being more intelligent than me is lower than the other way around. That goes for you probably just the same. That is unfortunately inconclusive data to go comparing yours with mine. I will just ignore the insult and answer truthfully to the real question you are asking. At least what I can gather, anyway.
The rest of your post just confirms what impression I had, so I just snip it and sum it up: You are a book addict concerning reading books, rereading books, collecting books, buying books. You mentioned at least once (probably more than once in this thread alone) that you already have enough to last past your life expectancy (estimated and actual) and that you are content with it. That, of course, usually is a lie. I truly believe you have enough to last your lifetime, what I do not believe is that you are content with your reading material. And you confirmed it. For reading, you would probably be fine, but not for satisfying you buying and hording addiction. I got that from reading between your lines. Your lines have a lot less room between them than my lines, since I am a person of few words. I usually try to only say something I think important. You are the opposite, and I don't mean that in a bad way. You are a story teller. Probably would make a good author yourself if you wanted to.
Was I truly serious with what I said? Absolutely. The important part is between the lines not put there. The missing part is that you would never accept my proposal of stopping to buy books. Because you don't want to as you love buying books. Except some are too expensive that you would like to buy. Too expensive by your standard of fairness. A lot ofthings are too expensive for me as well. The way I deal with it personally is to only look in my price range and see what I would like to read. Works for me, may not work for you.
So there is that, an attempt to get you thinking.