Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Troll?
mmm ... don't think so. But I do think this is someone from outside of the cultural mainstream of most people on this site. And I think that they come from a culture which values conformity more and idealizes exceptionality less than many of the rest of us.
And I think that family and friends giving critique in that context are likely trying to use the tools they have to guide choumichou into better life choices - which means, in such a social context, that they want choumichou's life to look a bit more like theirs.
Just because people are different from what may be our normal experience does not mean they are trolls out to provoke us. It may simply mean that they are different.
Since I value (not idealize) exceptionality, I think that is a good thing. And interesting.
... Of course, all this is speculation. Choumichou would have to confirm or deny my surmises.
so ... perhaps it is I who an the troll - after all, this post could simply be meant to provoke a response ...