Posted by Dinah on May 11, 2010, at 8:41:34
In reply to Re: other posters in the alphabet, posted by Dinah on May 11, 2010, at 8:26:16
Of course, there is likely a variation on Poster W, who has the same expectations of Dr. Bob, but doesn't feel them as keenly. So if Dr. Bob disappoints their expectations, they are more likely to be able to shrug it off as his idiosyncrasy and something that Poster W(2) has to put up with for being here. Or to feel mildly that Dr. Bob was unprofessional or wrong or whatever, but that's part of life. Especially if Dr. Bob's actions don't affect them personally. And sometimes even if they do. So that their enjoyment and participation in Babble is largely unaffected by anything Dr. Bob does.
In fact, there may be permutations of all the alphabet posters that lead to a more detached version.
The difference there may be in a different way of viewing the world (and their relationship to the world) rather than Dr. Bob, and different expectations of life and fairness, etc.
I envy the (2)'s. :(
These posters may have more reactions to other posters responses to Dr. Bob than they do to Dr. Bob himself.
poster:Dinah
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