Posted by Spoc on April 8, 2005, at 10:57:19
In reply to Re: Can't afford the maintenance » Spoc, posted by used2b on April 8, 2005, at 10:15:11
Oh, I do get you on that too. Usually people who tend to end up in... sticky situations due to the assessments they offer (invited or not) are advised to consider that it happens because of some bias, projection, etc. in themselves. And surely it sometimes does. But in large part, like you I also virtually "know" that in reality, I can just hit too close to home. If it's a rather benign subject the "recipient" may find it uncanny, fascinating and welcome, but...
And yes, I also feel that this part of ourselves seems to require too much suppression for comfort or sometimes fairness. In many situations though I can see that I may as well suppress it, when there is really no link to anything that concerns or affects me, etc. And if I'll likely be the one pays in the end, if only through agitation, for no real benefit or purpose.
But I do think there are outlets for your skills that would even allow venting the angst of all this. A very crafty lawyer will indeed always be in demand (matter of fact, a big vacancy just opened up), and the most skillful hardly come across as mere mouthpieces. To the supreme frustration of many, they can redefine just about any principle or situation.
Or of course, they could mostly choose cases that will in fact be advancing their own beliefs somehow.
There would still be the matter of typical biases in verdicts, but at least you'd have technicalities and loopholes and mere 'snowing' of people to work with, and I bet you're very quick and would be quite good at such things.
But I try and/or practice nothing of which I preach when it comes to identifying and pursuing a suitable career, so again I'm certainly not trying to advise anything.
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