Re: CHALLENGE FOR T.R. REGULARS

"David Lee Kollberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, in
talk.rape:

>> > As I said before, these days I'm
>> > finding out that I'm kind of shallow.
>> > I'll survive that too, I suppose.
>>
>> Of course you will.  If you're really shallow, you'll not care at all.
>> You'll probably not even notice.
>
>I'm talking about a different kind of shallow (when you can talk fervently
>about your own problems but fall short in replying suitably to someone
>else's sincere posts).

I think what's in operation is not shallowness, David, but
self-preservation.  Sometimes it just costs too much: at that point
it's healthy to shut down.

Baba Yaga
-- 
And to do any good at all, just believing you're right and your
motives are good isn't enough.  You have to... be in touch.
 - Ursula le Guin