WORLD OF RAWR

PREFACE

It's been a long few hours of reading things in chat (and in general) related to cyber that brought about this entry. I suppose the pervasive amount of stupid in every other sphere was going to get here eventually - and maybe it has always been there - but man....

HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT

I'm going to write this stuff down as a time capsule from now until forever or whenever this site expires so that my thoughts on cyber are clear for everyone to see, read/re-read, and respond to. I expect a certain level of ignorance to make its way here and I've already prepped the SoCo for when it arrives.

Let's get to it. I'll use bullet points for easy reading.

1. Cyber is not a preference of mine. I have no interest in it as it is not my thing.
2. My preferences have no bearing on you. If you want to cyber, then go for it. I might even read it. Since this site allows you to cyber, do so to your heart's content.
3. Age has no bearing on preferences. From the least serious of us to the most serious of us, no one on this site is in the UFC or Olympics, so it is unlikely that we are making a living from being here or wrestling with others. We are collecting different experiences, making friends, and whatever else as we want to because we're adults and that means we can do things we prefer to do like wrestling, kickboxing, or cybering. The fact that people take hours out of their day to badmouth preferences where they are not harmful to self/others or illegal is a form of stupidity I don't know how to wrap my head around. If you're not interested in something I am interested in, feel free to just... you know... move on.
4. Clarity is key. This goes for everyone on the site regardless of preference. We have profiles and we use them to put information in full view of everyone about what we like or what we don't. Not everyone will like what you like: Welcome to Earth. However, someone will and that's where the fun stuff happens. Be clear about your preferences so we know what we're getting into. A lot of people here like the physicality of a meetup, so that is the norm here. If that is something you are not into, the onus is on you to be very specific and clear about that.
5. You're not a freak. No more so than the rest of us. We should be past the age and mentality where we have or make time to ridicule people for liking what they like and pursuing it.

There's a lot of talk on both sides of the spectrum and I get it. Meeting people that aren't what you hoped is hard. Meeting people that have the same interest but are hella far away sucks. Meeting people that aren't into physical meetups is rough. Maybe there are ways to restructure the site so it is easier for people to do and find what they are looking for, but dragging people through the mud and trampling on them because they like something you don't doesn't do anything for the community but cause division that we don't need.

Be at peace and do your thing. Let other people do the same.