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May 12th, 2001, 02:27 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Banned
Is it really "natural" to be shy?
Does shyness have a reason to exist acordingly to nature? :|
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May 12th, 2001, 02:58 PM
#2
Addicted Member
Nature ??
I am yet to hear someone having Artificial Shyness..
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May 12th, 2001, 03:37 PM
#3
Thread Starter
Banned
Ok, different question then...
Does shyness have a reason to exist at all?
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May 12th, 2001, 03:43 PM
#4
The only function it can have is to protect you from doing/saying something you may later regret.
I hate being shy..
Many people tell me it's natural. Natural or not, I don't like it and I'd be very happy if there was an easy way of taking care of it (or at least somewhat easy).
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May 12th, 2001, 04:23 PM
#5
transcendental analytic
i think it's a vital denfense mechanism, besides we are passive by nature, if you want to define artificial
Use
writing software in C++ is like driving rivets into steel beam with a toothpick.
writing haskell makes your life easier:
reverse (p (6*9)) where p x|x==0=""|True=chr (48+z): p y where (y,z)=divMod x 13
To throw away OOP for low level languages is myopia, to keep OOP is hyperopia. To throw away OOP for a high level language is insight.
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May 12th, 2001, 07:42 PM
#6
Fanatic Member
what di you mean we are F@!*ing passive by nature. Say that again and I will come round and knock two tons of ****e out of you scumbag
Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!
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May 12th, 2001, 08:57 PM
#7
Thread Starter
Banned
Wouldn't it be better to use our own protection system as rational beings (inteligence)? Or man was made with this feeling (shyness) just in case of not having inteligence?
Warning: this was written at a very late hour so it's problably 100% stupid.
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May 13th, 2001, 08:08 AM
#8
transcendental analytic
we are F@!*ing passive by nature
yep that's what we are, all interaction is artificial
Goodreams had a very good point there, but i can't find it, i'm not sure how you want to combine intelligence and shyness
Use
writing software in C++ is like driving rivets into steel beam with a toothpick.
writing haskell makes your life easier:
reverse (p (6*9)) where p x|x==0=""|True=chr (48+z): p y where (y,z)=divMod x 13
To throw away OOP for low level languages is myopia, to keep OOP is hyperopia. To throw away OOP for a high level language is insight.
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May 13th, 2001, 08:16 AM
#9
Fanatic Member
Re: Is it really "natural" to be shy?
Originally posted by Goodreams
Does shyness have a reason to exist acordingly to nature? :|
Yes - it keeps you quiet when you need to be thus stopping you from being removed from the gene pool too early
Last edited by Kzin; Jun 21st, 2001 at 08:43 AM.
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May 13th, 2001, 09:22 AM
#10
Thread Starter
Banned
Re: we are F@!*ing passive by nature
Originally posted by kedaman
i'm not sure how you want to combine intelligence and shyness
Not combine. Replace it with inteligence. If we can use our inteligence to analyse things, then what's the use of shyness? It's just a pain in the ass and it can be pretty uncrontrolable.
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May 13th, 2001, 09:29 AM
#11
transcendental analytic
I still don't get it. Stupidness is nothing to be shy of, especially in these forums Besides intelligence is no substitute for shyness.
Use
writing software in C++ is like driving rivets into steel beam with a toothpick.
writing haskell makes your life easier:
reverse (p (6*9)) where p x|x==0=""|True=chr (48+z): p y where (y,z)=divMod x 13
To throw away OOP for low level languages is myopia, to keep OOP is hyperopia. To throw away OOP for a high level language is insight.
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May 13th, 2001, 09:59 AM
#12
Thread Starter
Banned
Stupidness is nothing to be shy of, especially in these forums
Yeap
Besides intelligence is no substitute for shyness.
No?
Shyness, as far as I know, is a irrational thing and inteligence is a ... rational thing. I don't like an irrational thing controlling me so strongly. I don't see here why inteligence can't put shyness apart.
Wouldn't it be better (in this case) to relay on a rational defense mechanism as inteligence?
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May 13th, 2001, 05:36 PM
#13
Re: Re: Is it really "natural" to be shy?
Originally posted by Kzin
Yes - it keeps you quit when you need to be thus stopping you from being removed from the gene pool too early
Hmmm...hasn't worked with the Americans
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May 13th, 2001, 05:50 PM
#14
Goodreams: Is it me or do you have an imposter? or is it just you?
http://forums.vb-world.net/member.ph...o&userid=18544
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May 13th, 2001, 05:52 PM
#15
Thread Starter
Banned
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May 13th, 2001, 05:58 PM
#16
Hey your name translated into Oz would be "Davo". Just thought l would share that with you.
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May 13th, 2001, 05:58 PM
#17
Ah Cheers!
And please, Its Simon.
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May 13th, 2001, 06:01 PM
#18
Originally posted by Jethro
Hey your name translated into Oz would be "Davo". Just thought l would share that with you.
And "Simon" and "Chenko" would be?
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May 13th, 2001, 06:05 PM
#19
Thread Starter
Banned
Sure Simon
Jethro: into Oz what's that?
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May 13th, 2001, 06:08 PM
#20
Originally posted by chenko
And "Simon" and "Chenko" would be?
Simon = Simmo
Chenko = Chen???????????
Good Dreams
Australian English.
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May 13th, 2001, 06:48 PM
#21
Originally posted by Jethro
Simon = Simmo
Chenko = Chen???????????
Ahhhhh, stuck at your own language
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Jun 21st, 2001, 09:04 AM
#22
Fanatic Member
Re: Re: Re: Is it really "natural" to be shy?
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Jun 21st, 2001, 09:17 AM
#23
Frenzied Member
David, confidence would be the oppisite of shyness. Intelligence doesn't play a factor. You may or may not know something. That doesn't matter. You can be completely ignorant, but have the confidence and courage (or just foolhardiness) to speak up.
Shyness plays very closely with the base human emotions: fear, jealousy. Failure and rejection can set up a very negative mental self image and biofeedback. Depression can set in, and people tend to stop eating and sleeping properly. This causes deficencies in vitamins and seritonin (sp?).
Shyness is your defense against that. You either place too much importance on rejection and failure, or have too little confidence in yourself. If man were to not have shyness, then he would have to either care less about rejection and failure or have more confidence. Having less of a care about the opinion of others (rejection) isn't much better than having shyness. Having too much of an ego (over-confidence) isn't much better than shyness.
Shyness is there because the human factor needs reassurance and acceptance, and can be consumed with jealousy, fear, or self-loathing.
Wow... to some degree all of that makes sense, but I'll stop rambling now, since I imagine it hasn't made sense to the outside world, yet.
Travis, Kung Foo Journeyman
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Jun 21st, 2001, 11:07 AM
#24
Hyperactive Member
I've gotta agree with CiberTHug on this one. Confidence... thats the answer.
SD
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