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Originally posted by SystemResistor
I am perplexed by the following paradox:
A) People who seem to know something that I don't, and enjoy knowing it.
B) People that think I have some kind of secret.
The paranoia sets in because there are two other alternatives:
People in category B think I am one of the people in category A
People in category B are really in category A and they want to know why I haven't "joined them".
There are a handful of people that are just as confused as I am, and I think they are suffering from the same affliction, I call them my allies.edit on 4-2-2011 by SystemResistor because: (no reason given)edit on 4-2-2011 by SystemResistor because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by SystemResistor
There are a handful of people that are just as confused as I am, and I think they are suffering from the same affliction, I call them my allies.
Originally posted by randyvs
Think long think wrong.
Know thy enemy.
Keep friends close and your enemies closer.
Real paranoia is evident, when you attend a football game and want to know what's being said in the huttle.
Originally posted by SystemResistor
As an expansion to my initial post, I believe that the people in A and B share a kind of "common dellusion" and basically, what separates each group is basically thier entire perception. The people, lets call it, group C, see things as they are, but I think the people in group A and group B are seeing some other dimension of reality, or unreality. Perhaps its kind of like left brain people vs right brain people, or something to that effect, vs people who see with both of thier real eyes. I get the idea that people in group B are afraid of being "converted" or "selling out" to the people in group A, and that the people in group B are equally paranoid of the regular people that don't fit into either category, as they seem to think they are all the same (like robots or something). From my experiments, I can convince people in group B that I am a normal person, and thus receive no attention, I can convince them I am in group A (and then they become quite opposed to me) and on a rare occasion I can try to humour them and for a split second they believe me to be in thier group. However, they are still paranoid about me, as I am in group C, however, when us group C people get together, things feel just right, conversations flow, emotions are natural and empathetic, however, as soon as you throw a group B person into the mix, things are instantly confused. The group A people keep to themselves, however they share a similar paranoia about the normal people and about the people in group C if they are in large numbers (but we are usually a rare breed), but seem to feel like they have an advantage over people in group B, and are currently trying to wage a war against me because I seem to be on the borderline of figuring out thier "secret" and telling everybody.edit on 4-2-2011 by SystemResistor because: (no reason given)