In case you didn't see it, just before Oshkosh I wrote about why I don’t like driving to airshows. The post upset quite a few people and I’m not really sure why? Maybe nobody made it to the last two lines?
What did I say that got people worked up? It was this - to me it personally doesn't feel as though I am participating unless I fly. I also made it clear it was a personal observation and even noted that
most people I know feel otherwise. Yet,
my lack of understanding as to why someone would get so excited watching other people
do something seems to have stirred many who read it.
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This time it only took a definition. |
Or maybe people felt some kind of unnecessary guilt? Reading back over it I see where one who only
attends could read it and feel a little excess self-awareness of never
participating. It’s also possible that
some people are sensitive about not being able to fly or that their
contribution to the effort isn’t appreciated.
Yet, I even pointed out that if I am actively participating in putting
on a show, I don’t feel this way; a nod to those who participate in many other fashions. But again, I never said “attending”
was bad. After all, that’s the purpose
of shows, to draw attendees. Attending just isn’t
something that satisfies me.
Ultimately though, I guess it comes down to a society built
of metal so thin the slightest bump leaves a dent. Such a group of people rarely make it past
life’s first sentence, often reading it wrong.
Most others go straight through the weeds until they hit the
first thorn, then turn. As for those who so much as attempt to practice observation or introspection, only punishment awaits.
Say something and you’re bad for suggesting. Don’t say enough and you’re bad for not warning. Say too much and you’re self-absorbed. Say nothing at all and you’re aloof. Watch others say what everyone wants to hear and suffer a front row view of The Pied Piper at work.
Say something and you’re bad for suggesting. Don’t say enough and you’re bad for not warning. Say too much and you’re self-absorbed. Say nothing at all and you’re aloof. Watch others say what everyone wants to hear and suffer a front row view of The Pied Piper at work.
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