Who can say how to live?

[ciphergoth]

Stolen from tsenft.

Who on your LJ friends list writes well here about the general questions about how to live?

I'll start with pavlos and thekumquat (as well as of course purplerabbits) - what are your nominations?

(aside: Still not enough air. I shall try another fan near the window so I'm not just blowing the stale air about... back soon.)

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[adjectivemarcus.livejournal.com]

Before making any ethical decisions I think to myself, "But what would ajva and djm4 do?"
I then attempt to fit somewhere in between.
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[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

djm4 is usually very thoughtful on such matters.

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[djm4]

You, sir, owe me a keyboard! ;-)

[djm4]

All of my partners (and I count myself very fortunate that that's the case).

Apart from them, I second the nomination of purplerabbits. Both ajva and ergotia tend to say what they believe rather than what they think you want to hear, which is valuable (and I agree with them more than is sometimes apparent). clairaide often has great insight, and finds ways of looking at thinks that I miss.

And on the rare occasions that pleonastic can be persuaded to offer advice, I've learned to listen. Zie's a lot more active on DJ and alt.poly, though.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Hmm, yes, ergotia's own journal is mostly fun stuff, but when others ask for advice, she's often very good at telling people the serious things they may not want to hear! And as you say the same goes for ajva.

[conflux.livejournal.com]

Well lizw, djm4 and trishpiglet often make insightful comments but then lots of other people do as well. Some people are very new to my fiends list so I shall have to wait and see what they have to say.

[conflux.livejournal.com]

Humm, for some reason purplerabits isn't on my friends list but her essays on poly are very good.

[akicif.livejournal.com]

"To thine own self be true. The rest is commentary".

But seriously, it's a good question: it's just that I don't tend to look at LJ to answer such questions....

[ergotia.livejournal.com]

Why thank you, that sounds like me! I think if *I* tried to use my lj to talk about how to live, it would come out as pontificating.............

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[duranorak.livejournal.com]

Thirding or fourthing purplerabbits. Also, and understand these are particular to me, lizw, trishpiglet and kboyd.

...~blinks~ Apparently I don't trust the advice of men. Um, it wasn't meant to come out that way. ~g~

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[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Generally they all say supportive things instead of good advice, but i find glensc and of course lucifer_dot_com.

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[ajva.livejournal.com]

But Marcus! That's such a fine line! However to you do it ?! :oP



P.S. I have come to the conclusion that my role in this kind of thing is to suggest such utterly outrageous solutions that it raises (/lowers?) the average, thereby encouraging people to do something only slightly more outlandish than they were thinking of. Maybe this is some kind of weird public service. I hope so. That's how I'm justifying it to myself anyhows. :o)

[jhg.livejournal.com]

Yes, and I'm going to become a professional pontificator, sort of...

Still, I've always fancied the title Grand Pontiff...


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hmm...

[thekumquat.livejournal.com]

Wasn't aware I'd been saying anything incredibly profound. Any examples?

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[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Well, I've been enjoying reading about your difficulties dealing with your family; it seems like you think about these things clearly...