Conversation Between Ivysaur and Devalue
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  1. Devalue
    January 10th, 2022 10:45 PM
    Devalue
    Never came up here yet.

    Mimics a friend. Enjoyed the first taste, so to speak. Continued with encouragement. Began to carry a special meaning. Struggles to articulate precisely what. Perhaps a cross between (platonic) love and acceptance?

    Found little opportunity to use it, however. Spoke clumsily face-to-face while speaking "normally". Overedited everything. Generally avoided people as well. Was quite terrified of others.

    Have you heard how young people engage in wild, risky behavior on Spring Break? Describes one Spring Break like that, except with this style and an Internet forum. Still held that fear of other people. Provided a push to speak. Tipped the scales from "likely negative or pointless social interaction" to "likely positive social interaction". Identifies few instances of the latter throughout life.

    Never planned to return to that forum beyond that week. Stuck around much longer. Bridged the gap to further online interactions (like here).
  2. Ivysaur
    January 10th, 2022 10:40 AM
    Ivysaur
    I don't know if you already talked about it somewhere, but... I sort of find your posts fascinating. If I may ask, why the third person? A stylistic choice, or is there an actual story behind it?