My fellow monks, I must with all humility submit my discord...

"No sir, I don't like it." - Mr. Horse, Ren & Stimpy

My personal experience was that I got to be a saint (now we're using the little 's' are we?) for all of 2 months or so. And of course this is about the time that a certain core group started grumbling that there were 'too many Saints'. How this could be a bad thing I still don't understand. It just meant to me that there was a thriving community and a large number of people willing to put effort into sustaining it. But now I log in & see that the elitists have won. I guess I'll get back in line with the rest of the steerage.

I think of this in the way that I think about Viagra. When you get older you don't want to have to worry about certain things driving you crazy anymore. Why artificially extend the experience?

Another way of looking at it is like being 'rich'. After a certain point of wealth accumulation you're considered 'rich'. Are you Oprah rich or Bill Gates rich or just really big house and nice cars rich? Does it really matter to the people who can barely afford make ends meet? No. If it matters at all it's only to other rich people.

One effect is that lurking will no longer be honored so highly. St. Erudil is now level 17 for example. I find a certain melancholy associated with that. We honor and reward those who choose to speak constantly over those who choose their words with great care..

The only argument that I can fathom that allows me to accept this change without any further outrage such as you you have just endured is this:

Hubris is a virtue.

And that - I cannot argue with. And make no mistake, this is all about hubris.

So, I humbly thank you for your indulgence.



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In reply to Re: I used to be a saint by gregor42
in thread I used to be a saint by thor

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