Lyn, I think the reason that you've been having problems of late is that when you argue with people you have been coming off as "Arguing to argue". This is a position that isn't helped when people see your arguements as not even requiring the other person to be present, IE that you aren't listening to the counterarguments being put forward to you.
I have not seen a lot of element of an echo chamber, myself. If you could tell me some specific instances, it might help.
Without any offense, you are the perfect example of the echo chamber in question with this answer, and probably part of it. Have you ever considered that I could actually say the same, that people are not actually reading my own arguments and counterarguments ?
There is also something, where I may of course cause a lot of debate here and there, but the difference with some people is that I do not try in each of my post to make my opponent feel that I despise him with a condescending tone, or just threaten him to "deal with him since I have the power to do so".
At least, I am a bit surprised to see that this post has not degenerated yet.
If there's nowhere else a character can RP, perhaps the character needs altering. Failing that, there's always the route of taking the initiative and approaching people outside of any particular channel.
I can't sacrifice character's credibility and depth by always altering it to fit to my needs ingame. If I had done so Lyn would already be a nobody lost/melted in the mass of non RPers. RP implies restrictions and limitations.
Is English your primary language, Lyn?
I thought it was obvious that it is not... Hence the fact that I sometimes do not see what can be percieved as offensive by people when I should. But I just mostly think differently most of the time, which is quite frustrating. I know it is true since it happens everywhere, RL included.
If there's nowhere else a character can RP, perhaps the character needs altering. Failing that, there's always the route of taking the initiative and approaching people outside of any particular channel.
Man, so much this.
Logic would dictate is that if a lot of people cant find RP out of the Summit, then there is a ton of players looking to RP outside of the Summit.
Ive roleplayed in EVE for something like three years. Ive only RPed in the Summitt like a dozen times, probably less, and only one of those times was a meaningful exchange really. ( a cool conversation with Malcom that I really enjoyed)
The answer is that you are part of a "vibrant" RP milieu (compared to others), which is the minmatar one. You also have been in contact with the right circles and always had a way to play your own RP in your own private corner more suited to your tastes. It was the case for me too when I was in KotMC. When I left though, I got right in the face the harsh reality where your RP options are close to non existant. It is always easy to tell people to go RP elsewhere. Obviously it is, until you start actually searching. It is always easy to tell people to create their own thing... Until you start creating something, which fails miserably. Do not think that because nothing exists besides the Summit, people did not try to do something else.
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