deja wrote:hyperpape wrote:I want to hear what Ed thinks.
Perhaps, but the topic itself (ambiguity and all) has generated a lively discussion. I sort of want to see where it goes without Ed clearing things up for us.
I think where this thread goes is pretty obvious because it seems to already have gone there. Regardless of Ed's intention, which at this moment I cannot imagine.
It polarizes people into two categories:
1. Those who think setting unrealistic goals and then failing is ok, we should give support or at least shut up, and
2. Those who think its ok to finger point and ridicule such goals and maybe even such people
Oh... and also those who do not care, this would be the third 'pole'.
Personally, I am somewhere between #1 and 'don't care', leaning towards #1. I think most of us at some point dreamed of becoming a pro... many of us still do... the only difference being we did not have the guts to actually state this so very publicly. Deep down we knew that such goal was unrealistic and even ridiculous, but it did not stop us, and maybe gave us motivation to improve our skill as we did. I also think that proper attitude towards such 'ridiculous' goals is to support such people so they themselves can get to the point of realization and then decide what to do next.
Pointing fingers and ridicule is just bad taste, as somebody else already said. What that causes, other than a short-term self-gratification on the part of the joker on account of somebody else, is that people will get more reluctant to post study journals and announce their goals. In short - the community will become less friendly and people will become more guarded, feeling public ridicule rather then expecting support.
Having said the above, I would also be very interested what were Ed's motives.
