Xaltlee's Journal: Tolerance.

Let's talk about tolerance. I'm a pretty laid-back individual. I do very little to really make an impact on the world; right now I'm busy getting my shit together and taking care of myself. My tolerance is... ...Low for idiocy. People who spell their children's names in funky new ways and do it to sound cute. It doesn't. People who climb in polar bear cages and poke the sleeping bear with a stick. People who do not listen when given explicit directions. "Keep this window open, I'll be right back - just have to change a setting on the server." "Okay." ... "Hey, where's the window? Dammit..." ...High for genuine, honest desire to learn backed by ignorance. "How does that work? What's that? Wow, that's so cool." ...Very high for honesty. If you're honest with me you get automatic points. I generally have a pretty good radar for the honest truth - lie and I'll catch you sooner or later. Thus I have little respect for those who can't tell said truth, or face said truth. ...Very, very high for the person who knows him/her self. ...Low for disrespect and lack of civility or manners. I do my best to show respect and manners within the bounds of honesty. This is a sort of tricky situation, as you sometimes can't be honest with someone and still fall within the "polite" spectrum. The very least one can do, however, is be civil. People I respect get honesty first, politeness second. People I disrespect get civility first, honesty second. Strange priorities - I'll have to think about those.