2003-12-04

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geek social fallacies

Discovered an interesting article on common geek social fallacies in [livejournal.com profile] kendaer's LJ. No, these do not apply just to geeks.

I've had problems in the past with myself having GSFs 1, 3 and 4. I am still prone to falling into #3 because friends *are* important to me - especially chosen family.

GSF #3 is especially fatal combined with GSF #4.

I grew up with GSFs #3 and #4, to a large extent, applying to family: you must give anything where family is concerned and family of family is family. This is something that eventually became very difficult for me. I did not see saying "no" or even "I'm not comfortable with this" as an option, because to *question* family duty is the same as stating that you see family duty as *optional* - which is akin to peeing on the President. You Just Don't Do It.