In post 875, uctriton00 wrote:If I have to listen to a mastin wall then RC should have to listen to one too
For the record, I could try, but generally, when it's clear that I'm talking to a wall, it's wasted effort. I can help a player improve, but for me to help, they have to
want
to improve. And I got the distinct impression that Radiant was as clear as day about rejecting my feedback. I was like that for a time, too, and in Radiant's case, the best teaching will be experience, as it was with me.
When I was in my MS youth back in early 2009, I carried with me a similar "screw you guys, I'll do things my way" attitude. I received multiple warnings from people about the path I was going down, even from some people who had been down that same path, and was told, bluntly, by them, "Mastin, I know you don't believe me, but the path you're walking is not a good one. I've been there, and it's not a good place to be." But, in my arrogance, I refused to listen, shrugged it off, and their words of wisdom were lost on me.
It was only through experiencing the horror of my actions repeatedly that I learned to repent. And if Radiant's like that, only Radiant can help Radiant. The best teacher of all is that harsh experience, and as the backlash against Radiant builds, Radiant will see where things went wrong. And then.
Then
I can teach Radiant. But again, for me to teach, I need to be speaking to someone who is listening, and Radiant is not.
Right now, Radiant is arrogantly assuming it's the town's fault for mislynching him. But the town is made up of a majority, and he is a single player. I strongly advocate for a 50/50 spread in blame, regardless of how true or how not-true that number is, just for the sake of admitting that it's not entirely their fault nor your fault, and that BOTH involved could do better. But again, that lesson falling on deaf ears is not worth giving.
