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Originally Posted by lostinthesaus
There's definitely some truth in what you are saying especially about empathy. However, I disagree that this in no way will help to alleviate one's irrational behavior.
Doing SOMETHING is always better than doing nothing.
Besides:
Sue Charlton: People go to a psychiatrist to talk about their problems. She just needed to unload them. You know, bring them out in the open.
Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee: Hasn't she got any mates?
Sue Charlton: You're right. I guess we could all use more mates. I suppose you don't have any shrinks at Walkabout Creek.
Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee: No back there if you got a problem you tell Wally. And he tells everyone in town, brings it out in the open, no more problem.
Haha I like it ... and yeh the premise is sound. I dont think however that 2p2 is a similar environment to walkabout creek.
I mean you can already see the photoshops and the sociopath/psycopath/serial killer accusations flooding in.
The way I see it, Ben saw Doug as a "bully (people who look like you)" for no reason and obviously went some way to making Doug fit this preconception that he had (as evidenced by the significance he put on Doug not meeting him in the bar with the long Q) Doug may have all the typical "cool guy" traits but it is hard to see him as a bully.
Until now that is and even though Ben provoked this reaction and in some way wanted Doug to react this way, all this has achieved is a reaffiramtion of Bens beleif that "people like Doug" **** him and make him look bad in front of everyone.
I understand Doug didnt have any intention to bring this into the personal domain and I dont know that, if It was me, I would have had the presence of mind to not be sucked into it aswell. I just think it will go a long way for both Doug and Ben, if Doug can do all he can not to be the bully Ben so badly wants him to be.
I say all this and really I don't think Doug has done anything a rational person wouldnt have done. I realise its hard to remain objective when someones comes at you like Ben did him.. but I feel like its a relationship that can be salvaged through the right lense. By now though neither probably want that.