MetaChat - I have become so dependent on online communities

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10 December 2007

I have become so dependent on online communities that I spent the last few days trying to figure out which of my online friends lived in a certain city so that I could ask them to do a favor for me related to a Christmas gift, and I was doing that, "Yeah, but do I really know that person well enough to ask, maybe not, what about this other person" dithering thing, and then? It then occurred to me that I could just call the company directly and have them do it. Sigh.

post by: occhiblu at: 10:44 | 8 comments

Hehehe.

I think I'd be happy to help just about anybody here with something like that. Even if I didn't know them all that well, I'd get that happy-holiday-do-gooder feeling that you get even when you help a relative stranger.

posted by Miko 10 December | 11:26

Yeah, I would be too. But I've found that my own delight in helping others is actually a hindrance to finding any delight in asking others for help -- too much of a caregiver mentality sometimes. I freak out about asking anyone for anything, especially someone I don't know well and who therefore doesn't know that I don't normally ask for help. I have a total fear of being a burden.

Seriously working on that one...

posted by occhiblu 10 December | 11:56

then if you're not happy with the company's service you can threaten to take them to metatalk

posted by matteo 10 December | 12:47

Ha!

posted by occhiblu 10 December | 12:49

I'm game to help out.

posted by deborah 10 December | 17:20

I also have a fear of asking for help, although I don't think less of anyone who does so and have no problem with helping others. I always thought it was just too much testosterone, but maybe not.

posted by dg 11 December | 02:29

Not at all, dg. I'm famous for utterly struggling with large burdens and/or driving myself into the ground with commitments before admitting that I could use someone's help.

Because that would mean I'm weak.

Unthinkable!

posted by Miko 11 December | 09:34

Yeah, god forbid anyone should think we are mere mortals or anything ;-)

posted by dg 11 December | 19:19

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