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August 2001 - June 2017
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To everyone who joined these forums at some point, and got discouraged by the negativity and left after a while (or even got literally scared off): I'm sorry.
I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.
I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.
I can handle quite a lot of negativity and even abuse now, but that isn't the point. I want to help people. I want to help the people who need it the most, and I want to help people like the 1996 version of me.
I'm still figuring out the best way to do that, but as it is now, these forums are doing more harm than good, and I can't keep running them.
Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.
Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.
-SoulRiser
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RE: SoulRiser, anybody else. If you earned a billion dollars. Suddenly.
(08-15-2013 02:37 PM)UnschoolShqiponjë Wrote: Honestly if I did remember this sight (and DnE) I would give the runners of those sites 10,000 each. Problem is they might slip my mind.
I would definitely hire an accountant because I'd have no idea how to handle that money smartly. Take a portion and spread it among friends and family. Spend some on myself obviously. Donate to worthy charities after much research. I'd invest to keep my money growing. Likely in Sudbury schools I'd open across the country.
Good luck with that. People tend to get stupid when they think relationship will "advantage" them. Family and Friends are as trustable as they aren't.
RE: SoulRiser, anybody else. If you earned a billion dollars. Suddenly.
(02-08-2013 08:55 AM)LiptomaticMate Wrote: Didn't understand your reply.
Split the money into two parts, initially.
1)Savings
2)Investment
Then when investment has paid off, use some to purchase stationery. Use said stationery to send angry letters off to anyone who thinks that school is compulsory. Not in England, it's not.
If I seem rude to you, please call me on it gently.
One thing (among many others) school couldn't teach you.
SoulRiser, anybody else. If you earned a billion dollars. Suddenly.
Do whatever I could with the money to get our message out.
"There is nothing on earth intended for innocent people so horrible as a school"
- George Bernard Shaw
Lux Wrote:
"School ruins families. Most of the verbal and physical punishments kids endure are because of grades. I would have a much better relationship with my parents if the school didn't harass us years ago."