Many people on SI confuse not having their expectations met, with being duped. They are two different things. If you are wedded to your expectations, you will be disappointed in life. Where can we lay the blame for people who are very invested in their expectations? Genetics? Nurture? Probably some of both.
I should give an example. I'll use you and me. If tomorrow you, the alias CH, suddenly goes ballistic on me, and if you begin to taunt me for some reason, I could be unhappy, because my expectation was that you would not do that. Why would I cherish such expectations, of you, or anyone on SI though? Better not to. But most people DO cherish those kinds of expectations, and lots of 'em, and many of them are pretty complicated and demanding- to wit, Neo's run in with JLA when Neo didn't act in accordance with JLA's expectations. Happens all the time here. Now the question is, for me, why do people have such a need for expectations on a place like SI? |
