Reciprocity

[Mole]

On the face of it Typology Central should not work as most of us are obsessed with ourselves and how we appear to others, yet Typology Central is quite successful. Why is this?

We notice a similar thing with the bumble bee for, on the face of it, from an aeronautical perspective, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, yet the humble bee defies aeronautics and flies every day.

The bumble bee does have a secret and that is found in the movable tilt of the wings, so does Typology Central have a similar secret that enables us to be successful?

And the answer is a resounding yes.

And the answer lies not in quality of the members but in the structure of our intercourse.

So how do we practise intercourse with each other here every day?

The key to our successful intercourse is reciprocity. So reciprocity is equivalent to the movable tilt of a bumble bee's wings.

So notice: we post and we reply. We reciprocate a post with a reply. And this enbles us to fly.

 

[Cygnus]

>goes on a forum about MBTI

>insists everyone leave the site and stop practicing MBTI

 

[Mole]

>goes on a forum about MBTI

>insists everyone leave the site and stop practicing MBTI

I think you miss the nuance of my post. I am against self obsession and being obessed with how others see us, and I am against mbti, but I am strongly in favour of reciprocity.

And so we see self obsession and mbti are merely the content of reciprocity. In fact the content is somewhat irrelevant.

 

[BadOctopus]

I like bumblebees.

There, I reciprocated.

 

[á´…eparted]

I think you miss the nuance of my post. I am against self obsession and being obessed with how others see us, and I am against mbti, but I am strongly in favour of reciprocity.

And so we see self obsession and mbti are merely the content of reciprocity. In fact the content is somewhat irrelevant.

So what [MENTION=20944]Nihilogen[/MENTION] said is correct.

 

[Qlip]

This thread is relevant:

http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/sexuality-and-mature-topics/16096-oral-sex-enjoy-giving-receiving.html

 

[Qlip]

[MENTION=20944]Nihilogen[/MENTION] tsk, tsk, tsk. That's going too far. It's so perfect it'll look like I was complicit.

 

[Cygnus]

That's what I was afraid of.

 

[Mole]

I like bumblebees.

There, I reciprocated.

You did reciprocate, Bad Octopus, and now I am reciprocating in turn.

And notice we are doing nothing but reciprocating, showing that content is arbitrary and actually irrelevant.

I do note though that a powerful form of reciprocation is nastiness. Nastiness calls to nastiness for a reply and won't be denied.

And by the same token understanding calls to understanding, empathy calls to empathy and creativity calls to creativity. So reciprocity transcends both nastiness and wholesomeness.

Reciprocity is a function of the medium not the users of the medium. For instance, we can't use the telephone without speaking and replying, the telephone won't work without reciprocity. And we can be good on the phone and bad on the phone, but what we can't do is not reciprocate.

 

[Mychemicalkilljoy]

I think you miss the nuance of my post. I am against self obsession and being obessed with how others see us, and I am against mbti, but I am strongly in favour of reciprocity.

And so we see self obsession and mbti are merely the content of reciprocity. In fact the content is somewhat irrelevant.

What is reciprocy? I get where you are coming from. MBTI is innacurate, because it does not five deeply into who you truly are. What can we do to determine our true selves and is it possible?

 

[Mole]

So what [MENTION=20944]Nihilogen[/MENTION] said is correct.

For some time now, Hard, you have expressed an animus towards me, but it doesn't matter, it is irrelevant, for by the very token of expressing your animus, you are reciprocating to my posts.

So love me or hate me Hard, you can't do anything else but reciprocate.

 

[Mole]

What is reciprocy? I get where you are coming from. MBTI is innacurate, because it does not five deeply into who you truly are. What can we do to determine our true selves and is it possible?

'Course it's possible. It is possible to become aware of our being moment by moment. And it is possible to work towards our individual integrity.

It is also possible to see beyond our own nose, and see the medium in which we participate.

 

[Mychemicalkilljoy]

'Course it's possible. It is possible to become aware of our being moment by moment. And it is possible to work towards our individual integrity.

It is also possible to see beyond our own nose, and see the medium in which we participate.

But how?

 

[Mole]

This thread is relevant:

http://www.typologycentral.com/forums/sexuality-and-mature-topics/16096-oral-sex-enjoy-giving-receiving.html

Sure, sexual reciprocity is delightful. And not only can we be physically reciprocal, our psyches can reciprocate. We often forget that sexually involves not only physical intimacy but psychological intimacy as well.

 

[Mole]

But how?

Moment by moment awareness of our being can be realised in meditation. A good place to start is Waking Up: Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris.

And we can make a start on personal integrity by learning critical thinking, or learning how to think. Almost any philosophy course 101 is a good place to start.

And we can start to see the medium in which we act by reading Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan.

 

[Mychemicalkilljoy]

Moment by moment awareness of our being can be realised in meditation. A good place to start is Waking Up: Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris.

And we can make a start on personal integrity by learning critical thinking, or learning how to think. Almost any philosophy course 101 is a good place to start.

And we can start to see the medium in which we act by reading Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan.

Wait... So you're saying that we need to learn philosophy and things like Plato?

 

[Mole]

Wait... So you're saying that we need to learn philosophy and things like Plato?

Yes, we learn how to think by integrating what we already know, and by questioning the assumptions of what we already know.

You might like to start by reading the history of Western Philosophy, or you might find a particular philosopher you fall in love with. Both are good first steps.

 

[Mychemicalkilljoy]

Yes, we learn how to think by integrating what we already know, and by questioning the assumptions of what we already know.

You might like to start by reading the history of Western Philosophy, or you might find a particular philosopher you fall in love with. Both are good first steps.

That's as very interesting take. So we learn from others to learn more about ourselves. We try to find similarity in our lives and connect, because connection is the basis of who we are. Who we are is based upon who and what we love.