| User | Comment |
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Melf    | | posted 17-Aug-2008 8:21am |
Yes, if you have recently undergone severe trauma.
I don't think you need a reason at all to act irresponsible to yourself. |
gambler   | | posted 17-Aug-2008 9:00am |
mmmmmmmmmm I am not sure?,(If I am understanding what your asking) I have done this to "make a point" probably whilst driving? There is a main intersection in Montego bay and the road design is such that a driver may come up on my left on the chevrons, its not really a lane so to speak and across the lights it merges into one lane .....you see where this is going................... |
LindaH    | | posted 17-Aug-2008 12:27pm |
Yes. When the end result is bad, but not a big deal compared to the activity itself. When it is well worth the risk. To be responsible all the time is to never take chances. I prefer to live boldly. |
| kcthedog | | posted 17-Aug-2008 1:39pm |
No not when you ask it that way.
I was going to say for the fun of it but not if I have to asnwer to it. |
| JessicaWoman99 | | posted 17-Aug-2008 1:41pm |
I do not know and i have my many reasons to do so |
| Galomorro | | posted 17-Aug-2008 4:19pm |
Little kids have to be taught stuff like this. One thing I can think of might be getting into smoking just because your friends do it or something -- already knowing it's been proven to be bad for one. Or driving while drunk or stoned. Or getting drunk or stoned and walking about on a narrow mountain trail maybe. |
bill  | | posted 17-Aug-2008 9:16pm |
yes... well, I guess, I think that "best benefit" is never perfectly clear and sometimes we get too focused on specific goals, while other benefits exist. Thus, being iresponsible (e.g. having some fun when we should be working, or having a few drinks, or skipping class... can all be beneficial in other ways). |
| ausfox | | posted 18-Aug-2008 4:39am |
Yes, sometimes a bit of crazy irresponsibility is called for. I don't know when, but sometimes. |
| LJD | | posted 18-Aug-2008 11:04am |
Not really. I call it a lack of self discipline, possible mental disorder, a plain lack of caring. |
| cloudhugger | | posted 19-Aug-2008 8:53am |
I'm going with a "Yes'.
There is no better way to learn life's lessons. |
| cloudhugger | | (reply to gambler) posted 19-Aug-2008 8:57am |
This is the first thing I've read from you after the call...guess what! I can now read it in your voice already!  |
| gambler |
*smile*............ I called Iseult too!! chatted for a bit!
Regards David |
| LindaH |
If you learn from your mistakes, then the way to get really smart is to go out there and make a whole bunch of mistakes. |
| cloudhugger | | (reply to LindaH) posted 19-Aug-2008 5:02pm |
My middle name is "yes, I fudgeed it up, good for me" |
| jettles | | posted 20-Aug-2008 7:29am |
not really |
| Cain | | posted 20-Aug-2008 4:27pm |
Yes, when being seen to act is more important than the outcome of that action. |
| docgbrown |
Controlled times and places and to prove a point |
| judgescratch |
I read a book once (fiction) where the storyline was about a father of 2 who went to jail for murder. He didn't try to defend himself in court and didn't claim self defense. He said nothing. So he went to jail for like 6 or 8 years, and inthe meantime the family was torn apart. So he comes off like a jerk or like an irresponsible adult who makes bad decisions. Well it turns out that his eldest daughter was actually the person who committed the murder, she suppressed the memory until the father came back home. So he was protecting her by taking the fall. |
| LindaH |
That reminded me of something I wonder about sometimes. I wonder what would happen if a decent, law abiding person was so passive that they never defended their self, never admitted to anything they didn't do, but never denied it either. Where would that person end up, and what kind of life would they end up having?
Sometimes I stubbornly refuse to deny accusations, on the principle that I shouldn't have to. I let people believe what they want. That never got me in any trouble, but then, I pick and choose what to defend myself on. |
| judgescratch | | (reply to LindaH) posted 10-Oct-2008 8:48am |
I think that someone like you describe is actually quite extreme, and would probally end up in an insane asylum. |
| LindaH |
I'd think it depends on how secure and content they are. Some people feel no need to defend themselves. |
