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firecat (attention machine in need of calibration) ([personal profile] firecat) wrote2002-06-01 02:51 am
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Culture Construction Kit

[livejournal.com profile] cjsmith wrote:
if you can't stand the culture you are in, if the mores and assumptions that surround you are detrimental to your own mental health, you must create your own culture. Great idea. I hereby pronounce myself a culture of one.

And I replied in a comment:
Woo fucking hoo! I really needed to hear that right now.

My culture: Being of use matters. Making and/or appreciating beauty matters. Curiosity matters. Politeness matters. (Miss Manners is the Secretary of State in my culture.) Communication matters. Not taking yourself too seriously is encouraged. Please confine dishing/whinging to designated areas. Thank you.
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firecat: damiel from wings of desire tasting blood on his fingers. text "i has a flavor!" (sing)

Yep!

[personal profile] firecat 2002-06-01 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Very open immigration policy.

Re: Yep!

[identity profile] femmediva.livejournal.com 2002-06-01 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd like to join too.... I have to brush up on the taking oneself too seriously (working on it), but I am polite to a fault.
firecat: damiel from wings of desire tasting blood on his fingers. text "i has a flavor!" (Default)

Re: Yep!

[personal profile] firecat 2002-06-01 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too. I figure it's more important to recognize it as a value than to achieve it all the time.

Re: Yep!

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2002-06-02 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Defining politeness is part of the challenge, perhaps, because I've slowly come to realize that what is perfectly polite and respectful to one person can be downright rude to another...

Ah, people. So complicated we are.
firecat: damiel from wings of desire tasting blood on his fingers. text "i has a flavor!" (fiona)

See?

[personal profile] firecat 2002-06-03 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
Only people who care about politeness realize that...

Re: See?

[identity profile] leandra333.livejournal.com 2002-06-03 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly!
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