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I just need to vent...I have to say, I am very disappointed lately at the attitudes that some sdn'ers have been throwing my way. I can be opinionated, but I try to present fair and balanced arguments when I express my opinion, while respecting the opinion of those with whom I disagree. I have been getting flamed a lot both publicly and through PM's for expressing my opinions about marijuana use, especially by medical students and physicians. Am I really the only one who thinks it is wrong to use illegal drugs? Worse, am I the only one who gets flamed, called names, gets nasty PM's, and is the recipient of general immaturity because of my views?
You people know who you are. You don't have to agree with me, but can you please have the maturity and respect to not call me, and others, names and the like? Honestly, you are making me want to shy away from SDN. Now, I know this is just an anonymous forum, and I do not take things as seriously as I may seem to be, but these are real people responding on this board, and I am just perplexed at how, rather than intelligently and logically furthering your point of view, you just tell people like me to get the stick out of our ass, call us tightwads, tell us to grow a sac and be less sensitive, telling me I need to toke up on a bowl so I can chill out, etc. Like me not smoking pot is a bad thing
I am just feeling like a minority in that I obey the law and don't use illegal substances, and worse, I get flamed for doing the "right" thing and professing it on these boards. It is one thing to have an opinion that illegal drugs should be legal and are safe, but it is rediculous to make fun of people like me because we feel it is wrong to break the law and use drugs.
I have been a member of sdn since I started this journey to medicine 4.5 years ago, and I have to say, it seems like the company here has become more and more polluted with insensitive and immature individuls, and you are driving away those of us who enjoy the professionalism and information that once dominated these boards, and sharing our experience to help others.
I don't know what the purpose of this is, I guess I am just disappointed lately at the way people have been acting on some of these threads. I thought about just stopping myself from visiting anymore, but SDN has helped me get into med school, and I feel like I sort of owe something to helping others the same way I was helped. I thought I had a lot to offer the newbies on sdn, but I am thinking maybe I am just too different than today's youth in my "prissy" opinions to be of any help. I have found myself reacting to these people in a negative way too, sometimes regressing in my own maturity to their level, and I am disappointed in myself for that. In fact, want to apologize for it. I am between undergrad and med school now, which leaves me with precious extra time to waste, so I find myslef on these boards more than I should be anyway. Ok, venting over.......nobody needs to reply to this, I just wanted to write and get the frustration off my chest...I feel kind of silly for even writing all this and being upset over a stupid anonymous message board, so this is the last time I will be a geek like this and let it happen
I know I am stupid for getting upset, I am letting it go now and toning down (a lot) how serious I take things. I forget sometimes that these boards are NOT indicative of why my med student colleugues will be like, and I get disappointed when I think I will be spending the rest of my life in a profession with people like that. Just had to vent one time so I can start over
You people know who you are. You don't have to agree with me, but can you please have the maturity and respect to not call me, and others, names and the like? Honestly, you are making me want to shy away from SDN. Now, I know this is just an anonymous forum, and I do not take things as seriously as I may seem to be, but these are real people responding on this board, and I am just perplexed at how, rather than intelligently and logically furthering your point of view, you just tell people like me to get the stick out of our ass, call us tightwads, tell us to grow a sac and be less sensitive, telling me I need to toke up on a bowl so I can chill out, etc. Like me not smoking pot is a bad thing
I am just feeling like a minority in that I obey the law and don't use illegal substances, and worse, I get flamed for doing the "right" thing and professing it on these boards. It is one thing to have an opinion that illegal drugs should be legal and are safe, but it is rediculous to make fun of people like me because we feel it is wrong to break the law and use drugs.
I have been a member of sdn since I started this journey to medicine 4.5 years ago, and I have to say, it seems like the company here has become more and more polluted with insensitive and immature individuls, and you are driving away those of us who enjoy the professionalism and information that once dominated these boards, and sharing our experience to help others.
I don't know what the purpose of this is, I guess I am just disappointed lately at the way people have been acting on some of these threads. I thought about just stopping myself from visiting anymore, but SDN has helped me get into med school, and I feel like I sort of owe something to helping others the same way I was helped. I thought I had a lot to offer the newbies on sdn, but I am thinking maybe I am just too different than today's youth in my "prissy" opinions to be of any help. I have found myself reacting to these people in a negative way too, sometimes regressing in my own maturity to their level, and I am disappointed in myself for that. In fact, want to apologize for it. I am between undergrad and med school now, which leaves me with precious extra time to waste, so I find myslef on these boards more than I should be anyway. Ok, venting over.......nobody needs to reply to this, I just wanted to write and get the frustration off my chest...I feel kind of silly for even writing all this and being upset over a stupid anonymous message board, so this is the last time I will be a geek like this and let it happen
I know I am stupid for getting upset, I am letting it go now and toning down (a lot) how serious I take things. I forget sometimes that these boards are NOT indicative of why my med student colleugues will be like, and I get disappointed when I think I will be spending the rest of my life in a profession with people like that. Just had to vent one time so I can start over