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<blockquote data-quote="LordEntrails" data-source="post: 8444339" data-attributes="member: 6804070">I think you contradict yourself here. Or maybe just aren't specific enough.Saying &quot;Gary LOVED gamers&quot; (with or without the emphasis), implies that he loved ALL gamers. Or at least all D&amp;D gamers. But the specific example you showed is not how you treat someone you love. It's not even how you treat someone you respect.Now, we are all human. We all have our foibles, our sensitive spots, and have bitter feelings at times. I don't know if Gary was ever able to reconcile his feelings and 'get over it'. But, I think it is clear that at least at that moment in time, Gary only 'loved' those gamers who saw him in a certain light, or at least did not remind him of something painful (even if they had no way of knowing they were doing so). I suspect psychology would have it's own things to say about such.Perhaps it would be more accurate of us to say something like &quot;Gary generally loved gamers.&quot; And realize that one does not need to delve into why he did so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LordEntrails, post: 8444339, member: 6804070"] I think you contradict yourself here. Or maybe just aren't specific enough. Saying "Gary LOVED gamers" (with or without the emphasis), implies that he loved ALL gamers. Or at least all D&D gamers. But the specific example you showed is not how you treat someone you love. It's not even how you treat someone you respect. Now, we are all human. We all have our foibles, our sensitive spots, and have bitter feelings at times. I don't know if Gary was ever able to reconcile his feelings and 'get over it'. But, I think it is clear that at least at that moment in time, Gary only 'loved' those gamers who saw him in a certain light, or at least did not remind him of something painful (even if they had no way of knowing they were doing so). I suspect psychology would have it's own things to say about such. Perhaps it would be more accurate of us to say something like "Gary generally loved gamers." And realize that one does not need to delve into why he did so. [/QUOTE]

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