The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Some authors be like: I don't mind that person got the award, but I do mind not being named dropped.

I have a coworker who submits his work for dozens of awards each year, spending hundreds of dollars in entry fees and then always seems surprised and delighted when he wins, which he makes sure to tell us all about.

I keep wondering how far that money would go on therapy, because the awards don't seem to be filling whatever hole he's got inside.

 

[MarkB]

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The second rule of passive aggressive club is, I didn't want to be in your club anyway.

 

[Mad_Jack]

I have a coworker who submits his work for dozens of awards each year, spending hundreds of dollars in entry fees and then always seems surprised and delighted when he wins, which he makes sure to tell us all about.

I keep wondering how far that money would go on therapy, because the awards don't seem to be filling whatever hole he's got inside.

I used to know a guy back in the day that based his entire life on the fact that someday he was going to hit the lottery and be rich. He wouldn't shut up about it. Eventually, he hit for something like $50,000 and acted like he'd won 50 million, then threw a screaming fit when we pointed out that he'd probably spent $20,000 on lottery tickets over the years to do it...

The second rule of passive aggressive club is, I didn't want to be in your club anyway.

"I refuse to join any club that would have someone like me as a member."

 

[MarkB]

I used to know a guy back in the day that based his entire life on the fact that someday he was going to hit the lottery and be rich. He wouldn't shut up about it. Eventually, he hit for something like $50,000 and acted like he'd won 50 million, then threw a screaming fit when we pointed out that he'd probably spent $20,000 on lottery tickets over the years to do it...

I keep hoping for the same thing. Must get round to buying a ticket one of these days.

 

[Parmandur]

I have a coworker who submits his work for dozens of awards each year, spending hundreds of dollars in entry fees and then always seems surprised and delighted when he wins, which he makes sure to tell us all about.

I keep wondering how far that money would go on therapy, because the awards don't seem to be filling whatever hole he's got inside.

Who says that isn't therapy?

Though that encapsulates pretty well I don't submit poetry for publication: I'm not paying for the privilege.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Who says that isn't therapy?

Because someone who's been in an industry for 40 years shouldn't need constant outside validation, from awards and social media, to tell him he's good at his job. At that point, he either is or he isn't. (He's fine.)

 

[Ryujin]

Because someone who's been in an industry for 40 years shouldn't need constant outside validation, from awards and social media, to tell him he's good at his job. At that point, he either is or he isn't. (He's fine.)

He might have a serious case of Imposter Syndrome and is over compensating.

 

[el-remmen]

Now I'm having flashbacks to Skyrim. "Those guys around that campfire look friendly! And hey, they've got dwarf mastodons as pets!... Wait, those aren't dwarf mastodons... That guy is really big!" Somewhere, that character's body is still flying straight up from the club shot that killed him...

 

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Because someone who's been in an industry for 40 years shouldn't need constant outside validation, from awards and social media, to tell him he's good at his job. At that point, he either is or he isn't. (He's fine.)

but please remember folks who came before you in the same field and make sure to mention them.