10/17/2023
Had a blast with another area photog in an amateur photog group last night! I said the iPhone 15 pro is, now, superior than a Nikon in certain cases (not meaning the phone case you silly geese 🪿). This is based on the spec sheets so.. basically a fact. Their retort was it must be that I only know how to use my Nikon in auto mode.
I spent the next long time triggered on that 🙂 why would they say that? That's so rude.
Why is that triggering them? Why is their being triggered my trigger? I too have thousands invested in gear, and yes it's a sad moment when the f’ing phone is better than all that work and time and learning. It is like a form of deleted effort but I still couldn't get over what they said. Why would someone, in an "amateur" group who is a working (I guess you call ☎️ them a "pro") photographer ever say that to someone? Why be in that group other than be a helpful sage and not a manufacturer of insinuation, insult, or otherwise purveyor of harmful thoughts?
I react to that. It's like a button on me people wish they didn't press. The moment I see logic has left the building? I have a paranormal freakout haha. I laugh but seriously it's making me want to start a bridge burning 🔥 company.
Why would he say that to me? Then I have to run and review my collective history of all photos I've ever done. Nope nope no auto - lots of s**tty photos but no auto. So what the f? You no see auto you no say auto.
He challenged me to a photo-off tonight at some event in Boston but then failed to follow up.
He and I argued for nearly 3 hours (this is what I do when I "autism spiral") - I get removed from the group and burned another bridge 🔥 (thus the new business idea BridgeBoerners LTD.). After kicking me i can see see the chat still so i get to see the remarks people think of me. The admin said they'd spoken to me before (had not) - actually I was a top contributor actually helping a lot of folks. You'd think 🤔 maybe logic or the CAUSE of the situation would be the guiding principle on making any purp declarations but no it's always gonna be the person who lost their s**t on a society built of s**t.
That's the thing my friends, people I've worked with, and family generally know about me. I'm a nice, arguably funny, and generous friend. But just like any neuro-diverse individual knows ... the foot of the born normal group is larger than our whole body and we live in the shadow of its steps. It's a pain we deal with and it's normal. It's ok to be you. If you excel at bridge burning 🔥 join my company we will figure out how to make money later
I love it 😍- the joy in being people's doormat is that you're given the chance to infect them with your rust and nails.
