Indeed.
I could probably be seen as one of those mentioned in paragraph 2, but I certainly dont court sympathy and attention, quite the opposite in fact, I strenuously avoid it as much as possible.

So far as your sympathy/contempt allocation is concerned, well that's your prerogative of course - and I totally agree with you about the whiners and snivellers. However, not all of us whine. Although I have every admiration for those who do, not all of us are strong enough to battle all our lives, leading us to take the "easy" option.

Perhaps rather than contempt for people who "sit in front of their computers all day" (who are not all whiners) people could be a little more understanding, accepting or even just plain indifferent (the latter being the preferable option in my case) - after all, we have no idea what there has been in that person's life to lead them to that situation, and are we certain they deserve scorn for it?

Well said on the rest, however - there are a lot of people who will draw strength and benefit from the attitude of people like you - lets hope they find more of your ilk in the world, although I rather feel that people like Rathen are more likely. One can only hope not.
(Freakmandu, Mon 30 Jun 2008, 19:27, Reply)