Misanthropy and Misanthropes.

[CorpGovActivist]

Who appeals more to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misanthrope">misanthropes?

Personally, I like people. I like interacting with others, being exposed to new viewpoints that force me to re-examine my own, learning about new topics (and relating them to familiar ones), and just spending time.

For instance, I wouldn't hold a closed-door series of "cool kid only" sessions - excluding legitimately-interested players - to try to come up with an ivory-cream working paper to nowhere on a major policy that affects a lot of people.

One of the challenges of chronic illness with recurring major flare-ups, such as Crohn's, is finding a way to remain connected to others, and not allowing yourself to become a misanthrope of convenience (as opposed to a naturally-occurring misanthrope).

In the case of many chronically-ill Americans, there is nothing quite like the lift of a hopeful, engaging friend to put the wind back in your sails, give a chuck under the ol' chin, and say: "Tomorrow will be better than yesterday."

Somehow, it makes one want to say. Yes. I. Can. Yes. We. Can.

- Dave