Has NS ever helped you?

[Exenstar]

I thoroughly believe that it has helped me, mainly for reasons. First, I used the rp's I was involved in to help me when I was cramming for my creative writing project, since the teacher was a nightmare and wanted us to write a 10 page short story by the next class. I hated that class.
The other time it's really helped me-- and this is recurring-- is that on here, I get to say "This is what I believe" and not feel like the people I see every day are going to judge me for it. I live in an area where everyone is either radical right or radical left, and moderates like myself get labeled as one or the other whether we like it or not. I like how, on here, the community is diverse enough that we're all able to express our own beliefs with a general sense of acceptance among the community.

[Unilisia]

Well, I'd never have met the man I fawn over if I hadn't come to NS, and a host of other people who I find cool to some degree, so NS has been generally positive for me.

Also, when I was pregnant, I got quite a bit of help from people here on what to do about it, how to deal with it, yada yada, and people helped me cope with the aftermath, so that was also a good thing.

Like how you should have named your kid Michael or Michelle.

Well, he died, so I adopted a 6 month old and his name is Corvin. If angels existed, he would be one.

[Anollasia]

NS taught me more about politics, and internet slang.

[Dimoniquid]

I got into a debate once about Hitler and Stalin during History class. I used what I learned from NS, and completely wrecked house in the debate.

[New Sapienta]

NS brought you closer to your faith?!?!?! I had supposed that we atheists here had a general smackdown on religion

NS has been good for me in terms of giving me a political outlet and introducing me to some interesting perspectives.

Isn't there some psychological theory that syas when you meat someone of oppsing views and argue with them you will most likely leave more radical then you entered?

That's certaintly happened to me before.

[Torisakia]

No. This site is not a good influence to teenagers. Yet, I still come here.

Just kidding, most of you are just weird. The good weird.

[Homosexy]

NS has helped me a lot this year, and I hope I've been able to help others as well.

[Vareiln]

Not really.It just made me fear for the future of humanity more considering the insane ultimately self destructive positions many here hold.For every materialistic wannabe Nietszche, Rand, Stalin, Frankenstein, Mao, Hitler, and Hobbes I find, the more I fear and there seems to be no shortage of them.

In some ways, this.
In other, non-NSG-ish ways, the MMW thread in F&NI gave me more knowledge on firearms and firearms technology than I ever would have been able to gather on my own. In the old F7, Nana's Bistros and whatnot gave me some fun times and memories. And in the chat threads of NSG all the way back to the very first What Have You Learned Today thread, I made friends and actually got to discuss non-ideological stuff with people who have different perspectives.
So yeah, NS has helped me.
On the other hand, it has damaged me a couple of times, but that's not really something to discuss now, is it?

[Paixao]

Well... I've procrastinated a LOT on NS...

That said, both my writing and debating skills have come on a good way since I've re-started playing NS this summer so yeah, it's not all bad.

[Pope Joan]

It has helped me occasionally be more careful with how I put forward my arguments and observations. But mostly it has provided mental and emotional therapy through banter, riposte, and roleplay.

[Mike the Progressive]

Like how you should have named your kid Michael or Michelle.

Well, he died, so I adopted a 6 month old and his name is Corvin. If angels existed, he would be one.

Shit, I'm sorry Uni. I didn't know :/

[The Emerald Dawn]

It has helped me occasionally be more careful with how I put forward my arguments and observations. But mostly it has provided mental and emotional therapy through banter, riposte, and roleplay.

Nuances is fun to haz.

[Labyrnna]

Considering that I am quite new to the forums, it hasn't helped me nearly as much as many of you, but I agree with the majority of you in the sense that it allows me to see many, many differing opinions on government and historical subjects (among others, of course).

I mean, most of my closer friends have relatively the same ideology as me, so there is not much debating there. And, of course, most people do not want to debate in a public environment.

I, at least, look forward to what NSG will do to me.

[Dyakovo]

Well I'm a right-winger and a student in California in a very split area that is 60% Liberal. As you can imagine, I debate often times at my school with my classmates and in the school debate club. When we come back this Tuesday, we are going to be debating gun control. Now I have participated in Gun control debates on NS before and since most of NS is left of me on the political spectrum, it allows me to look at different sides of the argument. I did something similar when I was writing a 20 page Honors Chem paper on Nuclear Energy. I searched up a thread on Nuclear Energy and started reading what people had to say as I had run out of ideas. Though to broaden this beyond a purely academic standpoint, NS has also helped me become more light-hearted and has drawn me closer to my faith. I also feel a lot more educated about issues of philosophy, economics, and politics. It allows me to get all my debate out of my system and allows me to be a normal teenager with my friends. Then again, I get into debates on here with people that get me riled up and sometimes I procrastinate for hours on here instead of doing my homework. So my question to you NS, is has NS ever helped you? has NS ever been detrimental to you? do you have friends and or someone special who you met or know on NS? (I know four friends from school that are active on NS)

I do not want this to turn into a debate about issues, I just am curious as to what Max Barry's little creation has done to us.

I met my wife here.

So that would be a "no" then...

[Arkotania]

NS is the reason I consider myself an semi-expert in chemical,biological and nuclear weapons.

Lot of indirect stuff actually, since I had to do research for realistic and accurate RPing.

[Grenartia]

NS is the reason I consider myself an semi-expert in chemical,biological and nuclear weapons.

Lot of indirect stuff actually, since I had to do research for realistic and accurate RPing.

I'm a semi-expert in nuclear weapons because I had to do a lot of research, because I used to be super-paranoid (especially regarding China, North Korea, and Iran). Actually, the research helped me to get over that paranoia, once I realized that the only country that could actually do anything was China. And after reading somebody's post on here about how since most of China's income comes from the US, they wouldn't dare attack us, even my paranoia about China has subsided.

[Arkotania]

NS is the reason I consider myself an semi-expert in chemical,biological and nuclear weapons.

Lot of indirect stuff actually, since I had to do research for realistic and accurate RPing.

I'm a semi-expert in nuclear weapons because I had to do a lot of research, because I used to be super-paranoid (especially regarding China, North Korea, and Iran). Actually, the research helped me to get over that paranoia, once I realized that the only country that could actually do anything was China. And after reading somebody's post on here about how since most of China's income comes from the US, they wouldn't dare attack us, even my paranoia about China has subsided.

The research certainly helped remove any misconceptions I had about such weapons. Of course this means any Hollywood film involving these weapons will no longer be seen the same. I can barely watch a movie involving military hardware, tactics/strategies and weapons without criticizing all the inaccuracies.

[Meryuma]

I became an anarchist and met my ex-boyfriend. I also got into GY!BE. Thank you NS.

[Grenartia]

I'm a semi-expert in nuclear weapons because I had to do a lot of research, because I used to be super-paranoid (especially regarding China, North Korea, and Iran). Actually, the research helped me to get over that paranoia, once I realized that the only country that could actually do anything was China. And after reading somebody's post on here about how since most of China's income comes from the US, they wouldn't dare attack us, even my paranoia about China has subsided.

The research certainly helped remove any misconceptions I had about such weapons. Of course this means any Hollywood film involving these weapons will no longer be seen the same. I can barely watch a movie involving military hardware, tactics/strategies and weapons without criticizing all the inaccuracies.

Try being an aspiring aerospace engineer and astrophysicist, having researched nuclear weaponry, and then watching Armageddon. Seriously. I did it once, and it felt like I was in Mystery Science Theater 3000.

In short, I had a fucking field day.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

It has, in its own way. Yes, there's a lot of meh going on, but I think I have met truly awesome people and formed a few friendships that will probably last a lifetime. Also, NS brought me into contact with the man I completely adore and who has taught me that I'm not a broken person.

[Zweite Alaje]

Yes, NS has shown me just how disturbing Liberal thought is, and has solidified my hatred of Modern Liberalism. I've also met a good amount of fellow Quasi-Fascists, Third Position Socialists, Fascists here with whom I discuss my ideology with in detail.

[Grenartia]

Yes, NS has shown me just how disturbing Liberal thought is, and has solidified my hatred of Modern Liberalism. I've also met a good amount of fellow Quasi-Fascists, Third Position Socialists, Fascists here with whom I discuss my ideology with in detail.

Yes, please, do go on about how disturbing freedom and equality is...

[Cabra West]

It has helped me quite massively in the past.

It's been a place where I could come and not only explain my own opinions (thereby examining them and understanding them better myself), but have them challenged and sometimes overthrown. It has provided me with many different angles on just about any interesting or even boring subject under the sun.

And last but not least, thanks to the good Christians in NSG, I turned atheist.

[Esternial]

On the RP side of NS, I've enjoyed delving into my mind to write and vent my moderately creative mind.

NSG is just a very bad news source to me.

[CTALNH]

Well I'm a right-winger and a student in California in a very split area that is 60% Liberal. As you can imagine, I debate often times at my school with my classmates and in the school debate club. When we come back this Tuesday, we are going to be debating gun control. Now I have participated in Gun control debates on NS before and since most of NS is left of me on the political spectrum, it allows me to look at different sides of the argument. I did something similar when I was writing a 20 page Honors Chem paper on Nuclear Energy. I searched up a thread on Nuclear Energy and started reading what people had to say as I had run out of ideas. Though to broaden this beyond a purely academic standpoint, NS has also helped me become more light-hearted and has drawn me closer to my faith. I also feel a lot more educated about issues of philosophy, economics, and politics. It allows me to get all my debate out of my system and allows me to be a normal teenager with my friends. Then again, I get into debates on here with people that get me riled up and sometimes I procrastinate for hours on here instead of doing my homework. So my question to you NS, is has NS ever helped you? has NS ever been detrimental to you? do you have friends and or someone special who you met or know on NS? (I know four friends from school that are active on NS)

I do not want this to turn into a debate about issues, I just am curious as to what Max Barry's little creation has done to us.

It has opened my eyes!
The General public are total idiots and at least here I can have a argument with someone....