Last week I corresponded with another Upper Cervical Chiropractor on Twitter who told me about an email discussion he had with a former Parker grad, one I actually know pretty well.
This particular Parker grad went through the nurse practitioner program after finishing chiropractic school, as are more and more Parker students nowadays. He happened to learn about some things said by this Upper Cervical Chiropractor and emailed him his opinion. Apparently this Parker grad told the Upper Cervical Chiropractor that he was ruining the profession with what he does and says.
The reason I bring this up is that I would truly be shocked if this Parker grad has not seen this blog. I would be willing to bet he has. If not, then I stand corrected. But if he has, why not talk to me about some of the things I say? I have some pretty inflammatory stuff on this site if you aren’t into subluxation-based specific chiropractic (just the fact we have to distinguish subluxation-based is ridiculous in and of itself).
Sometimes, when re-reading some of my past blog posts, I see how I can come across as extremely fiesty and intense. Conveying tone is impossible when writing blog posts, comments, or emails. Don’t get me wrong, I am very passionate about upper cervical and a natural, holistic, interference-free lifestyle. But in person, I am actually pretty laid back and easy to talk to. Usually.
But what I’m getting at is that I know this particular individual. In fact, I get along pretty well with him and his wife. In fact I saw his wife about a month ago at our church building. Every time I see one of them, we talk about different things. But interestingly enough, we have never talked about our differing philosophies on chiropractic. Maybe we wouldn’t get along so well if we did. It’s hard to say.
But this particular scenario reminds me of two newly named disorders, coined by The Atlas of Life itself: Cyber Warrior Syndrome (CWS) and Email Ninja Disorder (END).
Often people sitting in front of, or should we say behind, the computer screen tend to be influenced by energy waves penetrating their brain, increasing the flow of testosterone throughout their body. Everyone has been a victim of it at one point or another. I suffered from CWS and END in my early 20s, but have since overcome those debilitating diseases.
Signs of CWS include making up fake names or using the name of former chiropractic school presidents as their identity when commenting on blogs.
Signs of END include angry, sometimes vicious attacks through the medium of email. When later confronted, these people appear sheepish, quiet, or withdrawn.
Now obviously I’m being extremely sarcastic. But I am making a point. Let’s all settle down and make sure we don’t say things through email or other internet forums that we would not be willing to say to someone’s face.
Acting out on urges created by CWS or END are easy to do, but it’s always best not to do. That goes for me, too.
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