Stalkers probably have the best insight on life and humanity

[shadowman x]

i dont stalk anyone
because i dont go outside 8D

[predatorywasps]

I used to like this girl and I would try to meet her during passing period, read her blog daily, look at her myspace constantly, and would stare at her from across the room

I felt like I was stalking her
what do you think

[Incoming Disaster]

Sith Lord Aliii

Iced Muffinz

Sith Lord Aliii

Iced Muffinz

Isn't that what therapists are supposed to do?
Take a look at your life, decisions, interactions with other people and howyou deal with them and then make an informed decision/theory and tell you about it?
So in that sense, a therapist/psychologist is nothing more than a glorified(legal) stalker.

I want to be a psychologist so many that's why I find this stuff so fascinating.

Explains a lot.

I see.
People say that I would make a good one because I'm easy to talk to and more than willing to listen to peoples problems.
I don't have a facination like you do though, so I think I would be bad at it.

@Trite: That is quite true. :

I like to help people out with their problems and would rather see someone mentally well about life than upset and distraught.

Some people's lives are boring though, but I always try to find something interesting about them because everyone is so unique.

I don't really go up to strangers and ask them to share their problems with me, but I do with peers that I know and get along with, as I can't really stand to see people around me be upset, unhappy, ect.
I'm sure you've probably seen Good Will Hunting, so I have to ask what you think about what Robin Williams said, that the little quirks are what make people the most interesting, even though then tend to hide them ect[this is vastly taken out of context, but I'm sure you know what I'm referencing],
I have to agree, I think its the little secretes and 'faults' that really add a splash of color to peoples lives and personalities.

[dagon is a gloomy bear]

Adymus

`dagon

Who would better understand the flavour of an orange? One who actually eats them, or one who watches others eat them?

That is a rather misleading comparison.

While the one who eats the orange will understand how they respond to the flavor of the orange, the one who watches others eat will understand how others respond to the flavor.

But knowledge is valuable.

I don't think that they would understand better how the person reacted to the orange. It's the difference between primary and secondary sources.

Anyway, I think the word "stalker" is being taken out of context here, because it's supposed to have a negative connotation to it. It's used for someone who does this type of behaviour to the point of harassing the person they are stalking.

Social observation is useful, of course. Writers are known for doing it to the point of losing their own social interactions. Looking through people's diaries, FB accounts and that sort of thing is usually just described as being nosey. Nothing weird. Nothing special.

And I won't just ignore the very first thing I am given to read about a topic. Of course I'm going to bring it up.

[Teshiruu]

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[Neptune City]

I already posted my stalker habits in the guild so yeah~

[the blue Monk]

Yes, I'm sure a navy SEAL sniper can easily provide information on human behaivior

There are certain advantages in viewing life in the third person, always being the one looking in the mirror, but of course the best expierance is living it. It could be a double edge sword

[Sith Lord Aliii]

Teshiruu

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WHAT DID YOU WRITE?!?

[egnoramus]

stalkers are just people with an "unnatural" infatuation with another human

[Teshiruu]

Sith Lord Aliii

Teshiruu

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WHAT DID YOU WRITE?!?

I have a secret not so secret
crush on youuuuuu <333

[lizs_boo]

yeah stalkers alos become obsessed and often rape and kill the people theyre obsessed with...or kill and then rape

[Machevallian Addict]

Stalkers are enveloped in deluded fantasies most of the time.

There's not much insight you can get from them. Reality is pretty harsh a lot of the time. Most are fairly privileged and don't have to see what the real darkness is like.

It's a totally different expirience to watch the darkness then to be the one stepping into it.

[Teshiruu]

I'm going to bread.

[Sith Lord Aliii]

Teshiruu

Sith Lord Aliii

Teshiruu

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WHAT DID YOU WRITE?!?

I have a secret not so secret
crush on youuuuuu <333

Awe that's so cute <333

[Adymus]

`dagon

Adymus

`dagon

Who would better understand the flavour of an orange? One who actually eats them, or one who watches others eat them?

That is a rather misleading comparison.

While the one who eats the orange will understand how they respond to the flavor of the orange, the one who watches others eat will understand how others respond to the flavor.

But knowledge is valuable.

I don't think that they would understand better how the person reacted to the orange. It's the difference between primary and secondary sources.

Anyway, I think the word "stalker" is being taken out of context here, because it's supposed to have a negative connotation to it. It's used for someone who does this type of behaviour to the point of harassing the person they are stalking.

Social observation is useful, of course. Writers are known for doing it to the point of losing their own social interactions. Looking through people's diaries, FB accounts and that sort of thing is usually just described as being nosey. Nothing weird. Nothing special.

And I won't just ignore the very first thing I am given to read about a topic. Of course I'm going to bring it up.

Yes, but you cannot possibly know everyone's first hand experience. But you can observe their reactions. The data received my not be as useful as a primary source, but it is not useless.
But you are actually right about the improper usage of the word stalker. The act of stalking is actually defined a form of causing fear in another person by finding their personal information and then letting them know you have it. So it is generally an attack they may not have THAT much depth to it. I