I AM NOT DOING THIS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT FOR ME!!! SAYING THAT IS AN ATTACK ON MY CHARACTER, WHEN YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW ME!!! IT ISN’T TRUE AND IS JUST HURTFUL!!!
I never said you were; this is a mischaracterization. I said
, "some people". If you're sure that this (or any other) forum hasn't had any undue influence, and that there hasn't been any undue peer pressure, then that's good. At least you asked yourself the question; kudos—not everyone does.
effects of social media on decision-making
There is no hurtful intent—and
definitely no attack on your character. Why would there be?
It doesn't make any sense.
You implyed in here that going past 4’ is too much!
No I did not, and I specifically said so TWICE: "if you've decided on 5', then 'go for it!'"
I did make some observations about 5' vs. 4', which you said you were aware of and had considered, yet you still haven't made up your mind.
Then you also said, "The advantage, like I’ve said, is that it will be as big of an enclosure as I can"
That
sounded to me like a decision. Should I have said, "You
implied 5' as a decision?" No. I
inferred that as a decision, like you've inferred many things here that I have not said nor meant.
It’s coming from how you were basically talking down to me like a little toddler on your second post in this thread, speaking to me about how I didn’t know the actual costs, and how it wouldn’t be an advantage to go as big as 5’ (hellos extra space!)!
No, I was comparing differences. I'm sorry you took things the wrong way, and so personally, but I write (as
Beman has noted people
should) with the expectation that others may read this—now or in the future—and may not have considered these factors.
I can't even count the number of people who have come to this forum telling us how much research they've done, only to find out either that they haven't really—or it's been very poor or misguided research.
NOW BEFORE YOU INFER I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU, I am not. You & Beman have both said I don't know you. If I don't, then how am I to discern what you do and/or don't know? How do I know you're not one of the many described above?
AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING YOU ARE, but if I don't know what you (or anyone) do(es) or do(es)n't know, it can be a quandary how to proceed.
None of us are perfect, and while your stated goal is, "I just want everything to be perfect!" I fear you may have to settle for, "as close to perfect as possible."
If I had assumed (I try very hard not to) that you knew all the points I brought up, would I be accused of talking down to you because you
didn't know—or hadn't thought of some of those points? Because I've been accused of that too.
I AM NOT GETTING VOTES TO BE SWAYED, BUT TO GET MORE INFO FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE CAGES THAT BIG!
That wasn't clear in your "Poll" or in your first posts. Thank you for clarifying.
By "that big" do you mean 4 or 5 ft. because I have both, so here it is:
In the one (5 ft.) case, I was swayed by economics, waste, available space, and other factors. I didn't go into the 8' option I had, because I realized fairly quickly that it wasn't really in line with my original goals & intent. It took some introspection on my part to come to that realization.
In the other case, like yourself, free-range wasn't a realistic option for my limitations. I also realized halfway through the process that going larger than 4 ft. also wasn't a realistic option for my limitations, so I went with 4 ft. That also took some introspection. Reality checks, if you will.
YOU DON’T EVEN OWN A CHAMELEON!!!
Ah... still beating that dead horse.
It's not only irrelevant (I do my research too—that's why I signed up here), it's also not true—hasn't been for some time now. I guess you don't know me either. Peace.
