"I can enjoy everything furry, wish it were possible but still accept that it isn't."
But it is an irrational enjoyment, is it not? All you are getting positively enjoyment; let's take for granted that mere "enjoyment" is, in itself, rationally worthwhile. Even if you take that perspective, furry is still irrational; sure, you "enjoy" it, but aren't there better sources of, er, enjoyment, without all the negative stigmas, reduced social opportunities, and contact with, well, a population of at least 25% irrational people, plus limited chances for monetary or survival gain. Guess there's a chance for sexual gratification, so I guess that's a plus, but when you add up the costs and add up the benefits, furry definitely goes to negative rather than positive side of the equation.
The evidence does not support furry. I know. I've "done the math" (metaphorically speaking), and being a furry has historically been, for the vast majority of furries, a losing game. The furry fandom has not produced anything of lasting worth; whether anything of value has been created within the genre is debatable, for no other reason than we two rather obviously disagree on what even constitutes said genre.
And yet I still continue to call myself a furry, despite the fact that my own assessment of what other people under that label have done is rather dire, to be blunt, because I believe in furry. When faced with the choice of whether or not I am a furry, I will answer yes, not because I know it is the right answer, but simply because I want it to be. The decidion to claim the title furry is not rational; it is based entirely on emotions.
However, this is my view of the subject; you may have convinced yourself that "being furry" is the rational choice, and have "evidence" to argue this point. I'm sorry, but if you actually think rationally furry is provably "worth it," your math sucks. Metaphorically speaking.
In conclusion, you have to little respect for the human's mind to create meaning. Of course the fox means something. It means something to me.
"I can enjoy everything furry, wish it were possible but still accept that it isn't."
But it is an irrational enjoyment, is it not? All you are getting positively enjoyment; let's take for granted that mere "enjoyment" is, in itself, rationally worthwhile. Even if you take that perspective, furry is still irrational; sure, you "enjoy" it, but aren't there better sources of, er, enjoyment, without all the negative stigmas, reduced social opportunities, and contact with, well, a population of at least 25% irrational people, plus limited chances for monetary or survival gain. Guess there's a chance for sexual gratification, so I guess that's a plus, but when you add up the costs and add up the benefits, furry definitely goes to negative rather than positive side of the equation.
The evidence does not support furry. I know. I've "done the math" (metaphorically speaking), and being a furry has historically been, for the vast majority of furries, a losing game. The furry fandom has not produced anything of lasting worth; whether anything of value has been created within the genre is debatable, for no other reason than we two rather obviously disagree on what even constitutes said genre.
And yet I still continue to call myself a furry, despite the fact that my own assessment of what other people under that label have done is rather dire, to be blunt, because I believe in furry. When faced with the choice of whether or not I am a furry, I will answer yes, not because I know it is the right answer, but simply because I want it to be. The decidion to claim the title furry is not rational; it is based entirely on emotions.
However, this is my view of the subject; you may have convinced yourself that "being furry" is the rational choice, and have "evidence" to argue this point. I'm sorry, but if you actually think rationally furry is provably "worth it," your math sucks. Metaphorically speaking.
In conclusion, you have to little respect for the human's mind to create meaning. Of course the fox means something. It means something to me.