Pardon, you structured those two ideas together in a single sentence so I (apparently incorrectly) assumed you wanted these to be considered in tandem with one another. In what ways do you feel they are different? Articulate that for us so as to better understand the intention of the OP, yeah? Might help folks refine or direct ideas they toss in a bit.I am not convinced about your claim is not even on the same continuum as I doubt your ability to make your own decisions.
I feel like I am being used as a stand in.for someone else. A strawman, if you will.
Huh. Nah, wasn't even thinking about you. Don't know you. Was just thinking generally about folks who feel a need to... how to put it... about folks who get (pre?)occupied with what other folks do and think for whatever reason. There's the good and curious sort of (pre)occupation - where it's motivated by a desire to explore and learn. There's the not so good sort of (pre)occupation too - the sort motivated by a need to assert dominance or be right/correct/pure. Mixes in between and a bit of both are very much a thing too.