barbarianhorde wrote:This is why I began to look at whether or not he was actually reading posts before responding to them. I now am fairly sure he glances over them, looks for a few keywords, and then has a little "note to others" and simply begins to type up some quasi philosophical stuff he know will aggravate people that he pretends is a response to the post.
If he is a conscious troll, that would be irritating. That's less interesting.
I really doubt that you will find a human answer. I think the answer is simply that he likes the attention and knows that if he would pronounce an honest thought, people would be less interested in him than when he pronounces the most bizarre stupidities masquerading as honest interpretations.
You may be right, but I think actually he can't face himself. That it's not hiding it from us that motivates him, but hiding it from himself. He's pissed, he has blame. If he is doing something wrong, and regularly, this would undermine the rage he doesnt want to notice driving him. That's my take.
Ok, its possible that in real life you have such behaviour as well. Though the internet is really its natural environment.
Sure, I have probably done it online. I would guess most have pulled similar shit on some issue in some relationship.
It is a trick that comes with not seeing the persons face and not having to pay for what he says. A newspaper can't do this, because then you stop buying it. But a free product can do it.
Yes, I think face to face it would fall apart. I think a lot of people would no longer be able to put up strong fronts.
Do you have an experience where dealing with this guy over here helped you understand a real life situation?
Nothing in a one to one pattern where I can say, oh, calling Iamb on his shit, writing out what it was helped me. But I think it...hm...is part of me getting that people can be really quite idiotic while also making intelligent noises and, yes, can really not know themselves. There is a naive part of me that thinks everyone is like me. And despite piles of counterevidence, this naive part still hangs on. Seeing that he, over and over, cannot notice what he is doing, is making me less surprised. I mean, it's hard to say what is the cause of me getting less naive, even in my deepest parts, since there are a number of things I do to try to convince that part it is confused. And if he is a conscious troll, this is part of the same pattern on my part. That people would really hit themselves in the face with a hammer to get one over on people. My naive part has trouble believing it, even though I have seen it time and again.
I guess up to a certain point it helps to sharpen some of ones own faculties. But that shouldnt take too long, Id say.
Perhaps.
It also stands as a warning. There may be places where I act out in similar ways, despite my own evaluation that I am an adult communicating intelligently.
Hmmm. That could apply to any misdeed. Im not sure I accept this proposal.
I have that within me that is capable of any misdeed.
So I suppose it is also kind of a pity-party for him. But he is the one who holds the strings. Quite familiar sort of structure. He is like Tony Sopranos mom.
LOL, perfect. Though she took to action, and while it was horrible, she had the courage of her rage. So she gets the nod.