this is waaaay off topic, but tough luck. after the weak, almost totally
unwarranted attack made on me by some lurker last week, i posted a
blog on this topic mainly because these people are always the same. we've all
encountered this kind of person. they work in the exact same way every time and
i think it's kind of an amusing topic that might appeal to some people here . .
. this is all i'm going to say about it. anybody else can feel free to use the
aftermath to fling whatever poop you want at me here but i don't care. i will
wait until there's something else i want to address on this list and simply
ignore it. i'm that kinda guy.
i just have to stay offline from these goddamn
newsgroups.
every time i go to one, i'm looking for actual discourse.
sometimes this discourse arises from myself happening not to agree with the
popular thrust of the group mind. some people get really edgy when they hear a
good, clear argument against what they stand for or someone articulate begging
to differ in matters of taste. does that make me more "correct" than anybody
else? nah. it's just conversation.
usually at that point some pathetic
soul arises out of the woodwork in a lame attempt to take a quick shot at the
dissenter (me in this case). it's always the same: in their
tiny 12 point
new-times-roman bug voice they 1) make fun of my name (that's real hard)
and then 2) tell me that "nobody likes my crappy music" (not very imaginative,
if patently incorrect or at worst, a matter of perspective) and then they 3)
usually say that all i want to do is say negative stuff, when really it's only
the negative/critical/things-they-don't-agree-with they've actually noticed
amongst copious constructive discussion offered by me. it's always the same
limpwristed, broken record amateur-hour pratfall. it's funny and impossible to
take seriously as criticism. it bounces off me like pure indian rubber.
and this sort of attack accomplishes what? it makes that weak little
lurker feel like they've really got off their usually silent, ineffectual butts
and
stood up to issue some kind of
powerful statement to regain the glory of the status quo! apparently they
believe that their feeble act of internet assassination has freed the group mind
from any possible criticism. BRAVO! little fool. i'm still here and you still
have a bug up your ass about me. tough luck. you know, what i'm NOT going to
stay offline from newsgroups . . .
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