The poor state of discussion on this list

[Zenaan Harkness]

On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 08:57:51AM -0500, Karl wrote:
> Zenaan, I see you pretending to be a real hacker!
> I will reply to you to harass you, just like one should do to real hackers!

That's offensive.

Why are you choosing to be offensive towards me?



> On 12/27/20, Zenaan Harkness <zen at freedbms.net> wrote:
> > On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 10:32:43AM +0000, Steven Schear wrote:
> >> The inability or unwillingness of some to deal with their cognitive
> >> dissonance. Although this situation has existed since early list days, I
> >> think it's become all too common and driven away the best and brightest
> >> who
> >> use to hang out here. (I'm expecting an almost immediate knee-jerk or ad
> >> hominem from the few here who are the most frequent practitioners of this
> >> form of fear-based bullying.)
> >>
> >> OG Cypherpunk Paul Rosenberg, once again, drops the mike.
> >>
> >> https://freemansperspective.com/fallacy-10-the-thought-terminating-cliche/
> >
> > Apropos.  And a nice "new" fallacy to chew on.
> >
> > From the glaff hass full dept., "robust use of ad-homs, abundant epithets
> > and threats" ... strengthens one's fire suit - demands it really :D
> >
> >
> > Problem 'ere is, if we oughtn't immediately end discussions with a simple
> > thought terminating cliché, some discussion threads might actually carry on
> > ridiculously - you know, like for more than two emails (the humble and
> > flawed OP, and of course the thought terminating cliché reply).
> >
> > Then the archives would be an absolute mess...
> >
> >
> > Free monocles and encrusted silver handled walking sticks for all.  For all
> > cognitive dissonance avoiders that is… especially a full set for those with
> > an abnormal appetite for botox.
> >