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From: Greegor on 13 Aug 2010 21:08 On Aug 12, 11:52 pm, Greegor <greego...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Aug 11, 4:43 am, John Doe <j...(a)usenetlove.invalid> wrote: > > > Greegor <greegor47 gmail.com> wrote: > > > I would not normally be very hard on somebody with a disability > > > but I'm also not going to placate somebody like Archie or Green > > > Xenon. > > > > Green Xenon kept asking in various places for help to design his > > > extra special untraceable computer. > > > What use for tracing a computer? I suppose a straightforward > > threat of physical violence might be a good reason. Then again, > > the chances of someone following up are probably very small, the > > chance of them succeeding is probably very small, and the chance > > of them getting caught even without tracing their computer is > > probably high and might involve the FBI if they crossed state > > lines. > > > > After seeing his manifesto describing his anger at the world and > > > intent to punish the world without any consequences, > > > Sounds like something out of a comic book. > > > > I realized my usual conciliatory stance toward disabled people > > > would be wrong. His motive and intent were beyond sick. > > > > I saw that ignoring Archie was not working and that Archie > > > urgently wanted to vent his anger so I challenged him. > > > > Archie's overinflated EGO stood out as unlike my observations of > > > misfits and recluses I had befriended and worked with decades > > > ago. > > > > Then it dawned on me that today those social misfits have their > > > own little kingdom. > > > A kingdom that is in fact practically harmless. > > > > I had thought that the nature of internet and usenet was causing > > > normal people to undergo a "road rage" like behavior change, and > > > I still think that is a part of the picture. > > > It is very much part of the picture. Some people cannot cope with > > being unable to exert physical influence over others. Some people > > thrive in it. > > > > But I now think that a much larger portion of the bad behavior > > > is coming from social misfits with bonafide mental or brain > > > disorders likeAspergers. > > > Imagine what Vincent Van Gogh and Edgar Allan Poe would have done > > to the world through UseNet. Mental illness is not uncommon among > > geniuses. You can guess that mental hyperactivity makes one good > > at UseNet/Internet stuff. You might also find that some social > > misfits and mentally challenged people actually do better on the > > Internet. > > > Just be glad you are not there? > > > > Lots of people withAspergersor Schizophrenia, etc. can behave > > > themselves and be very much productive members of society. I > > > have a renewed concern however with the way that usenet social > > > misfits can feed off each other and gradually drift into > > > criminal or dangerous territory. > > > Difficult to control? Yes. Criminal? Maybe sometimes. Dangerous? > > Hardly. > > > > AUK and their behavior reached a level of excess and had a > > > slight correction (law suit) but the group think coming from > > > mentally toxic misfits is stubborn. > > > Was it appealed? There was a lawsuit years ago that involved one > > of the skiing groups. Apparently some little judge gagged one of > > the posters. There is no question in my mind that if anything like > > that were appealed, it would be quickly overturned. > > > > The psychology of "playground bullies" and the dynamics of how > > > groups BADLY respond to them, ignoring or "joining in" > > > fascinates me. > > > Bullying on the Internet is no more of a problem than bullying in > > real life. The difference is that conventional bullying does not > > work on the Internet. > > > I do not know if and how it could be done, but what UseNet needs > > is a fixed ID for every persona, independent of Internet service > > provider. Personally, I could not care less who you are in real > > life (if you want to advertise that info, fine). All that matters > > is how you act here on UseNet. That is why nym-shifting sucks IMO. > > > UseNet is the wisdom and folly of the world. G > Do you agree with John Doe's assessment Archie? I strongly disagree, but I want to see YOUR assessment, Archie!
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