Red Mosquito

tree_ wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

tree_ wrote:yeah, same.. that's why i've cooled off quite a bit for a while.. i've opened up to the idea that people here actually have real lives they live and may actually experience reality differently from me most of the time.. and it's good to be respectful and mindful of these realities, to be an agent of peace and understanding instead of chaos and comedy

I thought this was out of line:

tree_ wrote:Wait, wasn't Nietzsche a nihilist?

it was a serious question... isn't he known as the dawg who coined the term?

People say that. I have no idea why. He's like the polar opposite.

tree_ wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

tree_ wrote:yeah, same.. that's why i've cooled off quite a bit for a while.. i've opened up to the idea that people here actually have real lives they live and may actually experience reality differently from me most of the time.. and it's good to be respectful and mindful of these realities, to be an agent of peace and understanding instead of chaos and comedy

I thought this was out of line:

tree_ wrote:Wait, wasn't Nietzsche a nihilist?

it was a serious question... isn't he known as the dawg who coined the term?

Even better, he’s known as the father of nihilism.

oh dang sorry dude

snap

washing machine wrote:I'm participating in some light trolling with wease in the Trump thread right this second, actually.

I didn't plan to, but here we are.

Wease, I think I did it because you responded to a tongue-in-cheek post I made to spike in a humorless way. I doubled down on what makes Trump likeable in an effort to help you relax and laugh a little bit with me about the absurd moment we find ourselves in.

You sunnuvabitch.

Seriously tho, the default in my area is MAGA and everyone automatically assumes everyone else is full-on Trump. It’s exhausting. So I saw your comment and just figured with you being in Texas, your attitude towards him mirrored that to which I am accustomed. My apologies for painting you with the broad brush (even tho in the back of my mind I thought I remembered you saying you didn’t like him).

Hopefully you learned something about assumptions and Texans.

tree_ wrote:oh dang sorry dude

snap

when i type things like this, i'm trolling... i don't really say "snap" in real life

also, yeah, i knew that about Nietzsche, ... sorry

washing machine wrote:Hopefully you learned something about assumptions and Texans.

Haha. For sure. I shouldn’t assume the only left-leaners in the state are my wife’s family.

wease wrote:

washing machine wrote:Hopefully you learned something about assumptions and Texans.

Haha. For sure. I shouldn’t assume the only left-leaners in the state are my wife’s family.

Do you experience the same sort of bias, being from Tennessee?

Also I guess you could say I'm left-leaning, but I didn't vote for Harris.

washing machine wrote:

wease wrote:

washing machine wrote:Hopefully you learned something about assumptions and Texans.

Haha. For sure. I shouldn’t assume the only left-leaners in the state are my wife’s family.

Do you experience the same sort of bias, being from Tennessee?

Also I guess you could say I'm left-leaning, but I didn't vote for Harris.

Absolutely I do. As soon as someone finds out we’re not Trump people, we’re instant pariahs.

i feel your pain, wease. shit's the same around these here parts

I think a big part of what could make people start trolling is if the important political figures in their country were giant trolls.

tree_ wrote:what is the most egregious example of some failed heavy trolling? balki? numbers up does a good job with some heavy trolling? i use the word "gay" once and i get a warning

I just got a warning for that word being used months ago. Thanks team lol.

In my experience Reid or Washing Machine is one of the most slippery and evasive trolls ever. He basically never winks. I have been following his work for decades.

BurtReynolds wrote:my intellectual superiority

I was talking with a former RMer recently, someone who was known for relentless trolling but whose tenure as a poster had come to an unceremonious end. I asked him if he had any feedback about my own posting. He said to me: "Jorge, you need to stop making sense." For pretty much my entire posting career I've had one foot in the trollspace and the other in earnestland, trying to balance making myself laugh with silly hijinx with actually conversing with the people I've grown to consider friends. He was encouraging me to fully give in to my absurdist tendencies. And truth be told, the thought was completely abhorrent to me. Surprisingly so. Pungent. Ammonia. The first thing that came to mind is "I am almost 40." Trolling is like red pepper flakes. A condiment, sparingly applied, to add a little kick to the mundanity. But you can't live off of red pepper. At least I can't. Not anymore, anyway.

Jorge wrote:I asked him if he had any feedback about my own posting.

What the hell.

washing machine wrote:You're a good seed, tree.

You two should tug each other off

I have pretty much zero time for it tbh. Not my cup of tea at all. I'm fully team earnest.

It's threads like this that make me glad I have always been sincere throughout my whole posting career. I only ever presented my true, honest self and I always tried to connect with my fellow posters in a serious and truthful way. It's been hard getting trolled by all you immature little bitches all these years, but I'm glad you're all finally coming around to seeing things my way

It's those kinds of posts that really foster trust for you, argo. Thanks for continuing to share.