On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 10:35:38 -0500, John Kimball
 gave us this offering:

>On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 01:47:19 -0500, hatter-no-spam@cotse.com wrote:
>
>>Due to the fact that Supernews screwed up and can't fix the problem until 
>>around Tuesday when their abuse department (who apparently are the only one's 
>>who can unlock my account) I'm forced to use a Cotse account.  Whch isn't 
>>really a big deal, I'm actually thinking about ditching the Supernews account 
>>anyway due to not only this occurrence, but past shortcomings and their ongoing 
>>inefficiency.  But that's not why I'm posting so let me get to the point.  I 
>>took a few days off, from just life in general.  I spent one entire day just 
>>sleeping, reading, and pretty much doing nothing productive.  Currently I'm at 
>>a resort in Spokane.  Relaxing, drinking cold mexican beer (Corona to be 
>>precise), and just thinking at the laptop.  I ate take out Chinese dinner, it 
>>was alright, at the end of the meal I broke open the fortune cookie to find 
>>that I had no fortune.  No silly little cliche, no misdirection riddle, 
>>nothing.  And it started me thinking about certain things, like why people on 
>>Usenet flame each other.
>>
>>So why are you flaming?  Now I know a lot of you will try bellowing 
>>entertainment at the top of yer sore lungs, but it just doesn't ring true.  I 
>>mean maybe you can explain how stupidly trying to bring a person down to build 
>>yerself up can be entertaining.  Perhaps if you don't know how to interact 
>>socially like normal people that's gratifying in one way or another, but I 
>>think for most people it's simply not true.
>>
>>You see the "game" to me seems pointless now.  Why?  Because I don't care 
>>anymore.  I've been lying to myself for a few months now, trying to make myself 
>>care.  But I can't hide the truth anymore.  When any of you people try and 
>>flame me, I feel nothing.  Even when I create the most savoring flame worthy 
>>fodder for you to attack me with I still can't feel anything.  And perhaps 
>>that's the real reason I started trolling and creating chaos in the first 
>>place.  I wanted to feel attacked.  Because in real life, I can't manage that 
>>emotion, I'm too well liked by people.  Here on the Inet, I can lie, I can hide 
>>behind a name without a face.  When you don't have to look me in the eyes you 
>>don't have to think twice about attacking me.
>>
>>Does that mean I'm not going to post to Usenet anymore?  No, I'll still post.  
>>I'll still flame people to.  But from now on, it's on my terms.  If someone 
>>tries to flame me or claim SPNAK, they only lose.  Why?  Because I don't care.  
>>And there's no reason to respond to something that doesn't invoke anything in 
>>you.  That's why I will always win.  Because I can guarantee that whenever I 
>>flame you, you will always respond to me.  Don't expect too many followups 
>>though, I don't "entertain" losers.
>>
>>One more thing, some of you are flaming because you are trying to win 
>>something.  A war.  What is the purpose of winning that war?  You don't know, 
>>do you?  See I know.  I know that the reason you fight is because you want to 
>>be able to speak out the way you want, in a forum that you can claim as your 
>>own.  What you all fail to realize is that it's a pointless endeavor.  You can 
>>already post whatever you want, think whatever you want, and believe whatever 
>>you want.  You're fighting over an empty fortune cookie.
>>
>>-Mad Hatter
>
>Here's a tissue, Diaper Boy.
>Get over it spankard.

Quite long-winded isn't he....


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