> I have a vision of a dusty, broken down abandoned small school > house somewhere in the desert outside Austin where Willy is > lecturing to a class ..... of stuffed prairie dogs. > [image: Inline image 1]
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > ** > > > On 10/28/2013 11:12 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > > > > > "So, let's sum up what we know ... " > > > > > > This is the sure sign of a scammer. > > > > And trying to argue with him about what follows is a > > sure sign that you've been scammed. > > > > Willytex *succeeded* in poking your ego until it reacted, > > and you had to dive in to "prove" that you "know" more > > than he does. > > > > Trolls exist because egos do. That's what argument trolls > > like Willytex and Judy feed on. They don't care about who > > really "wins" any of the arguments they start, because > > they'll "declare victory" in all of them. All they care about > > is suckering someone's ego into reacting so that the > > arguments happen, and thus the "declarations of > > victory" can happen. > > > > If you react to their provocation, in their minds they "win." > > If you *don't* react, they'll find some way to try to spin > > *that* into a "win," too, but at least you won't be all > > covered with slime from interacting with them. > > > > Just my opinion... > > Hi Empty, > > I'm going to follow up on my earlier post this morning, > partly to expand upon it, but also because at least three > people here don't seem to understand who I was talking > to. Trying to help them appear less STOOOPID, I remind > them of a stern dictum issued by She Who Must Not Be > Disobeyed herself: > > "Hey, doofus, nobody was talking to you. End of story." > - Judy Stein, 13 October 2013 > > Anyway, what I was trying to say *to you* earlier is that > while I understand that it pains you to see Willytex > spouting bullshit here on FFL, when you fall for it and > get into it with him, you're playing *his* game, not yours. > He's trolled you. > > That's just what he and the other troll I mentioned earlier > DO. They lie in wait for someone to say something, then > they rush out and search Google or Wikipedia or some > batch of saved files and they post a "rebuttal." > > It isn't *really* a rebuttal, of course -- it's an invitation > for you to argue with them. If you do, they win. That's > just how trolls think. > > The thing is, even if you *don't* fall for it and argue with > them, they'll find a way to spin *that* and consider it a > "win" for them, too. Just as the three people whom *I* did > not respond to (and wasn't talking to in the first place) > did today. > > I'm not faulting your scholarship, or trying to start some > kinda argument with you, either. I'm just pointing out The > Nature Of Trolls, and reminding you that it really *isn't* > worth your time to try to rebut or correct them. They don't > care about that. ALL that they care about is that they got > you to argue with them. > > IMO, doing so is a classic waste of time. But if you've got > so much time left in this life that you don't mind wasting > it, forgive me for butting in and more power to ya...argue > with them all you want. Your call... > > > I have a vision of a dusty, broken down abandoned small school house > somewhere in the desert outside Austin where Willy is lecturing to a class > ..... of stuffed prairie dogs. :-D > > > >
