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In reply to the discussion: I posed a question to 10 trusted DUers ... [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)How many conversations have I had with 1Strong black man? How many threads like Manny's have I voted to lock in the hosts forum? What makes you think I'm irritated? Do you really expect universal approval on an internet forum? Do you think every post will be some sort of accolade and nobody will point out behavior that any child would understand?
So 1BM ran his little test and what did he prove? Rude behavior is rude? Wow. Alert Scientific American.
What else happened? Exclusive camaraderie. Leadership roles. Structured loyalty. Factionalism. Suspicion. Envy.
It really easy to build a cadre of followers as long as you're willing to tell them what they want to hear. Internet forums are almost designed to pander to confirmation bias.
The fact still remains that hoarding information to manipulate people is simply rude behavior and proves nothing related to the information being hoarded, but it says a great deal about the hoarders.
Now who's too clever by half?