People Are Strange

[H2O Man]

40. Very interesting. Thanks.

The group dynamics can be mighty weird, too ....no surprise there. And they can be ignited from something as simple as the "I know you are, but what am I?" you mention. Even long past insults tend to flare up into the newest episodes of the same stale fight that has gone unresolved for years here.

And some people -- including some I like a great deal, as well as a few that I don't -- seem to get vicious responses from groups that appear to follow them closely. I don't see the benefit to being confrontational with someone you disagree with. In quite a few cases, I've found that people here that I've disagreed with -- and wasn't fond of early on -- turn out to be among my favorite friends here.