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Post #519447

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twooffour
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Date created
4-Aug-2011, 3:20 PM

TV's Frink said:

It's amazing how many idiots surround twooffour every time he posts.  I think he's LOST reality.

Yea, happens all the time in real life.
If you didn't know that, and thought that majority decides accuracy, it's about time you realize it now.

I hate to be resembling a certain former member of this community here (one you were so certain for a fact was me, although it was just your unsupported opinion... heh, nice one, that was), but herd mentality is the obvious explanation.


We're not talking about "everytime he posts SOMEWHERE" here - we're talking about here, with about the same people reading. Who remember past incidents.

And it's very likely for a group to focus on an individual (or some other particular group), and start acting stupid around them without even realizing.
Some of it may have to do with the formed intent to "dismiss this stupid person", and from that comes paying less attention, selective reading, artificial dismissal of points, and the whole jazz chart basically.

I've been on the other side of the fence quite a few times (someone on the board labeled as a doofus, or troll, or whatever - and I realize how my reactions to that person start to change), so I know what I'm talking about.

I bet you've never been on the other side (surrounded by a bunch of people with idiotic accusations and statements, still knowing you're right because you can actually back up), so you don't know. Oh well.