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2018-04-09 at 12:38 AM UTC in We need to institute a user hierarchyAnarcho-capitalists and egalitarian leftists coming together to agree on a system of governance and economy that satisfies everyone's expectations: this is what I love about this place.
But we need a strict user hierarchy, like some real feudalism shit. -
2018-04-09 at 12:35 AM UTC in What health conditions have you inherited?I may have diabetes to look forward to, but I seem to have things under control now and I think that stopping or treating it will get easier as we find preemptive solutions for those of us who would otherwise develop it.
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2018-04-09 at 12:26 AM UTC in What health conditions have you inherited?I have naturally high cholesterol, but it's been mitigated ever since adopting a vegetarian diet.
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2018-04-09 at 12:14 AM UTC in What is your post/thanks ratio?After 2,266 posts as of now, I have received 316 thanks, which means I get thanked for every 7.17 posts. For the most part, I hover around this number.
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2018-04-09 at 12:08 AM UTC in This girl is cute.I'd let her clean my car for me, but only if she asked nicely.
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2018-04-09 at 12:07 AM UTC in We need to institute a user hierarchyInevitably a conversation about hierarchy will be refined into a conflict which contrasts the virtues of egalitarianism with the failures of capitalism.
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2018-04-08 at 11:10 PM UTC in ITT: Lanny apologizes to -SpectraL for years of administrative abuse
Originally posted by Lanny In case anyone does actually care about the finny incident the rule he broke was indeed the intentional disruption one. I warned him in thread and by PM several times.
I'd like to point out he was not banned for insulting me. I said in that thread that he's free to call me what every name he wants, as is everyone (a liberty oft exercised), I simply require name calling to either be accompanied by on-topic posting or put in the appropriate forum. There's this pattern where on the rare occasion I warn someone to stop doing something they respond with "you're fat/ugly/incompetent" and continue what they were doing, so I ban them. In all cases this is because they didn't stop what I asked them to stop, not that they said something bad about me of people like on the forums.
There is one criticism ITT which has some validity, which is that enforcement of the rules isn't always consistent, which I'll own. As I've said elsewhere, I don't read every thread on this site. I can't. I will very occasionally moderate threads I'm posting in because I see them but even then I tend to let them go in where people take them, partly because I think that's the culture, and partly because any moderation action will generate backlash and it only serves to further derail things. So the way it plays out is I'll generally do nothing, and wait for someone to actively declare they don't want their thread to go off track to take action. It's not an ideal setup, but I think it's generally worked so far. The only alternative I can see is starting to appoint mods, which is something I'm open to discussing but that has its own set of drawbacks.
In all seriousness, I really do appreciate your willingness to acknowledge a potential flaw in the present arrangement. Despite minor inconsistencies, I think it's working out pretty well. You're still the only administrator, but you give the position daily attention - something we never came to expect of Zok, or Jeff Hunter - all without letting the usual suspects do exactly what happened on Sancutary and RDFRN.
As for moderators, I just can't see it with the size of our current user base. It's small and everybody knows each other. On the other hand, we might benefit from the added enforcement, which would likely relieve you entirely of that burden and allow you to either take it easy or work on other administrative goals. If mods would sponsor some minimal content and lead in their respective subs, that could be conducive to the membership growth we'd like to see. -
2018-04-08 at 7:02 PM UTC in The reason I do not do church.I find the pews uncomfortable. Also, I'm not allowed back after the fires.
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2018-04-08 at 7 PM UTC in I used to send notes to myself in the future, but now I need my help...I just received a letter under the door containing a screenshot of this post. It's Sunday. You can't squeeze a letter under my door. I live alone.
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2018-04-08 at 6:58 PM UTC in What could really be so important in Vizier's life that he doesn't have time for us?
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2018-04-08 at 6:56 PM UTC in Zanick Needs To CALM DOWN
Originally posted by Fox Paws Have you seen his thread about what noots/drugs he takes DAILY. He’s on like 20 separate stimulants and drinks matcha tea in the morning and about 5 espressos throughout the day
This is true. I don't take them all at once, but I am usually sort of wired. If I were not, my life would collapse into depression. -
2018-04-08 at 8:31 AM UTC in The Retardest Thread: Fashionably Late Edition.
Originally posted by lempoid loompus blindly believing in psychiatric dogma is the proper way to submit to authority, any other way of seeing this, such as a form of mass delusion and mind-control to keep the population in line, is a character flaw and a sign of inner weakness. ive read enough of people sharing their own worthless opinions about what the REAL personality disorder a person has is to know its as much of a waste of time as slamming my head against the wall.
"hitler was a psychopath"
"no he was a narcissist"
"no he was schizophrenic"
"no he was bipolar"
"he was suicidal and paranoid, definitely not schizophrenic"
"there's no way he was a narcissist, he was definitely a psychopath"
a bunch of people chiming in their worthless opinions and arriving to no real conclusion, since the whole topic is based on subjectivity and misinformation. enjoy your cult
This is exactly what I'm talking about Sploo. Someone uses a term out of the DSM and you go ballistic. You become combative, construct a strawman to attack and pretend like you can dominate a person on the internet, and it's all very sad. Do you realize how unattractive this is to people? -
2018-04-08 at 8:24 AM UTC in ITT: Lanny apologizes to -SpectraL for years of administrative abuseThat's a creative idea, I'll give you that. But I don't believe in doing that to salmon.
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2018-04-08 at 8:12 AM UTC in ITT: Lanny apologizes to -SpectraL for years of administrative abuseI realize this might seem odd to you, but healthy people care about some parts of their life and wouldn't do anything that would put them in a federal prison. Why don't you try that on somebody else, and tell me how it goes for you?
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2018-04-08 at 8:09 AM UTC in The Retardest Thread: Fashionably Late Edition.
Originally posted by lempoid loompus i did it once at 48mg, this time i did it at 96mg and im drinking 5 beers, stagger dosing my daily gabapentins
why dont you just call them "assholes" like any normal human would, and stop giving the DSM unnecessary merit that it doesnt deserve? this is how the government creates submissives who have tumblr blogs and dyed hair who state how many genders they have, triggers, and their self-diagnosed mental illnesses on their profile.
" I think you feel the need to correct me because you have a crush on me."
You're the one reading into it pedantically.
I prefer "cluster B" because it refers to a specific subset of the population who I believe to orbit those criteria. I really don't think it'd bother you if you weren't somehow feeling threatened, because you have a delicate ego that gets wounded when you see people appropriate nomenclature from your favorite scientific discipline. I met at least dozen people with that mentality at college, so I can guarantee that you're competing for the position of the highest IQ moron, and all of them were hindered by their intolerance of other people's strength. You obviously hate being so weak and immature, so why not get therapy? -
2018-04-08 at 8:01 AM UTC in ITT: Lanny apologizes to -SpectraL for years of administrative abuseNah, she hasn't been very effective since I pinned my diagnosis. Ever since then, I've been able to get my way more or less. She's still an evil bitch who wants me dead, though.
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2018-04-08 at 7:58 AM UTC in The Retardest Thread: Fashionably Late Edition.
Originally posted by lempoid loompus im high too, and you talk about "cluter Bs" as if it possesses significantly more meaning than "starseed" or "demon" in real life. you're more pathetic because your understanding of the world is worse
Honestly, I just use the term to refer to people who have a notable lack of empathy and who demonstrate a willingness to manipulate the people around them. You're the one reading into it pedantically. I think you feel the need to correct me because you have a crush on me.
And are you still getting high on loperamide? I believe you when you say it's possible, but is it really worth repeating? -
2018-04-08 at 7:53 AM UTC in The Retardest Thread: Fashionably Late Edition.
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2018-04-08 at 7:52 AM UTC in ITT: Lanny apologizes to -SpectraL for years of administrative abuseI don't need people to fear me because I'm not emotionally crippled. I never needed to dominate a person to feel assured of my own superiority. You're deficient. Get a therapist, dude.
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2018-04-08 at 7:50 AM UTC in The Retardest Thread: Fashionably Late Edition.
Originally posted by lempoid loompus *says people are adjectives*
*the adjectives are from a textbook so you really know what you're talking about*
*diagnoses with reliability and validity near 0 are REAL THINGS like physics n sheeit*
psychology is bullshit, and thats coming from someone whos done way more research on it in a few years than you will in your entire life. at least acknowledge it when you're talking to your intellectual superiors. basic social intuition is now You have a diagnosis of Floompy, but then you acted like this, so maybe you're really a Flinky. i totally understand how your mind works from this excerpt in my psuedoscience textbook.
You're a very serious boy, Sploo. I know that, but you need to realize that you've sabotaged your life. You come here to dispense your aggression, but it really isn't effective at all. Even when you doxxed someone - the most you were able to muster - it turns out that not even your victim gave a shit. I'm sorry if I've offended you, but seeing as how you fail at attacking people, insist on posting like a retarded person, and that your academic choices seem to reflect this, I really can't see how I'm supposed to be intimidated at all. You're a very sad little boy, and everyone knows it.
