I'll admit it - I was a jerk to him. But, really, what do you expect the reaction to be when you randomly dump a wall of text on people without any kind of introduction? No one is so brilliant that I'm going to earnestly engage with them after they've, from moment one, demonstrated their own rudeness.
This is an internet forum where people from all walks of life can come together and interact. And while the philosophy section is supposed to be about philosophy, it's open to all that want to contribute. Ivory tower, "look how smart I am" bullshit won't fly, especially from someone who has done nothing to actually be a member of the community aside from their treatise dump.
Social graces may be a rare sight on the web, but they still count here. I would never dump a philosophical argument on a bunch of strangers, and then whine about how dumb and lazy they are when they ask "WTF is this?" The mere idea of it is ridiculous.
This is an internet forum where people from all walks of life can come together and interact. And while the philosophy section is supposed to be about philosophy, it's open to all that want to contribute. Ivory tower, "look how smart I am" bullshit won't fly, especially from someone who has done nothing to actually be a member of the community aside from their treatise dump.
Social graces may be a rare sight on the web, but they still count here. I would never dump a philosophical argument on a bunch of strangers, and then whine about how dumb and lazy they are when they ask "WTF is this?" The mere idea of it is ridiculous.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
