Hi Peter,
I have been a lurker on this PFG thread and I agree with you 110%!
It seems to me that someone is very immature. If s/he is as good and smart as s/he is convinced as s/he claims to be, why worry about what others think? Why take offence for not being recognized or respected? If I were that person, I would simply go elsewhere and share my pearls of wisdom with those who would recognize me for what I am.
A new thread where s/he can generously dole out her/his pearls of wisdom to the appreciative is a very good idea (as had been suggested early on) and s/he can also have the satisfaction of realizing that the curious (some PFGers, perhaps) will be lurkers who might be eventually won over.
It is very odd indeed that for all the learning, knowledge and expertise that s/he professes to have and attempts to display/flaunt, s/he fails to understand one basic truth about human nature which is
A woman/man convinced against her/his will
Is of the same opinion still."
This once harmonious thread has turned into a "I-know-what-I-am-talking- about-Why-don't-know-listen-to-me?-No-way,-who-the-@#?!-do-you-think-you-are?-I-think-I-know-you-are-not-that-right-or-smart" thread.
It seems to me s/he is really enjoying all the fuss that has been going on despite her/his objections of having been unfairly treated
by others. Don't forget that she/he wants to continue in the name of democratic fair debate etc., and s/he is exploiting it 1000%!!! Don't forget it always pays to appear to be an underdog or whipped pup to win sympathy.
I think the best attitude to adopt is to let her/him realize that s/he is entitled to her/his opinion and we are entitled to ours for all the right & wtong reasons and let her/him have the satisfaction of telling us (if she/him ever turns out to be right), "Well I told you so, did'nt I. Too bad you did'nt realize in time......."
Why waste time and energy with all this jousting or jockeying? To me, it is infantile, puerile and futile!!! Most likely s/he is determined to prove something to some man/woman and it just hurts too much to slink away in silence.
If s/he is feeling "secure", s/he should realize her/his energy will be better served elsewhere, say, on another S.I. thread, IMHO.
BTW, as flaunting one's superiority has proven to be offensive and unacceptable, why don't we all refrain from mutual put-downs. That way, no one's ego will not be ruffled and peace and harmony will return.
Richnorth |
