--- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: > > > > ROTFL! Anyone reading your posts know you're an asshole and > > a fool and have been for years. We put up with you and mostly > > ignore you. > > I haven't been following whatever it is you're responding > to, but I would suggest that the only problem with your > comment above is the word "mostly." > > I'm reminded of advice I was given when I first moved to > New York on how to deal with bag ladies and shopping cart > crazies on the street. A long-time native told me, "Sure, > they'll scream at you as you pass and try to get you to > respond to them, but for your sake and theirs, don't. The > best approach is to treat them as if they don't exist, > because that's what they fear most. They're afraid that > they're invisible and that nothing they say or do matters > or affects the people around them. Remind them that this > is true and eventually they'll quiet down leave you alone." > > The guy had a point. As he explained, the problem with > "mostly" is that random partial reinforcement serves only > to *encourage* bad behavior in humans, the same way it > does in dogs or other animals. Consistency is the key. >
Inadvertent banana peel. [http://ediscovery.typepad.com/photos/stock_photos/Banana_Peel.jpg]
