Re: Passive-Agressive posting (was Re: The Role of Government in a Libertarian Free Market)
Patrick said: It's kind of like playing with that old Eliza computer program. Anyone remember that? From: Richard Baker r...@theculture.org ] Why do you say anyone remember that?? How do you feel when you read Why do you say anyone remember that??? -- Matt ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Passive-Agressive posting (was Re: The Role of Government in a Libertarian Free Market)
Doug wrote: Now see, I guess I dont understand what passive-aggressive means because I would think that his confrontational, sometimes sarcastic style has any passivity to it. I see it differently, perhaps. Passive-agressive may not be the right clinical term here, but I find repeated statements such as Im just asking questions and intimations of it being the other persons' faults for how they interpret what you're writing as a way to irritate someone and present a point of view without *really* presenting it. It may not be a textbook definition, but that's how it strikes me. I'm not saying JW does this regularly, it's just something I get exposed to on a lot of lists and it pushes my buttons, so it's certainly possible the fault lies within me. Erik used to do it to people here all the time (JVB was *especially* prone to rising to that particular bait(, and that was one of the reasons I could barely stand to read even his quality posts. Jim Confessionals Maru Click for a wide selection of quality scales. Scale http://tagline.excite.com/fc/FgElN1gvzpYOpCE2YebVUiKlopvQmf2vqQ0AtBC07PsS2vG1Cs1XlWJuYa0/___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Passive-Agressive posting (was Re: The Role of Government in a Libertarian Free Market)
It's a put-on. And it's a put-on anyone who's been on the Internet for more than 5 minutes has seen dozens of times. The repetitive I'm just asking questions to try to understand, the feigned cluelessness, the detached pose, the deliberate obtuseness ... it's all carefully calculated to do one thing and one thing only - get the other person to blow his top so you can disregard them as being irrational or rude. It's kind of like playing with that old Eliza computer program. Anyone remember that? Patrick On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Jim Sharkeytemplar...@excite.com wrote: Doug wrote: Now see, I guess I dont understand what passive-aggressive means because I would think that his confrontational, sometimes sarcastic style has any passivity to it. I see it differently, perhaps. Passive-agressive may not be the right clinical term here, but I find repeated statements such as Im just asking questions and intimations of it being the other persons' faults for how they interpret what you're writing as a way to irritate someone and present a point of view without *really* presenting it. It may not be a textbook definition, but that's how it strikes me. I'm not saying JW does this regularly, it's just something I get exposed to on a lot of lists and it pushes my buttons, so it's certainly possible the fault lies within me. Erik used to do it to people here all the time (JVB was *especially* prone to rising to that particular bait(, and that was one of the reasons I could barely stand to read even his quality posts. Jim Confessionals Maru Click for a wide selection of quality scales. Scale Click Here For More Information ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com -- ___ Patrick Sweeney Firefly Games | www.firefly-games.com ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Passive-Agressive posting (was Re: The Role of Government in a Libertarian Free Market)
Patrick said: It's a put-on. And it's a put-on anyone who's been on the Internet for more than 5 minutes has seen dozens of times. The repetitive I'm just asking questions to try to understand, the feigned cluelessness, the detached pose, the deliberate obtuseness ... it's all carefully calculated to do one thing and one thing only - get the other person to blow his top so you can disregard them as being irrational or rude. Or else it could be the socratic method. Perhaps it's a mirror that shows people what they want to see. It's kind of like playing with that old Eliza computer program. Anyone remember that? Why do you say anyone remember that?? Rich ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Passive-Agressive posting (was Re: The Role of Government in a Libertarian Free Market)
Yeah, Eliza and Parry could be quite entertaining if they talked to each other. Eliza and Racter could be too, but Eliza didn't get to say much in those conversations .. On Aug 18, 2009, at 4:08 PM, Patrick Sweeney wrote: It's kind of like playing with that old Eliza computer program. Anyone remember that? (Type mismatch error: expected boolean value but found string 'cake'. Input not parsed.) ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Passive-Agressive posting (was Re: The Role of Government in a Libertarian Free Market)
On 8/18/2009 4:22:27 PM, Bruce Bostwick (lihan161...@sbcglobal.net) wrote: Yeah, Eliza and Parry could be quite entertaining if they talked to each other. Eliza and Racter could be too, but Eliza didn't get to say much in those conversations .. On Aug 18, 2009, at 4:08 PM, Patrick Sweeney wrote: It's kind of like playing with that old Eliza computer program. Anyone remember that? (Type mismatch error: expected boolean value but found string 'cake'. Input not parsed.) The cake is a lie? xponent Portalizations Maru rob ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Passive-Agressive posting (was Re: The Role of Government in a Libertarian Free Market)
Rob wrote: Bruce wrote: (Type mismatch error: expected boolean value but found string 'cake'. Input not parsed.) The cake is a lie? Apparently the cake is neither true nor false. Doug ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
