--- Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 1) You deliberately continue to taunt people, even when it's clear
> > that they don't understand your "sarcasm."
>
> There aren't any dummies reading Killer B's, someone once said. They'll
> get it eventually.
>
> > 2) Your stated wish for a society that 'promotes pleasantness' for
> > as many as possible (IIRC) is in direct contradiction with your
> > frequently hostile on-list writing
>
> No, it is not. I am not a hedonist. I did mention pleasantness in my
> description, but my viewpoint is more nuanced than you imply here.
>
> > 2a) This confuses people who might like to consider you a friend, and
> > contrasts with your efforts to be helpful, frex in answering technical
> > questions, or genuinely funny, as in "amorphous blobs."
>
> Good! There's nothing wrong with a little ambiguity and contrast.
>
You know Erik, you had me strangly and firmly on your side with all that talk
about "passive agressiveness" and the like. I was almost taking you
seriously. But then.....
Explain how the responses you have made above do not fall firmly in line with
passive agressiveness.
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