Are we in a competition here over who cares about whose posts? I hope not. It doesn't matter anyway.

Besides, what most people here really care about at the deeper level...I mean, their number one priority every time they post here...is seeing their own thoughts appear magically and mightily in print on the screen. They love expressing themselves. Some like expressing themselves particularly at the expense of others, and one way to do that is to point out how little you care about what so-and-so has to say...if so-and-so is insecure enough to give a damn about that...hey!...you might even manage to hurt their feelings some when you say it, and won't that be sweet?

And in the end? No one really cares what the other guy says all that much. They're all too busy expressing themselves to care much what the other guy said. That's natural. That's what people normally do in real life too. Just like dogs. They bark loudly. They don't listen much to anyone else...they listen to the glorious sound of their own voice echoing in their own head. This is true of virtually everyone, so I wouldn't sweat it worrying about it, just observe and understand that that is what is happening.

But, then...

"Even a fool will be thought wise, if he remain silent."


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