On 2026-05-13, oldernow <
oldernow@dev.null> wrote:
On 2026-05-13, Darth Wader <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
Question:
In the context of a Science Fiction discusion
It is (haha) spelled 'discussion'. ;-)
group: Is the Usenet poster "oldernow" an AI
or just a troll?
Wow. The poster *still* doesn't grasp that what
might be called genuine "is"-ness has nothing
to do with descriptions of <ineffable> (aka
"is"-ness).
Dear reader, please take a good look at the
statement again:
Is the Usenet poster "oldernow" an AI or just
a troll?
Don't you see how nothing is (haha) happening
following the word 'is' but word/symbol
association? Absolutely *nothing* about
the essence of so-called 'oldernow' is
(haha) being address. The question
might be more rigorously stated as
follows:
"Is the phrase 'an AI' or the phrase 'just a
troll' a better symbol re-representation of
the phrase 'the Usenet poster "oldernow"'."
Do you still believe that associating
arrangements of words by the word
'is' is <infinite stream of haha>
bringing you any closer to the
essence re-presented by any of
the word arrangements?
If so, good luck in your suffering "reality"!
In the meantime, do try to get your obsession
with "oldernow" under control. You're missing
out on what the newsgroup is allegedly for -
not unlike how TDS sufferers miss out on a
lot of life in a tight for loop of hating
on one person....
After additional reflection, "oldernow" is
once again astounded that USENET has
become so difficult for some people.
"oldernow" simply reads, replies to what he
wishes *as* he wishes, and occasionally
begins a new thread.
If/when "oldernow" encounters text content
counter to his beliefs, or that isn't written as
well as "oldernow" thinks he could have written
it, or that doesn't align with "oldernow"'s view
of best possible post style (there are more
points of potential disparity, but hopefully
the reader gets the gist by now), "oldernow"
either ignores the post and moves on, or replies
to it in ways pleasing to "oldernow".
"oldernow" doesn't feel the need to label such
a writer a "troll" any more than he feels the
need to label someone disagreeing with him
politically a "fascist" - or any of a large
number of political labels that modern day
liberals quickly spew upon encountering views
not in accord with their own. He might point
out someone being seemingly afflicted with
a mental/emotional disorder like Trump
Derangement Syndrome.. but, of course
that's just calling a spade a spade.
Furthermore, "oldernow" feels no need to organize
what might be called a "killfile crusade",
where other participants are seemingly awarded
participation prizes (that tend to consist of
tacitly being more accepted by other crusaders,
a demented sort of "badge of honor") for publicly
declaring something akin to "DUH, ME TOO! ME
PUT DAT GOSH-DANGED TROLL WHERE HE/SHE BELONGS,
GOSH DANG IT! BAD TROLL! BAD!!!!"
So, anyway... I mean... what's the difficulty,
here? As "oldernow" has explained several times,
"oldernow" even keeps his handle the same to
facilitate people avoiding what they know in
advance they can't handle. In fact, "oldernow"
doesn't futz with any post headers, attempt to
trick a potential replier into inadvertently
having their followup going to some "null"
newsgroup, etc. No games. Just "post and let
post".
But apparently there are troubled minds/souls
out there who just can't share, can't abide
participation methodologies too different
from their own. They seem to be a breed
of "USENET fundamentalists" of sorts.
Their way or the not-USENET way....
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