what is the most annoying posting practice on Apolyton

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


Not to judge you personally (since I dont know you in RL) but I tend to think most folks who find bullying funny are themselves bulllies. Though of course some are cleverer and more deft than others.

Everybody's a bully. Or at least, everybody tries to be a bully in their own way.

[Ecthy]

That's where people are misled. Rational-choice individualism might be an important part of our dominating ideologies, but it doesn't have all the answers. Some people are actually cooperative.

An excuse like that reveals your inner weakness and fear, KH. Trust in yourself and you won't need any bulliness.

[LordShiva]

I find invalid polls very annoying

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ecthy
An excuse like that reveals your inner weakness and fear, KH. Trust in yourself and you won't need any bulliness.

I love it when people try pop psychology on me. I have my psychological weak points, but confidence isn't one of them.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


I love it when people try pop psychology on me. I have my psychological weak points, but confidence isn't one of them.

I dont have my references handy, but my impression is that the notion of insecurity being often at the root of bullying is far from only "pop" psychology.

[Ecthy]

That too. Though I must confess to being extremely pop in my psychological education. Like anyone else on the internet.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


I dont have my references handy, but my impression is that the notion of insecurity being often at the root of bullying is far from only "pop" psychology.

"Pop" psychology is when a principle which is only applicable in some less-than-overwhelming fraction of cases is blindly applied to all cases.

[lord of the mark]

heres the American Psychological Assn page on bullying. At least one site they link to supports the notion that at least one of the motives of bullies is to cover their own weaknesses.

KH will probably dismiss APA as silly social scientists.

[Ecthy]

Furthermore, I'm not only referring to the bullying itself, also to the rather lame attempt to excuse it.

Quite Doddler-ish to be honest. SO STRONG

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


"Pop" psychology is when a principle which is only applicable in some less-than-overwhelming fraction of cases is blindly applied to all cases.

I dont have data handy on the fraction, whether its say, 30% or 70%. I dont know that Ecthy was applying it to all cases, he was applying it to YOU.

[KrazyHorse]

See response above.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Ecthy
Furthermore, I'm not only referring to the bullying itself, also to the rather lame attempt to excuse it.

such classic rationalizations.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


I dont have data handy on the fraction, whether its say, 30% or 70%. I dont know that Ecthy was applying it to all cases, he was applying it to YOU.

He was applying it to me based solely on the observation that I bully occasionally. Unless he had some other observations which he failed to mention.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ecthy
Furthermore, I'm not only referring to the bullying itself, also to the rather lame attempt to excuse it

I'm not excusing anything. I'm actively promoting the growth of bullying here.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


such classic rationalizations.

Nice try, son. You couldn't troll me if you had a fleet of fishing boats...