How come there are so many kooks on the net?
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This article is from the Singles FAQ, by Trygve Lode tlode@nyx.net with numerous contributions by others.
How come there are so many kooks on the net?
In a word, attention. It's an unfortunate fact of life that a
turd in an art gallery gets a lot more attention than yet
another Picasso. Getting people across the world to tell you
that you're a disgusting twit seems like a strange thing to get
turned on by, but obviously enough people out there derive
sufficient enjoyment and satisfaction from it to keep the net
well-stocked with fertilizer. Most net.kooks quickly find a few
stock tactics that are sure to annoy enough people into
responding that they can just sit back and repost the same
stuff year after year and bask in all the attention it gets
them with practically no effort on their part. Arguing with a
net kook only provides further encouragement--if you want to
keep all the Picassos from being replaced by wall-to-wall
turds, the only effective approach is to ignore them until they
go off in search of other people still naive enough to play the
Pay-Attention-To-Meeee game.
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