Paddedhat - you are the only one in this thread with wrath. Since I can clearly read in your post history that you don't seem to enjoy anyone pointing out your flawed arguments (as evidence, I submit your recent beef with GuitarStv's rather mild comments that you victim-blame cyclists for getting run over) and I'm clearly not going to change your mind.
It's incredibly bad form when you have an argument with someone to, without any evidence, say such things as "are you high?" No, no I'm not. To throw that in there is to try to cloud the issue, and if you can't prove that I'm wrong in a sane and logical way you're just going to try to muddy the waters.
I'm also not the one getting all worked up over this and using profanity. You're being ridiculous, and this is the point at which I am done arguing with a silly internet stranger.
Cool, perhaps you can now locate another member here, or as you call them "silly internet stranger", twist their words, and accuse them of expressing the exact opposite of what they obviously said. Curious as to how it's a "flaw" of mine to be unwilling to tolerate your bizarre interpretations of what I clearly said? As for reviewing my post history, FFS, seriously? In the last two decades of being on various forums, I have searched another member's post history, I can't remember how many times? Oh wait, the answer is NEVER. Sad.
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I actually reviewed your post history. I just happened to also stumble across that thread and shook my head at how this bizarre level of overreaction to someone disagreeing with you or pointing out how silly you are seems to be a trend.
You didn't "Imply" anything. You read my post history, cherry picked something that you believed to fit your narrative, and then admitted to doing so. Honestly, this is degrading into the caliber of a Kellyanne Conway interview. There are obvious truths here, and then there is your Conwayesque spin on the truth.
As for the bike thread, there are two clear camps on that issue, and like many, I think it's asinine to engage in dangerous, and deliberate behavior, (in this case, riding in low visibility, with no lighting, while dressed to exactly match the color of the paving) and justify this behavior with, "well, if you hit me, you are at fault". No, dumbass, if anybody hits you, it's because you worked hard to be invisible in a low visibility conditions, and are now severely injured, or dead because of your idiocy. The fact that the driver of the vehicle receives a citation, and small fine, is of little conciliation to your next of kin. I make no apologies for anything I wrote there, and there is no reason to. If you want to engage in a risky activity, while doing so in the stupidest manner possible, and end up earning a Darwin Award, well it's not like you didn't earn it. Babbling about what the law is, and stupidity like, "my rights as a bicyclist" is of little use, if you get your dumb ass run flat, since you didn't have enough sense to bother to make yourself seen. No different that the Harley riders that dress like pirates, all in black, and only ride, helmetless, from bar to bar, on weekends. They end up dead, often hit by other drivers, since they are nearly invisible, have a measurable BAC, and are too "cool" to wear a helmet. Of course, at the funeral, all the other pirates blame the "moron who made a left turn in front of " the dearly departed. Personal responsibility, and poor choices have consequences, who knew? How dare I express facts like that on a forum like this, eh?
Oddly enough, since you admitted to searching my post history for evidence that my thinking is contrary to your militancy, I know you hit this recent paragraph of mine. I'm curious as to why you chose to ignore it? The topic is of somebody questioning why they are being singled out since they were bragging about their "need" to spend 5x as much as necessary for a quality mattress, since it's important to have the best:
This is about doing the exact opposite of what you claim. It's about sharing knowledge, education and experience to do more with less, and not spend your life chained to a job, while keeping the consumer sucker hamster wheel spinning. If your opening line is, "mattresses are one area where I spend serious money" The response here IS going to be, "why are you bragging about poor decision making skills, and wasting money?" NOT, "cool, we are all about needless spending and wasting money, since it brings you the most joy in your life" Most consumers willingly get screwed over by purchasing entire categories of products and services, from insurance and extended warranties, to mattresses and even funeral services. Being a stache is about knowing how and why those sectors of the economy are designed to rob you, and how to hack your way around it. Not bragging about spending "serious money" to bring yourself joy. That entire concept is a fallacy.
I guess it was probably a pretty good idea for you to ignore that, since it is more proof that you are totally wrong when it comes to your assumptions, supposition, and failed attempt to twist my writing. I'm sure Samuel, in the previous post isn't the only one that is clear that you have made repeated, failed attempts to put words in my mouth. Now, seriously, it's time to move on. I'm sure you can find a new target for this odd behavior of yours.
