Guide The thread structure as grift mechanics

[Schwarzwald]

Step 1: Find something genuinely worth discussing.

Step 2: Frame it in the most intellectually self-aggrandizing way possible.

The thesis is: "I understand the cosmic forces that drive human misery, and I am going to explain them to you."

Step 3: Use jargon as a shield.

Just labels that sort the world into the awakened/right and the NPCs/wrong.

Step 4(optional): Link to your own threads constantly. Being self referential is a powerful writing tool, not a crutch.

Remember the forum isn't a place to exchange ideas! It's an audience to be cultivated.

Step 5: Never be wrong! Always be the one with the bigger picture, the deeper insight, the framework that explains everything! There's no moment of "I hadn't thought of that" or "you might be right." That's fucking loser shit!

There's only "yes, and furthermore, here's my theory that explains why you're only seeing part of the picture." That's how you win debates!

And remember everything is a debate, do anything and everything to win! Strawman, slander, shift the goal, lie, gaslight, just make them feel small and stupid!

The grift is the product!

The grift is the persona!

You're not selling ideas!

You're selling yourself as the kind of person who has ideas!!!

 

[Depresso]

everything is about you bro. chill out.

@MAGONIA Did you send him an email or a message to invite him back into the forum? Did you give him a blank cheque on how to treat others here?

 

[Depresso]

And remember everything is a debate, do anything and everything to win! Strawman, slander, shift the goal, lie, gaslight, just make them feel small and stupid!

There's only "yes, and furthermore, here's my theory that explains why you're only seeing part of the picture." That's how you win debates!

Do you have any examples of this happening? Quotes?

Give us a worked example and an explanation to how it makes them feel small and stupid.

 

[Schwarzwald]

Do you have any examples of this happening? Quotes?

Give us a worked example and an explanation to how it makes them feel small and stupid.

What are you ending huffing and puffing about. I told you exactly what happened already without you being so self absorbed that anything has to do with you bro.

I really don't why you are being so uppity.

 

[Depresso]

What are you ending huffing and puffing about. I told you exactly what happened already without you being so self absorbed that anything has to do with you bro.

I really don't why you are being so uppity.

Did I sound uppity in that reply? I just asked for a quote and a worked example. You shared some mechanics and I asked for some examples.

 

[Schwarzwald]

Did I sound uppity in that reply? I just asked for a quote and a worked example. You shared some mechanics and I asked for some examples.

Yes everything about your behavior has been uppity since you snapped at me for calling out your joke, that you said was a joke as well so idk that part was even about lol.

Why don't we just kiss hug and make out ;3 or up whatever gosh just chill out.

 

[Depresso]

Yes everything about your behavior has been uppity since you snapped at me for calling out your joke, that you said was a joke as well so idk that part was even about lol.

Why don't we just kiss hug and make out ;3 or up whatever gosh just chill out.

Tell me what's uppity about my behaviour.

 

[Schwarzwald]

Tell me what's uppity about my behaviour.

Which part in this thread exactly?

 

[Depresso]

Which part in this thread exactly?

You told me I'm being uppity.

 

[Depresso]

Yes everything about your behavior has been uppity since you snapped at me for calling out your joke, that you said was a joke as well so idk that part was even about lol.

I don't know about this

 

[Schwarzwald]

Tell me what's uppity about my behaviour.

For one this doesn't sound like a hug and a kiss.

Yes, uppity! Your white right I can say that to ya lol

You were having a conniption fit yesterday and today you storm in to my discusting on making threads in a forum implying something is about you.

Yesh.

Now give me some sugar!

 

[Depresso]

For one this doesn't sound like a hug and a kiss.

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Yes, uppity! Your white right I can say that to ya lol

Don't worry about that. You're not going to offend me.

You were having a conniption fit yesterday and today you storm in to my discusting on making threads in a forum implying something is about you.

Yesh.

Maybe if that's your slang for questions. Implying the thread is about me? How exactly?

 

[Schwarzwald]

Don't worry about that. You're not going to offend me.


Maybe if that's your slang for questions. Implying the thread is about me? How exactly?

Oh I wasn't worried, but thanks I might have stayed up all night with worry or something!

 

[Depresso]

Be your authentic self!

 

[Schwarzwald]

Oh I wasn't worried, but thanks I might have stayed up all night with worry or something!

You are implying it's about my guy, so weird.

 

[Schwarzwald]

Be your authentic self

How would you possibly know what that is my spry young friend?

 

[Depresso]

How would you possibly know what that is my spry young friend?

You asked whether you could say something.

 

[Schwarzwald]

Huh???

 

[Depresso]

Huh???

Are we going to go in circles? I thought you were interested in talking about grift threads? Is opening and closing with gifs a cool grift tactic?

I've seen at least a thread and a few posts doing that.