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<blockquote data-quote="Schwarzwald" data-source="post: 85947" data-attributes="member: 544"><p>[ATTACH=full]18667[/ATTACH]</p><p>Step 1: Find something genuinely worth discussing. </p><p></p><p>Step 2: Frame it in the most intellectually self-aggrandizing way possible. </p><p></p><p>The thesis is: "I understand the cosmic forces that drive human misery, and I am going to explain them to you." </p><p></p><p>Step 3: Use jargon as a shield. </p><p></p><p>Just labels that sort the world into the awakened/right and the NPCs/wrong. </p><p></p><p>Step 4(optional): Link to your own threads constantly. Being self referential is a powerful writing tool, not a crutch.</p><p></p><p>Remember the forum isn't a place to exchange ideas! It's an audience to be cultivated.</p><p></p><p>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!</p><p></p><p>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!</p><p></p><p>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!</p><p></p><p>The grift is the product!</p><p></p><p>The grift is the persona!</p><p></p><p>You're not selling ideas!</p><p></p><p>You're selling yourself as the kind of person who has ideas!!!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]18668[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Schwarzwald, post: 85947, member: 544"] [ATTACH type="full"]18667[/ATTACH] 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!!! [ATTACH type="full"]18668[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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