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It's not like in 8k posts, I have EVER mentioned my financial situation save that once. I wish I hadn't, for reasons completely unrelated to the reception it incited, but I let it slip in making a point: that it's not actually by any necessity in the interest of the wealthy to oppose taxation, and moreover, is antithetical to their interests, and to preempt any ad hominem or accusations of bias, implicit or explicit. It's not something I held up as an example of how fantastic I am. It was a statement of where I'm coming from as an individual. There was no arrogance behind it, and the fact that people were so quick to leap to that conclusion makes it incredibly difficult for me to care about their criticism to begin with-- even if it were intended to be constructive (which it clearly wasn't), there was nothing substantial TO construct upon. If I'm going to be thought of as an arrogant prick for even mentioning it, a circumstance that has shaped my life and perspectives, then to me that merely devalues the criticism. I have excellent sources of criticism that I trust to provide objective and constructive guidance in my continuing maturity as a person, and I don't apologize for failing to find the bitter swill here worthy of my consideration.

As for gbaji, he is my favorite person on this forum, without question. In fact, if he were to leave, I would likely leave as well. You see, I've "known" gbaji for years, and even if I found him contemptible as a person (though I would more accurately say that there are many things about him that I find contemptible), he still excels when it comes to the one thing that counts here-- he entertains me.

My point, restated: Perhaps it's worth questioning whether I'm being defensive about my behavior, or whether you are being defensive about yours?

I'm just having a good, harmless time, and don't really consider my interactions here especially meaningful. If people keep yelling at me with baseless criticism, that's perfect so far as I'm concerned. Argumentativeness requires something worth arguing to fuel the fire, and baseless criticism is the equivalent of nuclear elements. Just try not to be boring about it, is all I ask.

My point, restated: Perhaps it's worth questioning whether I'm being defensive about my behavior, or whether you are being defensive about yours?

I'm just having a good, harmless time, and don't really consider my interactions here especially meaningful.

I don't think

If your evaluations aren't supported by reason, then they're entirely arbitrary.

My solutions: Legalize prostitution and marijuana, tax them the same as cigarettes.

Edit: And inadvertently I've also just created more jobs.

Don't confuse arrogance, which is thinking yourself above others or having an inflated sense of self-importance, with simply having high self esteem and confidence. Granted this lolful debate has been about which of those I am, I can only imagine those in question think I'm a ******** for other reasons that they can't quite articulate (my honest guess is to compensate for a lack of substantial counterpoint, but I guess that's just me being an arrogant ********** I'm certainly not even exceptionally abrasive or arrogant per the norm here.

In any case, this is not exactly a humble and open-minded community, and while I generally think that people are innately egotistical, that goes double here. We're all pretty convinced that we're right, and gosh damn does that make us awesome. Some of us are just a little more honest about that than others. Case in point, I suppose.

Thanks for the unnessecary definition *********

lol...how many people have you ever employeed?