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coffeesp00ns  ·  3637 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Does the Internet Hate Self-Promotion?

I don't ignore it, I just understand the context in which it was written, and the voice in which it was written.

Context is everything. You're talking about someone who uses a calloused, fatalistic point of view in an effort to drive home very specific points (in this case - "people, quit playing games - other people, quit allowing people to play games with you"). It's pretty much the literary version of shock Horror to drive home points, or Shock and Awe tactics on a battlefield. Playing "Die Valküre" from Helicopters while shit is blowing up, if you will.

Not only does Kleinbl00 use this tactic often, if you read his OTHER posts, it's pretty obvious that he comes from a pretty genuine, caring place. I mean, look at this other comment, from this exact thread. It's Obvious that Kleinbl00 knows that there is complexity and subtlety to life, and his "LISTEN SON, I'VE GOT EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT" voice is for literary effect.

I understand that the truth resists simplicity. Perhaps it's time for you to attempt the same.

Also, as an aside, saying that "Kelinbl00's name is all over that thread" is only true for the comment thread that he started, and is kind of disingenuous.. If you look at that thread in context of the OP, it's like halfway down the comment thread, with way more problematic things above and below it, and Kleinbl00's pretty vacant.