THE DECLINING VALUE OF THE LUNATIC FRINGE(EARLY ADOPTERS) So you know, the value

THE DECLINING VALUE OF THE LUNATIC FRINGE(EARLY ADOPTERS)

So you know, the value of idiots is that they make conventional stupid arguments giving you as an author opportunity to repeat central themes until newbies understand them.

We don’t learn by one ‘post’ or ‘article’ or ‘paper’ or ‘argument’ but by the repeated criticism of opposing propositions from multiple angles.

So I tend to do things like bait or attack different groups when I think something needs clarification, which attracts passionate idiots, who in turn serve as foils for those who are generally interested in learning something.

And thankfully, every time I do, I get one or two newbies who saw that argument and said “something rings true here”. And they stay followers or friends until that ‘intuition’ develops into understanding.

Unfortunately, there are people who are not idiots but lunatics, and while they are often very creative, and usually passionate, and therefore, participator.

The problem is this: is once you become popular enough that you can no longer answer idiotic questions, the lunatics that liked the attention they got realize they aren’t getting it and get hostile to you.

We see this cycle on every bbs, compuserve forum, every newsgroup, every website forum, and every facebook group. This is the normal cycle that every group goes through.

So when the lunatic fringe gets hostile it’s usually good procedure to ignore them. Because they inhibit your market ability just as they originally assisted in promoting it. And if you can’t ignore them, then just block them.