I've noticed that often on the Hype, when people are making unfounded accusations about someone who routinely uses trisyllabic, or God forbid Quadrusyllabic! w

rds, they will say that "you try to come off like ___________." or "You're just a pseudointellectual".
They're actually wrong when they try that with me, because I don't "TRY" to come off in any certain kind of way. In fact, having a job where I have to be fake for 8 or more hours a day, is why I LOVE the Hype, 'cause it's a refuge where I can be myself for a bit while at work.
Next, "pseudointellectual" suggests DECEPTION. Again, wrong. I like message boards because I like to interact and express myself. There's no deception involved. I have never tried to bolster some kind of illusory persona. If you maintain that I have, great, you're wrong, and I say you're a child molester. See how you can make accusations that are 100% BULLS*** ?!
(I hope)
As dorky as it is, unfortunately, people throw words around so much that the
impression they give becomes much more potent than the originally intended
meaning behind them, so it can sometimes serve you well, sadly, to look at the actual definition of a word.
Philosophy is a discipline comprising as its core logic, aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
I am interested in all that stuff, but in my pursuit of knowledge, there is no externally defined "discipline", so yes, very correct, I'm not enrolled at any university or employed as a teacher of "Philosophy". I'm sorry you feel the need to get so petty with words here, but, it's your nature. *shrug*
Next definition, "the pursuit of wisdom".
Whelp, you're wrong again. I pursue wisdom, every single day. This has been brought into focus by the fact that I was a binge-drinking alcoholic for 15 years and have finally interrupted the cyclical drinking/being hungover compulsion and have been sober for almost a year after intensive therapy.
To say that I don't really pursue wisdom wouldn't even be an insult. It would just mean that you don't know what you're talking about.
Next, "a search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means"
Uh, that's like a description of my LIFE.
Note that it says NOTHING about the objective value of the findings in that search, their worth to anyone but the seeker or whether such a search is rendered invalid should it commence within the confines of a coffee house or on message boards.
Finally, "an analysis of the grounds of and concepts expressing fundamental beliefs"
Sorry, bro. I analyze that junk. So, at the very least, your word choice - "aren't philosophical AT ALL", is inaccurate in it's extremity, a perfect reflection of you in your irrational desire to "hurt my feelings" by spewing untrue crap about me.
In closing, I wonder why it is that I can make a sly, subtle little dig at someone with sarcasm, or simply repeating exactly what they're saying and taking it to it's logical end (usually ending in absurdity, damning the poster's argument), and get infractions.......and yet it seems like every single day on the Hype is spent trying to enjoy myself and having to just ignore people calling me "Stupid", "simple", "overrated", "clueless", "a ******", "an ass****", etc.
And there are no consequences.
Huge double standard, OR an indication that for the most part, when I "get in trouble" it's because some child has taken the time to personally complain about me.
Well I wish I could be that childish about you and your insults Matt, because it IS pretty painful to watch you make a fool of yourself periodically when you decide to ignore reality and instead go for personal jabs.
I also think you're kind of insulting a lot of other people. I really don't want to be presumptuous, but there are a lot of great posters that have supported me in the past, and it's just insANE of you to suggest that I ever won over people like Erzengel, Daisy, jaguarr, Kipobe, Maxwell's Demon, Mr Sparkle, Tukiluka, Raybia, Whoever, etc. by FLEECING them with my SEXY, SEXY STUPIDITY and SIMPLICITY and shallowness.
I see sad, sad sour grapes 'cause you feel you should be more popular on the Hype than you are, and that, guy, is S.A.D. ,lol.
Have a nice night and please stop being a b****.