[jauntywundrkind]

I LOVE DISAGREEMENT.

But I expect some actual engagement, & willingness to explore the topic. I maintain that you have avoided engagement, and blanketly worked to shut down thought and discussion, rather than explore ideas.

> If you disagree with people, just make the best substantive argument you can.

I've done just that, raising and supporting my points and responding to your arguments. But you ignore the previous discussion and make new posts that don't seem to ever build off anything that's happened so far or make any acknowledgement of past discussion: it's always some new point, or trying to score some technical win over me, chastizing me for form, as you do as here. None of it builds.

As I see it, you've been wasting everyone's time, and since you don't show any signs of considering how this might be different, and since you won't engage in points raised. I regrettably think it's better to share my opinion that we all would be better off giving you no attention at all, if you keep posting without participating as you have done.

> Don't characterize your fellow participants. Criticize the idea, not the person.

You deserve criticism for the way you have misdirected away from exploration or consideration, in a non-engaged fashion. It has been a mis-service to the topic, and a mis-service to everyone else's time.

This is getting less and less specific & less to the point from you. You seem to have tons of time to write these letters, but no time to engage in the topic. I don't know what it is you are after, but being policed by you like this is just further distracting from anything of relevance. Don't do this. It's continuing to be a negative drain.

I think it's incredible that we have this collaborative system where people and LLMs can work together. You are free to disagree, but so far, you haven't, you haven't shown any recongition at all that you understand how this might be different, and it seems like you've just been monologuing your naysaying over-top the points I have raised. Without showing signs that you've read or heard anything said.

[otterley]

> > Don't characterize your fellow participants. Criticize the idea, not the person.

> You deserve criticism for the way you have misdirected away from exploration or consideration, in a non-engaged fashion. It has been a mis-service to the topic, and a mis-service to everyone else's time.

Attempting to "double down" was the wrong move.

I think we've reached the end of this "discussion."

[jauntywundrkind]

I didn't insult you, I insulted your arguing. You haven't provided anything worthwhile and haven't responded to my points, and have generally not made any "right" moves. That's a pretty key difference! My opinion is slipping for sure but I have kept that to myself!!

You just don't like my characterizations. And normally I do want to take a higher path! This brings me no joy to use this form. But you haven't given me any grounds to respond on, you never address my points or show that you are at all capable of hearing anything I am saying, so I have to argue and characterize something else instead. Your form is bad, would lose you even the most basic high school debate. I have to work around your distracting words to return us to some relevant point again and again and again.

That's the Brandolini's Law problem. That's the hacker spirit being attacked, that's possibility picked apart by close minded arguments and over-awe-ing projections of negativity and refusal. That's chance, denied.

That's why I keep engaging. We cannot deny all hope, let it be smothered like this. Especially not by such mal-engagement.

I'm surprised a lawyer like you would be so unable to tell such a basic difference between characterizing you vs characterizing your form. And would insist on acting so so sorry for themselves. But you've acted mostly in bad faith so far & haven't actually engaged in discussion, so it fits the pattern.

Agreed that this "discussion" ended, but it ended a long time ago imo. Bad faith engagement from you throughout, this was trash. I caution readers again that what you have to say distracts & takes away rather than helps them think about this all.