I think that you are going much too far, and probably, I should NOT even be entertaining your post - b/c I have already have attempted to have genuine communications with you, without luck. I even saw interaction between you and Rpietila, where he likely entertained you too much too - by giving you the benefit of the doubt concerning whether you were attempting to engage in a genuine or meaningful (non-troll conversation).
People do dumb things, sometimes, and Rpietila is far from dumb - even though he has contradicted himself (at least regarding the bet issue) and rationalized his communications concerning the bet issue... but that does NOT make him dumb.. and also, he has made a lot of valuable contributions to the forum through his various postings over the years (I have NOT read all of them, but several and they are genuinely helpful in framing various issues and providing experiential perspective).
I was actually the one that gave him the benefit of the doubt, and I actually PMed him a serious and honest message, like he asked. And as predicted, he didn't respond. So, now I'm quite certain that there is no constructive communication possible with him. The only use he has is for entertainment purposes.
If you want to learn about his history, then learn about how he took an unprotected laptop to an sauna party, that got stolen together with the coins it held. In my book, it's either very stupid, or it's the work of an confidence man.
I don't know if you actually believe that he isn't dumb, or are you just trying to ass-kiss yourself a room at the "castle". And I don't actually care, you aren't the only one here who actually believes that he is smart. I have spoken my mind, and I think that he really is dumb.
You frequently seem to revert to inaccurate reframings of my posts and the posts of others, which tends to be irritating for me b/c I have NO ambition to repeat my posts and then maybe to say something differently from what I hS originally Posted. In this case, in my original post, I said that Rpietila does NOT seem dumb and has made a lot of valuable contributions to the forum, from what I could gather in my limited readings. I may change my mind, but currently, I am of the opinion that his posts are genuinely contributory in a variety of ways.
Further, regarding whether I am ass kissing anyone, you may find the concept of respecting others difficult to understand. For me, I would prefer to be respectful to the ideas and contributions of others, unless it seems to me that the other person(s) is(are) engaging in purposeful disingenuous communications, then I begin to get a little irritated and may attempt to articulate such irritation(s).
to make a bet, here's one for you.
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