Gene Poole on baiting

[Guest guest]

Gene:

 

Because identity... is a composite of memories,

current reactions are based on the past. This

should be easy to see.

 

If one does not like, or enjoy, the reactions

of the now, the components of identity,

which may be 'viewed' as frames of memory,

may be edited, and in this, is identity refined.

 

Each frame of memory has two components;

one component is 'what actually happened',

which is the 'raw data' of experience.

The other component is 'the meaning of what

happened', and this is laid atop the first

component. 'Meaning' in this sense of use,

includes 'value judgments', or 'value tags'

as I call them.

 

Here is the gist: To refine current identity,

remove the 'meaning' of what happened,

leaving only 'what actually happened'.

You may have noticed, that for some people,

each and every event has a meaning, and

for some people, the meaning of each

type of experience, is exactly the same,

and this trend leads to an identity which

is unusually 'idiosyncratic'...very unique,

and thus... entirely predictable. Such

an identity can be used... and by this, I

mean that 'others' can exploit, use...that

identity... like a soccer-ball, which will

always 'obey' when kicked. Who can blame

such a one, for screaming in pain?

 

Sure, it may be fun and even educational

to have such an obedient and reactive

identity to kick around... after all, do we

not all have such a component in our

own identities?

 

Nonetheless, it is probably

'better' to treat the reactionary one, with

the same issue of compassion desired for

oneself.

 

Karta: good advise

 

G: But that does not mean, that fun is not

allowed! I wish to point out, that the

identity of the 'human football' craves

constant confirmation, in the form of

attack... and so the reactive one, will always

find one or more 'victimizers', from which

to draw the energy of reaction. The 'trial

balloon' which is launched by the 'professional

victim', may look like harmless fun, or

sincere inquiry, but is actually a 'troll', as in

the action of the fisherman who drags the lure

in the water, hoping a fish will bite.

 

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This insight is the basis for the internet maxim;

> " Do not feed the trolls " .

 

Karta: yes, there all kind of trolls;

not just 'victims' looking for a

beating, but trolls who need attention,

or the ones who thrives on creating

chaos, or looking for disciples etc

 

from the Webster:

 

3 a : to fish for by trolling b : to fish by trolling in <troll lakes> c : to

pull through the water in trolling

<troll a lure>

intransitive senses

1 : to move around : RAMBLE

2 : to fish by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat

 

awareness-peace-love, Karta