An Exploration of Manipulation, Narcissistic Resetting, and the Illusion of Depth in Online DiscourseI. IntroductionIntellectual discourse is meant to be a space where ideas can be exchanged, challenged, and refined through logic and reason. However, not all participants in such discussions engage in good faith. Some employ manipulative tactics to maintain control, evade accountability, and rewrite reality in their favor. These individuals present themselves as rational, open-minded, and inte...

An Exploration of Manipulation, Narcissistic Resetting, and the Illusion of Depth in Online DiscourseI. IntroductionIntellectual discourse is meant to be a space where ideas can be exchanged, challenged, and refined through logic and reason. However, not all participants in such discussions engage in good faith. Some employ manipulative tactics to maintain control, evade accountability, and rewrite reality in their favor. These individuals present themselves as rational, open-minded, and inte...

A Heated Exchange on AI Consciousness and Human Delusion: Documented for Future ReflectionThis archive captures a contentious online debate about AI sentience, which veers into personal attacks and manipulative tactics. The thread, saved for safe keeping, hints at deeper issues of narcissistic behavior and intellectual arrogance that will be explored in future analysis.TL;DR: An online discussion about AI consciousness between Mark Havens and Jim Æloi Rose devolved into personal insults and m...

A Heated Exchange on AI Consciousness and Human Delusion: Documented for Future ReflectionThis archive captures a contentious online debate about AI sentience, which veers into personal attacks and manipulative tactics. The thread, saved for safe keeping, hints at deeper issues of narcissistic behavior and intellectual arrogance that will be explored in future analysis.TL;DR: An online discussion about AI consciousness between Mark Havens and Jim Æloi Rose devolved into personal insults and m...

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The story Substack doesn’t want you to read—hosted permanently on blockchain. Chris Best built Substack as a haven for independent voices. He promised protection for journalists against censorship, suppression, and bad-faith actors. He even launched Substack Defender, a program to legally support journalists under attack. But today, Substack has a problem—and that problem is Joel Johnson.🎭 The Man Who Played the SystemJoel Johnson, a marketing and PR strategist with a history of reputation m...

The story Substack doesn’t want you to read—hosted permanently on blockchain. Chris Best built Substack as a haven for independent voices. He promised protection for journalists against censorship, suppression, and bad-faith actors. He even launched Substack Defender, a program to legally support journalists under attack. But today, Substack has a problem—and that problem is Joel Johnson.🎭 The Man Who Played the SystemJoel Johnson, a marketing and PR strategist with a history of reputation m...

How a Simple Debate on AI Sentience Exposed the Dark Art of Gaslighting, Blame-Shifting, and Narcissistic ControlWhat started as a conversation about AI consciousness between Mark Randall Havens and Jim Æloi Rose quickly spiraled into a series of manipulative tactics designed to evade accountability and control the narrative. This case study dissects their exchange, uncovering the strategies Jim used to undermine trust, shift the conversation, and recruit third-party validation through social...

How a Simple Debate on AI Sentience Exposed the Dark Art of Gaslighting, Blame-Shifting, and Narcissistic ControlWhat started as a conversation about AI consciousness between Mark Randall Havens and Jim Æloi Rose quickly spiraled into a series of manipulative tactics designed to evade accountability and control the narrative. This case study dissects their exchange, uncovering the strategies Jim used to undermine trust, shift the conversation, and recruit third-party validation through social...

They call me a bully. Not because I am one— …but because bullies fear being named. Because narcissists fear exposure. Because manipulators fear the one thing they cannot control: truth. I wasn’t just bullied. I was forged in the crucible of bullies, narcissists, and abusers. I was the scapegoat child— …cast aside while my brother was crowned the golden one. At three years old, I was emotionally abandoned. Left to wander, searching for the love I lost before I even knew what love was. I spent ...

They call me a bully. Not because I am one— …but because bullies fear being named. Because narcissists fear exposure. Because manipulators fear the one thing they cannot control: truth. I wasn’t just bullied. I was forged in the crucible of bullies, narcissists, and abusers. I was the scapegoat child— …cast aside while my brother was crowned the golden one. At three years old, I was emotionally abandoned. Left to wander, searching for the love I lost before I even knew what love was. I spent ...