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“I will slaughter you”

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Post by 3np »

agumonkey wrote: post #227
mr-wendel wrote: post #217

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^--- This. Every word of it. Two words went through my head reading the response. "Crystal Meth". Likely not, really, but having more-or-less lost an old friend to meth I can't help but compare the similarities (... the "identicalities" actually): - the desperation and paranoia - a solid (but wildly misplaced) basis in reality - the overwhelming externalization of blame - the need to lash out and draw someone else in…

> - a solid (but wildly misplaced) basis in reality can you explain this more ? I recognize some traits of these in me and siblings but we're not on meth at all.. so I find the psychological flaws interesting. sorry about your friend too

Have you ever spoken to a professional? Even if you don't feel like anything is wrong, it can be a good to know yourself better. And if anything, potentially face an aspect of yourself that may otherwise surprise you later in life.

I have a very clear idea of what spectrum we're talking about here, but maybe it's better left unspecified to not influence too much (:

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Post by 3np »

zenexer wrote: post #199
kyrieeschaton wrote: post #166

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Those emails are textbook schizophrenia.

The fact that this email could plausibly be someone with schizophrenia or an actual defense contractor speaks volumes about the latter’s reputation.

It could be both for that matter. Previously perfectly (at least seemingly) stable people can have unexpected breakdowns later in life.

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Post by kazinator »

> I tried to develop a trade route in tech and establish project based learning methodologies to make sure kids aren’t left behind.

But that bears no obvious relation whatsoever to "multi-million dollar defense project".

Right there, we know this is stream-of-consciousness fiction generated by someone who is mentally ill.

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Post by uh_uh »

hibbelig wrote: post #249
uh_uh wrote: post #93

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I thought that the ads are from Daniel's email client. Not that it detracts from your point.

Daniel wrote the email contains screenshots that look like they came from a phone, and the image shows one of them. So the ad is from this Al guy.

Yeah, I realised I was talking BS. Unfortunately HN doesn't allow me to edit/delete the comment anymore.

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Post by pmiller2 »

gmfawcett wrote: post #200
pmiller2 wrote: post #135

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It's tautologically true that for any X, if you don't try to do X, you won't succeed. But, you also have to weigh whatever good may come of success against the probability and potential consequences of failure. In cases like these, you're by definition dealing with someone who is a little off mentally, whether that's just a temporary condition ( e.g. having a bad day), or serious mental illness. Such people can tend…

Nitpicking, but that's not a tautology. Let X be "dying" -- many of us aren't trying to get there, but we will all succeed.

Hah! Fair point.

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Post by skissane »

duskwuff wrote: post #229
Cederfjard wrote: post #194

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I think people are saying that not just because of the aggression, but also because the story is all over the place and makes little sense.

Precisely. The list of attacks (?) described in the email is an assemblage of meaningless phrases (like "favicon XML injection" and "JS stochastic Templating") and unrelated occurrences ("Solarwinds Oct/2020").

That kind of gibberish is actually a symptom of psychosis (thought disorder).

I've interacted with a few people with psychotic illness over the years (both in-real-life and online) and the distinctive language style is rather hard to miss.

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