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    A friend recently set up a rather odd website.

    independentspeculator.com

    I'm not really sure what he's trying to accomplish with this site, but he just posted something interesting entitled "The Speculators Manifesto." What do you guys think? Gamma, Beta, Alpha? Sounds sort of like tcaud to be perfectly honest, but I don't think alpha.

    Here's what he wrote:

    "The Independent Speculator is dedicated to the rare individual who accepts no authority but himself in all walks of life. Exposing societies’ countless errors and boldly charting out new directions, such men and women are the instruments of historical renewal.

    So we ask you: does the concept of received wisdom strike you as oxymoronic? Are you mystified by others’ blind adherence to counterproductive theories, norms and imperatives? If so, we are pleased you have discovered us and expect that you will find yourself in good company at The Independent Speculator. We graciously invite you to share your thoughts and perspectives in matters related to investment, financial speculation, and whatever else strikes your fancy."
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    You know about tcaud? Wooohooo.

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    Course I do. Tcaud is like, totally taking the world by storm with his brilliant theories. Didn't you know he's basically mainstream at this point?

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    It's not about tcaud. It's about you, Timmy. Do we know you?

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    Trevor, it's called parasocial interaction.

    Ashton, you may be right about that. In fact, I suspect you are.
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    This particular case does seem to have a rather gammic spin on it. Keep in mind, however, that I'm not sure of it and that I probably have no idea what I'm talking about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Igxfl View Post
    This particular case does seem to have a rather gammic spin on it. Keep in mind, however, that I'm not sure of it and that I probably have no idea what I'm talking about.
    I appreciate your input Igxfl. I'm inclined to agree.
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    The manifesto tries to act inspired, but it's just a bunch of catchphrased hype. The author is more interested in asserting himself as a free thinking revolutionary than saying anything of value. References to 'the flaws of the sheeples' are vague cliches with the words "blind" and "traditions" thrown in somewhere.
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    Hopefully the admins will move this at most to "what's my type"
    Are you trying to be unfriendly Bolt? I'm not trying to challenge your intelligence or imply you've said things that you haven't.

    I am well aware that I have not provided much material and that any effort to assess quadra values will rely upon generalization. I have no problem with your generalizing about how various quadra values may or may not come into play within the context of my friend's post. My interest in creating this topic was to gain a better understanding of what quadra values mean to socionics enthusiasts, not to make a typing of this friend (I am actually already quit confident about his type).

    I'm aware that your intention was to describe a kind of person and that your comment was only tangentially directed toward the author in question. I can also understand that you may find it useful to draw loose comparisons between this author and kinds of people with whom you have more experience in your effort to understand how he's engaging with the world and processing information. I suppose I just found it distasteful how you found it necessary to belabor a seemingly irrelevant point (which I still do not understand by the way) about him being "an imposter" or some shit like that. What does that have to do with quadra values?

    To be blunt, you post sounded to me a lot like this: "I disdain a certain group of people that are obnoxious, conceited and largely useless. Your friend is like, totally one of those people." Whether you think so or not, that is a judgment, and I just didn't find it helpful at all. Aside from the fact that what you wrote is irrelevant to my purpose in posting the thread, I generally find it more useful to try to understand a person rather than to lump him into a group that you've preordained as good or bad. Your approach seems like a shallow way to try to understand a person, even if you don't have much to work with.
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