DiscipleOfPlato
The Observer
You telling me to get over myself? Now that's pretty damned amusing.
This sort of self-righteous, pseudo-intellectualism that seems to infest so many aspects of the metal community is a cancer. Simply put, referencing eleventh grade literature and eigth grade formal vocabulary in simple social situations is only impressive to special education students and white trash junkies. Espousing the principles and going through a thorough diatribe and analysis about the definition and application of the word in response to a random, childish insult isn't impressing anybody.
It doesn't seem like you are aware of just how often you contradict yourself, nor how incredibly insipid your innocuous remarks are conveyed. You claim that it is somehow childish of me to respond comprehensively to a debate in a forum, and yet isn't that what you're executing yourself? After all, someone who would denounce me for replying exhaustively to an over-extended written altercation on a message board would surely express a similar reaction to oh, I don't know, somebody who would assail my three-sentence comments with a three-paragraph droning, misguided dissertation about none other than...my three sentences. Pardon me, but I was under the impression that conversing and debating intelligibly was precisely what internet forums were for....in fact, I happen to recollect a time when you yourself weren't so reproachful of this concept.
I was not the one who initiated the topic of conversation, I was merely responding to a question and then to a seemingly random and unnecessarily snobby provocation. Therefore, to reaffirm that you already knew that I was the founding member of such a stupid band is not only redundant, but makes it even more apparent that the only reason that you even bothered posting is to throw in a snide jab. Which, is really pathetic... it seems like your sole reason for posting at large is simply to provoke trivial arguments over inane things so you can blow it out of proportion in a failed attempt to elevate yourself. The suggestion to "get over myself" was totally misplaced and baseless.
You didn't initiate the topic of this conversation? Well then pardon my ignorance, I must have overlooked something crucial because I happen to recall you provoking me with a statement somewhere along the lines of "I've been gone 3 months and DiscipleOfPlato is still moronic, pretentious and conceited blah blah blah," but perhaps I dreamt it.
Also, my assertion that I was aware of your accredited position in your band was a result of YOUR own pointless affirmation of the exact same fact. So that this simple statement isn't misinterpreted(which is very likely to occur considering your reputation), I'll offer you an
Example:
You: "Well, I'm a dumbass...this gives me an excuse to act like a retard."
Myself: "Yes, I know that you are a dumbass, stop reminding me of your petty accomplishments."
What the hell was so gruelingly difficult about comprehending that? You gratuitously repeated a well-known fact, and I confirmed my knowledge of that fact. Now who's the redundant moron?
Now THIS was funny, because you attempted to make a tie between a widely assumed common-sensical truth and behavior that counters it, except, there was none. This is a trademark of the internet pseudo-intellectual: Overstate an assumed truth and masquerade it as pithy wit with a barb of criticism.
Let's really think about that statement: "Being the founding member of a band does not make you impervious to your own stupidity." How is this applicable in any way? Exactly, what is it supposed to mean? Perhaps I'm simply a intellectual inferior, but I really must be missing the point. What is the correlation between being the member of an unkown band and assumed indemnity from personal behavior? Or let's say that was a reference to and criticism of the "humor" of the band which you find (obviously) stupid... again, where does the need to be "immune" from behavior come into play here? More importantly, from where was this derived?
Well done, another invalid surmisal due to your stark inability to comprehend a simple statement. I'll make this brief simply because this tired dispute has worn my patience. Similar to my previous response, I did not make this comment on a whim. You said: "I'm in the band and this gives me an excuse to be stupid." Consequently, I refuted your unwarrantedly-cocksure assertion by telling you that being the founding member of a band does not earn you exoneration from your idiocy. To place it in simpler terms, "You're wrong, you one-dimensional simpleton, you do not have exemption from being a retard." Simple enough?
I believe this discussion has been exhausted. Good day, sir.

