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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
I honestly don’t see Yoho as a troll, I see him as someone who isn’t able to back up or at the very least effectively back up what they’re saying so they choose not to try. The same can be said about a lot of people on this forum and in real life as well. In my view silencing them doesn’t serve a purpose. Either ignore their posts or respond with a counter without expecting to change their minds. As Azure touched on a little bit, trying to control what people say leads to an echo chamber and creates a victim mentality. Neither of which contribute to reasonable discussion.
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I dunno though, I don't think it's as simple as that here. The problem isn't that people don't like what he says, it's that it's a constant mess of derailed threads and arguing about nothing. It's not just that they disagree with him, the poster actually ruins threads they participate in. Obviously you can say that's on others and not him, but the way I see it that's what makes it such a high quality troll job. Yoho gets to look innocent while the other people get frustrated, even though yoho caused it, and sadly a lot of people fall for that act.
It's like people have never dealt with a dedicated troll before. He fits the description perfectly. As sensationist as this thread seems, and shadow ban isn't quite the right term, GGG is spot on calling for people to follow the suggestions in the original post. If we could all get on the same page and not engage, then problem solved.
There's a reason he's such a problem but other people that are known for having 'different' opinions are left alone.