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Ironic we just had this discussion about you, in particular, and how close you are to getting a permaban.
I don't really want to ban you over a fairly low-level spat where you and @TowardsPanna are just kind of sniping at each other, but it's completely unnecessary. You are basically telling him "I don't believe you" (which you're allowed to do) but then expanding on that by presuming to tell him that his entire experience is manufactured and fake. Denying his "lived experience," as it were.
And you know, maybe you're right. You could be. Maybe he's never had these interactions and he's just mining CW points.
Otoh, you're clearly spoiling for a fight with anyone who posts things you disagree with and you feel like needs to be told.
There's a fine line between "I don't believe you, that seems implausible to me" and "You're making this up because you're a paranoid."
You seem to get online mostly to shitpost and fight, and the sad thing is you are clearly capable of putting effort into your posts and your arguments, but mostly you just want to dunk on people. You do not approach conversations with any level of consideration, or any acknowledgment that you could be wrong about something - you just know you're right and you're here to spew truth.
That's very annoying, but being annoying and abrasive isn't against the rules in itself. Flat-out telling people they are making things up and doubling down is.
Take another three day ban. I'm feeling generous, but next time I or another mod probably won't be because the fact that every time you return we end up here is wearing on all of us.
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