On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 14:24:54 -0800, Bryan Simmons wrote:

> Remember how he especially wanted *pediatric* nursing jobs?
> As long as he had hopes of getting those gigs, there was always the
> chance that he might get [...] the forbidden fruit

That's a serious accusation without any supporting evidence.

It could be that he just gets along well with juveniles because his
medical / mental condition makes meaningful dialogue with them easier
than with most adults. Or, they are lighter to manipulate when that is
needed, or less disposed to become violent, etc.


> About that "failed" thing. In order to fail, there would have had to
> have been parameters for success that were unmet.

Well, (like my e-book offering), not one person has read it and given it
a positive review. That would be a minimalist parameter, no?


> book has cost me several tens of thousands of dollars in lost income.

I believed that individuals would learn HTML and everyone would write his
own web-site. It was obvious to me that Facebook was too restrictive, and
most people would never put up with being so pigeon-holed. When I'm
wrong, I can be really wrong.


> You don't have anything I want. You're just one more wacky misfit

Well, you can trade it with someone else I guess.


> In fact, one of the best things about this NG is that pretty much nobody
> sucks up to anyone else to get approval, and folks don't seem to jockey
> to get acceptance or popularity. There are some long-running
> hostilities, and even hints at pseudo-alliances, but no cliques.

Are you deliberately leaving out the false alliances, where someone
appears to be friendly with someone else, but it is all a sham waiting
for the right time for a face-kicking?

Just kidding! I like to be a devil's advocate sometimes.