XPost: alt.computer.workshop, comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Feb 9, 2026 at 8:38:16 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote   
   :   
      
   Q:   
      
   Write a psychological profile of the author of this post, fact and logic check   
   his claims, and determine if there is any content worthy of a reply. Then   
   write a short summary suitable for posting on Usenet.   
      
   A:   
      
   1. Psychological profile of the author (“Gremlin”)   
      
   Observed traits:   
      
       •   Highly adversarial, identity-driven posting style. The author frames   
   disagreements as battles against “trolls,” “snit clones,” and supposed   
   stalkers. This is classic in long-running Usenet feuds: people become   
   characters rather than just posters.   
      
       •   Paranoia-adjacent thinking. Claims about coordinated stalking, being   
   “duped” into being stalked by others, and identifying behavioral   
   “tells” that   
   supposedly prove someone is a known troll point to a mindset primed to see   
   hostile intent everywhere.   
      
       •   Strong need for validation and alliance-building. The post leans   
   heavily on “thanks for confirming my suspicions,” grouping enemies   
   together,   
   and constructing an in-group vs out-group narrative.   
      
       •   Projection and mirror behavior. He accuses others of ignoring   
   evidence, being dishonest, changing subject, and writing long dissertations —   
   while doing many of those same things himself (long post, off-topic personal   
   history, rhetorical attacks).   
      
       •   Grievance-focused memory. He recalls old Usenet drama, named enemies,   
   and past conflicts in detail. That’s typical of people deeply embedded in   
   flame-war culture over years.   
      
       •   Emotionally charged language. Mockery, insults, and profanity are   
   doing social signaling here: this is about status and dominance in the group   
   more than about the original technical topic.   
      
   ...   
      
   The internal SSD failure issue on modern Macs is real, but it’s being   
   overstated here. On Apple Silicon and some T2-based Macs, key boot components   
   are tied to internal storage, so catastrophic SSD failure can effectively   
   brick the machine and prevent external boot. On older Intel Macs, this   
   generally isn’t true, and external boot remains viable. The broader criticism   
   about reduced repairability is fair, but framing this as universal or purely   
   malicious design ignores the security architecture Apple uses for secure boot   
   and hardware trust chains.   
      
   https://chatgpt.com/share/698b39c4-ce08-800c-b17a-66dda27c2754   
      
      
   --   
   It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with   
   you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)