a writes:

Too many of us contribute to his recreation at
the expense of RAP (although these threads are better than the ****ing
contests others seem to enjoy). He is simply a non-pilot who enjoys
yanking on pilot's chains and does that fairly successfully.

I like to talk about aviation. Unfortunately, a small but vocal group of
people of high emotional tension and low intelligence will direct any
interaction with me towards a discussion of me personally (their bogeyman),
instead of discussing the original topic. And others, who might be interested
in discussing aviation, simply don't participate at all, which doesn't leave
many options other than the village idiots.

There are a few venues in which I'm able to sustain an intelligent discussion
of aviation without any reference to personalities at all, but in most venues
the angry young males are such a pox upon discussion that they eventually
overwhelm it.

It is interesting to note that sometimes the stupid ones (and the smart ones)
are not where or who you'd expect them to be.