User blog comment:Username5243/I've created a list of Edwin's puppets/@comment-27516045-20191105013214/@comment-34876209-20191107021051

"Mooosey,"

"Don't fall for his attempts to cloud the issue."

He'll think what he thinks regardless of what you or I say, hopefully. Even if it's something both of us don't agree with.

"The reason we should regard him with contempt is really really simple: he is a jerk who likes to harass people. Nothing more, and nothing less."

Hmm... last I checked jerks don't have as many friends as I. And contempt is not a word to be used lightly. It means that a person is viewed as lesser or worthless, deserving of derision.

Have you ever heard of something called The Golden Rule?

"Quite frankly, I don't care if he has a gazillion friends, made a million dollars and gone to Mars. None of those things matters. As long as he behaves like a scumbag, he is a loser. And so are his friends, for picking such a lousy excuse for a human being as their companion."

New shark tank pitch: a device to capture all your old man angst and turn it into actually useful energy. It can siphon your frustration into electrical energy. This device might just be more revolutionary than the nuclear reactor!

"Bottom line: He ain't going to get a shred of respect from me, as long as he continues trolling."

The Trickster is a figure that has experienced much derision throughout history. Anyone who tries to make light of a situation is often targeted as a scapegoat for the common anger of the masses. And here, you are playing into the archetype of The Ridiculer perfectly. The only problem is, in all these cases, The Ridiculer usually has a bad knack for getting shown up time and time again, reduced to almost primal emotions and reasoning as they struggle to make others feel their rage and anger over the fact someone else is happy when they're not.