[Reader-list] what is to be done?

[يا سر ~ yasir]

i find it wonderful that all of you have spoken up.
good health to the list !

i prefer a ternary tigit to to the digital binary, call it optimism

some processes take longer and are not apparent on the list
and not even predictable/predicatable
so lets not be convinced of the uselessness of engagement
thats the third category

the mutually engaging kind is the first

and the truebred troll the third, and even this has a ternary truth value

on an unmoderated discussion list (there appear no indication, but
suggestion of changing)
people cant be shut up for useless discussion, you cant do anything, unless
people decide to migrate

one solution here is for recipients, individuals, subscribers to filter or
tag - i think to do this does not impinge on the list, the poster or ethics
- if theres something useful one catches it in someone else's response.

another way is to respond in a metaphysically absurd way - which is a highly
fascinating end engaging strategy

and the last is to curse with ignorance, banish to silence - that is,
ignore,
aka dont feed the troll. (thanks nishant)

it is newcomers to list and compulsive arguers who sustain the worst cliched
labels and categories.

the cliched argument may not be useful in a discussion but again there are
shades. we are ourselves struggling to break patterns we get set in. some
are not trying, or have given up long ago, some have simply forgotten, or
never known, some are about uncovering, some will never know - some rums
felt the unknown unknowns of abu pentgonia when he fell thinking it must be
pataphysics.

best

y