Ad Hominem, UFO Style.

Greetings. The effort to write about the UFO problem, and some of the issues, players, and situations involved with the topic can be an "interesting" can of worms to open. 

On April 17th, I published a blog posting that addressed a situation in the UFO subculture that has become an integral part of the UFO arena. As usual, I did not pull any punches, so to speak, keeping the article blunt, candid, and straightforward in nature. I shared the article on my Facebook blog platform, on Threads, and on X (Twitter,) with the latter platform framing a long and sordid series of personal attacks and ad hominem comments. I did not bother to respond to any of the noise, and I stand by my statements. Period. 

The fact that I received so many comments speaks volumes about the subject of the article and the parties that made the decision to leave such content behind. I have always found such commentary revealing, and I only occasionally make the effort to respond to the people involved. It is difficult, if not admittedly impossible to have a productive interaction with such people, and as a result, nothing of any substance can be reasonably expected. On a humorous note, the vast majority of the parties involved did have the balls to use their real names on their social media accounts, using nonsensical names and labels. That always puts a smile on my skeptical face. 

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a well-known essayist and mathematical statistician, once said, and I quote, "An ad hominem attack against an individual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to say about your message." I could not agree more! 

I love basking in the venom of my detractors.

The link to my April 17th article is available at https://williamgpullin.blogspot.com/2024/04/keyboard-subject-matter-experts.html

Thank you for your time and indulgence.