I find it telling that my rash but genuine offer to get him out of there if everything got too much, which still stands BTW, got no mention. Not because I was or am virtue signalling (maybe a little... but doing a good thing for a bad reason is theologically a toughy) or angling for gratitude: being told to fuck off and leave him be because he's actually alright would be fine.
It just didn't seem to get noticed one way or another. I'd be noticing the same if anybody else had come up with the same offer.
In fact, he doesn't really address much of what goes on on this thread between his communiques. A bit of a dig about people who google, true. Which is ironic in my case because I do collect snails and fungi (and figs, walnuts, hazelnuts so on) and on this occasion do know what I'm talking about: I live in a small town and it's something people do around here. I'm a fuck sight better forager than Stan seems to be.
I really wouldn't like to definitively analyse why he doesn't really dialogue on 'his' thread. There may be difficulties with the tech, who can say? But a working hypothesis might be that the thing would be less about him if he actually engaged with the participants on the thread.
I think it's enough for his self-esteem that he's being discussed and debated. So I'm happy to help.
I'm guessing that his next pronouncement will be just as removed from the proceedings of the thread as ever.
And it's also telling that I'm using the third person. It's as if I think he's not going to read this.
