Posted by Gabbix2 on January 25, 2005, at 0:18:00
In reply to Dr. Bob is not the PuppetMaster » Gabbix2, posted by verne on January 24, 2005, at 23:28:28
> From one lab rat to another: I think Dr. Bob is doing a capable, even remarkable, job. Of course, I got the Stockholm Syndrome so I might be biased.
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> My only quibble might be with these lengthy banishments (164 weeks and such). How about a maximum punishment of say 3 months? Or would that skew the math in the experiment? Math never was my strong suit.That's a tricky one, I used to think that too, but then there are some people, (I mean probably only one or two In the years I've been here) who I think should have long blocks.
> I don't think Dr. Bob ever tries to intentionally hurt or manipulate someone. He tries to be impartial and unbiased which may seem cold and aloof to some. I see integrity.Well, that's cool. I am somewhere in the middle.
I used to think that people who thought he intentionally did things to hurt people were genuinely paranoid. Then if I watched babble long enough I'd start to think that maybe they were right, it certainly can look that way, and I'm not saying it isn't that way, but I don't know, and I can't believe that about someone when there is any question. When I back away and come back I'm somewhere in the middle I guess, because I don't know what goes on behind the scenes, and what people say to him in e-mails which may influence his actions.
As for his integrity, no I don't think he's cruel, I think his actions have been sometimes. I usually think he's a man who makes mistakes, like everyone, but the big exception is, he doesn't apologize and an apology goes a long way with me. He's been kind to me, he's been I think, unfair to me, but I couldn't possibly attempt to judge his integrity as a person from this vantage point.
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