Oh, its so not about the original quote anymore; I would have thought that reading my last post would have clued you into that!
Well apparently it didn't. Fancy that.
Steerpike, you however quite clearly intend offense with your posts to the topic - perhaps its you who should "shut up" as you so eloquently put it.
At least I'm interesting.
I make every effort with my posts to contribute in a positive manner to whichever discussion I choose to take part in, which is why I'm here.
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
Myself, I see this place as a stagnant hugbox more often than not. I rock the boat, usually when I'm bored, in order to shake things up a bit. Fact of the matter is that being offensive is often the only way to get a bunch of bliss-ninnies to snap out of their self-congratulatory rut.
But fine, I'll humor you. You want a contribution to the thread that plays by your rules? How about this?
Whether or not you teach anything depends entirely on the persona you've adopted. If you want to portray yourself as a slick master of the short con, or as an actual conjurer, or something else entirely. Context is king here and no advice can be offered until you're prepared to give an answer to that question.
If people are asking you to teach them something they can use to impress their friends, then chances are you have no real persona. Consequently, they see it as little one-off party tricks and nothing else. They see the trick and not you.
