We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
has exploded. Flight director confirms that:

>On Feb 14, 8:38?am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msdREMOVETHIS.biglobe.ne.jp>
>wrote:
>> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that John W. has
>> exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>>
>> >On Feb 10, 1:15?am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msdREMOVETHIS.biglobe.ne.jp>
>> >wrote:
>>
>> >> I note that the first and last time I read his site, I was searching for
>> >> information and advice on how to get a house built. I expected "a few pointers
>> >> from someone who's been there". I received "THE ENTIRE HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION
>> >> INDUSTRY IS SO CORRUPT AND THE MATERIALS SO SHODDY I MICROMANAGED THE ENTIRE
>> >> OPERATION AND IMPORTED EVERYTHING FROM OVERSEAS, INCLUDING DOORS". It was
>> >> precisely zero help.
>>
>> >I remember reading that, and I wondered why he wants to be Japanese so
>> >damn bad, when he also seems to think that a lot of things Japanese is
>> >crap.
>>
>> I became convinced long ago that it's all an elaborate attention grab.
>
>Ego is a factor, but I think its also a case of isolation,
>disappointment, some boredom perhaps (he isn't a stupid man, but made
>life choices that bore him), mixed with a mild but forgivable/
>understandable dash of mental illness. 

This part below was a good way to describe it:

>His writing is a sort of therapy. Gives him a sense of purpose, 
>gets things off his chest.

Funny, this is a similar reason I started writing all those nasty rants back in
the early 2000s when I was locked up in the Philippine corporate factory gulags
and had nothing else to do with all eight or nine minutes of free time.

Thanks. While I'm still in no way changed in my opinions about the guy, I
understand his motivations a little bit now.


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