On Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 5:00:40 PM UTC-7, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 10:59:49 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:
Folks, I think we have to seriously consider the possibility that Tom is
well into dementia. It's sad, and I'm not joking.

In his post about 33 lines above he said "Half of this scientific world
has been changed by the things I have done." But at the end of the
quoted material just above he said "Your world must certainly be small
if what I did seems to you to be the half of the scientific world."

So he can't remember what he very recently said. This example is far
from unique.

I don't know how to deal with someone whose mind is slipping and who
spouts nonsense. I've read that with a family member, one tactic is to
say "Yes, and... " then pivot the conversation to something pleasant and
distracting. Pretend to agree, then deflect. But I can't see that
working here.

Is there a psychologist or therapist in the audience? Again, I'm serious.
At this remove, neither psychology nor therapy is possible, and if it
were possible, it would not be appropriate.

There is nothing to do but to fall back on common courtesy. When
Tommy says something sensible, respond to it. When he burbles word
salad, pretend not to notice.

And don't feel obliged to read every single post. Nobody knows you
are present until you say something, so feigning interest is not only
not required, but rude.

So now you too are assuming that this group of people who almost entirely have no business even being on a technical group have something of value to say about high tech bicycles when they all ride 1950 Schwinn's?

Andrew and Roger and Jay at least have something to say but you think that FRANK? whose donation to this site was that I was lying about being hit in the head by a limb of a tree grown out into the bike lane and covered so thoroughly with leaves that it was unseen and his "proof" of that preposterous statement was a picture from google earth 5 years or more old? This is what you believe to be babble on my part when I think that sort of thing from a large number here is misplaced?

You just placed yourself in that category yourself.