/u/sinister6 is a member of this forum that is a complete fraud, liar, poster of mass amounts of incorrect information and is here to spread dis/misinformation to the users of this forum.
His general modus operandi goes like this:
1) Sinister NEVER cites any sources, references or claims to the arguments he makes. He post outrageous claims about all manner of topics, including anti-vax conspiracy theories, claiming that I work for the feds, posting information about operational security, computer security, network security and legal claims that is completely incorrect or invalid, attempting to post information about internet networking without a general understanding of how it or the TOR network functions.
2) Once you've posted anything that he cannot answer because he does not know the answer, he will deflect your questions with other irrational arguments or insults. Because he has no scientific/computer/networking knowledge whatsoever, he simply hurls insults at people because he's had their worldview hivemind thinking challenged. If you post something he disagrees with, you are his enemy for life and he will follow you around the forum spouting insults, lying about posts you made with valid information and so forth He doesn't even bother to even TRY to look up any links through Google or any other search engine to legit sites that prove what they're saying is true. Therefore, you can trust absolutely nothing he says.
3) He makes completely incoherent, incomprehensible arguments. He makes claims about legal issues he knows absolutely nothing about. He will post about all the topics I mentioned above, such as opsec, compsec, netsec, and legal issues that are ABSOLUTELY DEMONSTRABLY FALSE if you take the time to do research on what he's saying, you'll come across information that directly contradicts what he says in a matter of minutes. He is essentially a hybrid-troll/agent provocateur. It is also possible he is simply an idiot and doesn't realize what he says is false and misleading, but regardless, trying to implement anything he says would be EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL to whatever he's talking about. He simply starts speculating about what he believes and feels he doesn't need any evidence for that (Hint: that's not how science or any type of valid argumentative technique works). There is no way to have a coherent or cognizant argument or debate with him on ANY SUBJECT. It's a waste of time.
4) He claims people who would have the gall to promote the COVID-19 must be "a fed" as he constantly says, having no idea what "feds" he's talking about. Regardless of whether you believe in the vaccine or not, posting an opinion alternative to your own should not allow him to go around accusing people of be associated with the federal government or a narc. Is he talking about the CIA/NSA/FBI/IRS/ATF/NRA/DOD/DHS/DEA/etc or any of the 3 letter agencies that exist within the structure of the US government? We have no idea. He seems to just lump them all together and think they are all a single entity that controls the government spying apparatus. This demonstrates three things. A) He has no idea how the legal operation of the US government functions, it shows a clear demonstration of a lack of basic high school knowledge that you would learn in a basic civics course. B) Second, it's an attempt on his part to troll me. C) Thirdly, his calling me a fed spread around the forum and puts me in a precarious situation as some people think sinister actually knows what he's talking about, so they also label me a fed. He also views anyone who posts [url] links to sites as a "fed". His ignorance truly knows no bounds.
List of 3 letter gov agencies: https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-17-intelligence-agencies-20170112-story.html
5) He incessantly uses logical fallacies and are confined to their own personal cognitive biases so much they get angry and can't put together a coherent argument.
Logical fallcies: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/
Cognitive biases: https://yourbias.is/
What is logical fallacy?
What Are Logical Fallacies? A logical fallacy is a statement that seems to be true until you apply the rules of logic. Then, you realize that it's not. Logical fallacies can often be used to mislead people – to trick them into believing something they otherwise wouldn't.
What is cognitive bias in simple terms?
Cognitive bias is a limitation in objective thinking that is caused by the tendency for the human brain to perceive information through a filter of personal experience and preferences.
What are common cognitive biases?
Confirmation bias, hindsight bias, self-serving bias, anchoring bias, availability bias, the framing effect, and inattentional blindness are some of the most common examples of cognitive bias.
What is a cognitive bias?: https://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-bias.html
6) He shows extremely clear signs of pąranoia and delusional thinking that would lead any rational person to conclude he is possibly bi-polar or schizophrenic.
The signs and symptoms of schizophrenia
Behavioral: social isolation, disorganized behavior, aggression, agitation, compulsive behavior, excitability, hostility, repetitive movements, self-harm, or lack of restraint
Cognitive: thought disorder, delusion, amnesia, belief that an ordinary event has special and personal meaning, belief that thoughts aren't one's own, disorientation, mental confusion, slowness in activity, or false belief of superiority
Mood: anger, anxiety, apathy, feeling detached from self, general discontent, loss of interest or pleasure in activities, elevated mood, or inappropriate emotional response
Psychological: hallucination, paranoia, hearing voices, depression, fear, persecutory delusion, or religious delusion
Speech: circumstantial speech, incoherent speech, rapid and frenzied speaking, or speech disorder
Also common: fatigue, impaired motor coordination, lack of emotional response, or memory loss
The signs and symptoms of bi-polar:
People may experience:
Mood: mood swings, sadness, elevated mood, anger, anxiety, apathy, apprehension, euphoria, general discontent, guilt, hopelessness, loss of interest, or loss of interest or pleasure in activities
Behavioral: irritability, risk taking behaviors, disorganized behavior, aggression, agitation, crying, excess desire for sex, hyperactivity, impulsivity, restlessness, or self-harm
Cognitive: unwanted thoughts, delusion, lack of concentration, racing thoughts, slowness in activity, or false belief of superiority
Psychological: depression, manic episode, agitated depression, or paranoia
Signs and symptoms of delusions include:
A delusion is a belief that is clearly false and that indicates an abnormality in the affected person’s content of thought. The false belief is not accounted for by the person’s cultural or religious background or his or her level of intelligence. The key feature of a delusion is the degree to which the person is convinced that the belief is true. A person with a delusion will hold firmly to the belief regardless of evidence to the contrary. Delusions can be difficult to distinguish from overvalued ideas, which are unreasonable ideas that a person holds, but the affected person has at least some level of doubt as to its truthfulness. A person with a delusion is absolutely convinced that the delusion is real. Delusions are a symptom of either a medical, neurological, or mental disorder.
This is a textbook definition of sinister's system of beliefs.
Conclusion
/u/sinister6 is a toxic poster and lives on this forum to spread dis/misinformation due to his sheer ignorance on the subject at hand, or intentionally spreading dis/misinformation out of a mental disorder due to his undue consideration that he is superior to others and has some type of superiority complex. It's clear English is his second language, and thus it can be hard to read and decipher most of his posts. He does not appear to have a high school education, or is simply lying about his age and level of education (most likely) as he has an inferiority complex. It is also possible he is an agent provocateur here to intentionally spreads dis/information and spread propaganda either as a state actor or some type of person that is trying to corrupt the minds of the userbase of Dread. This could be potentially very dangerous as his influence grows, the more lies he spreads, and the more false information he gives out could be leaving people open to holes or exploits that could be used by state or non state actors (particularly hackers/phishers, etc) in order to leave users in a vulnerable position for these types of attacks.
Propaganda Techniques: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_techniques
Just a simple click on his profile and reading his responses to threads with a little time and investigation will bear these facts out.
I'm sure sinister and his group of hooligan cronies will come to this thread to call me a fed, twist facts about supposed things I don't know, flat out lie about me and my character and my past posts, calling me a communist (which is not something I'm ashamed of. I am proud to call myself a socialist). Sinister has a cadre of likeminded individuals who went through and downvoted all my posts from months back in a coordinated attack to attempt to have me solve a CAPTCHA on every single post, edit, or message. This was the only method they could use to try and engage a "denial of service" attack on me via TOR by making it nearly impossible for me to post. This is also why my user score is so low.
These individuals are well coordinated and very dangerous and if you find yourself in their cross hairs, you will receive the same treatment.
I will not be engaging in any discussion with any of these individuals and this will be my only post. I simply wanted to make this post and warn the members of Dread that this user cannot be trusted and to avoid him like the plague.
