i am finding confirmation of some of the suspicions i've held for months now.
to comment here on what i've found would just be poking a stick in the beehive. i'm not cruel enough to expose another's weaknesses in a public forum. because the artifice is so carelessly constructed, there must be a desire - either consciously or sub-consciously - for discovery. at the very least, this is attention-seeking (bordering on sociopathic behavior). at worst, it's manipulation of others' sincere interest and overtures of friendship.
i don't understand this, but it fascinates me.