Ah, the joys of sharing really weird information, and then making yourself open to the world for discussion about those weird (sometimes controversial) things.



First, I need to point out my writings on "Wheaton's Law of Reflective Douchebaggery." (and something similar: "Don't be a Dick; Be a Dick") I seem to have caught the attention of a few million people. Many people contact me and tell me how I have to live my life. I say "no thank you." They then proceed to tell me "obey or else" and it turns out that "or else" is that they will call me names.



So now you have a cheap and sleazy squabble. My word against the word of thousands of others. Fortunately, for every person that thinks I'm awful, there appears to be a dozen that think I'm awesome. So you might want to do your research before coming out here - do your standards paint me as "monstrous" or "awesome"?



The number of people telling me how to live my life "or else" is so massive, that I created this thread several years ago. Another. Here's "Paul Wheaton is Impossible to Work With." If you want, I bet I can find a dozen more threads like those.



The important thing is that every wicked thing said about me is utterly true - from a certain set of standards. And these expressions make it clear that my standards are different from those standards. Hence the ... uh ... frustration?



So I do as much as I can to share my values. That way, dumbfucks people with values different from mine, will choose to not come here. And the people with values similar to mine think I am fucking awesome and they very much like the idea of coming here.



I think the best way to get an idea of what I'm like is with my podcasts. But a lot of people have told me that this video of me giving a keynote presentation is pretty helpful: