5 Signs of A Spammer

To continue my conversation about SPAMMERS--and I have enough experience with this topic to go on and on and on about it for literally dozens of blog posts--there are 5 qualities that this kind of person always has. They are repetitive, like everyone else, I imagine. I certainly return to my MO, my typical behavior and reactions time and time again. It's my comfort zone and my natural state of being. This is true of us all, and certainly of the Spammer. Spammers try the exact same things repeatedly, like throwing the same old shoe at a different person's head each time. So here's 5 things I've found SPAMMERS always do. 1: Believe in an imaginary relationship you don't recall agreeing to. I knew a guy who added me online and after an extremely slight acquaintance, he began to yell at me and call me a bitch. I barely knew this guy. When I asked him about doing this, he basically said over and over that he knew my sister, he knew my sister, he knew my sister. I didn't care where or how my sister picked him up. That didn't give him a right to be offensive to me. Where did he get the idea we had such a relationship, you ask? From Spammer-Land. 2: Be unbelievably boring. Spam people think about their goals, not your needs. So they rarely bother to be interesting. If I had a minute back for every time I've been droned at for HOURS about the weather or the buildings on the cover of one of my books or random pictures of weedy wildflowers or a wharf they happened to walk near a week ago, I'd be a much younger person. Probably too young to operate a website on my own. This selfishness should make you suspicious instantly. Lack of consideration for what YOU'D like to talk about is lack of consideration for you and that's a no-no.3: Show poor, poor, poor manners. A person who isn't polite is utter SPAM and should be deleted like ads for Viagra. If people blow off every stupid, unkind, or rude remark/feedback that comes into their little heads, it means they have no self-control. Lack of civility means lack of respect for others. And where DID they get such an idea they were above rules? From a constant, daily disrespect for people that's gone on so long they don't notice it. The rude are never legit. 4: Act superior because of money. Spammers, like scammers, are awfully interested in money, but much more in getting it than spending it on others. If people had given me a penny each time they heckled me about "writers can't make money, how do you make money, you should try something you can get, really, are your books even available (how cute, insert condescending chuckle)" instead of buying my books, I'd be rather wealthy. How much money I make is honestly not their business. If they're interested enough to talk, they should pay for the books and shut up. Don't let anyone treat your job with disrespect. 5: And not least--movies. I've never met a spammer who didn't eventually boil the conversation down to something about their entertainment. I grew incredulous. Were there seriously people out there who would waste whole years of my life trying to get me to watch something I don't like? HOW SELFISH and POINTLESS!!! But after the conversations listed above, or before them, or somewhere in the middle, they always start mentioning a movie or TV show I've never heard of/don't particularly like. They seem to be a sort of unpaid, volunteer advertising service for the lesser side of Hollywood. And once they're revealed to have nothing in common with me, why are we still talking?!​​
But SPAM is a lifestyle, a state of mind. It's not based on relevance to its audience. It's about something undefined that drains money, wastes time, and drowns out voices that need to be heard. The Spam you buy in a can in the store has been framed. These people are the real SPAM, walking among you. 

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