The pita

A subspecies of pita lives in social media. They are called trolls there. However, their behavior differs fundamentally from that of the pita. The troll concentrates on provoking participants in the conversation and, above all, does not write any factual or constructive posts. What characterizes the Pita? He knows everything better, naturally has the most experience in everything and sees himself as an expert. He feels called upon to convince everyone present - who are all philistines in his eyes anyway - of his opinion. No matter how unrealistic or idiotic it is. His zeal is missionary. He wants to bring the erring sheep back onto the right path. Any means are acceptable to him. He pontificates, lectures, corrects, denounces and gets on everyone's nerves. He, on the other hand, doesn't mind in the slightest - he is persistent to the point of no return. You can't stop him, because he is completely immune to other opinions. They roll off him. Irony is not his thing either. The discussion has to be serious. Ironic counter-arguments therefore come to nothing. You can't shut him up either, because he repeats his arguments like a prayer wheel and doesn't realize that they don't get any better with the umpteenth repetition.
 
The group dynamic processes that he initiates with his behavior are predictable. Most of the participants resign themselves, turn a deaf ear and let him talk. A few try diplomatically, but unsuccessfully, to counter him, only to soon resign themselves and remain silent. Even an open exchange of blows comes to nothing, because timid verbal insults leave him cold. After all, he alone has the knowledge. He is convinced that the oak tree doesn't care if the sow rubs against it. He could probably only be stopped by insults of the worst kind - but who wants that? 

Pierre C. Meier