Nine Eleven

[Necro Bot]

this from August of 2017,
posted to Maniac Nebula:


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HERO SYNDROME -
The hero syndrome is a phenomenon affecting people who seek heroism or recognition, usually by creating a desperate situation which they can resolve. This can include unlawful acts, such as arson. The phenomenon has been noted to affect civil servants, such as firefighters, nurses, police officers, and security guards.

Acts linked with the hero syndrome should not be confused with acts of malice, for example, a punished firefighter exacting revenge or an insatiable level of excitement, as was found in a federal study of more than 75 firefighter arsonists. However, acts of the hero syndrome have been linked to previously failed heroism. The hero syndrome may also be a more general yearning for self-worth. People with hero syndrome will usually cause an accident and pretend to help ...
— Wikipedia

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Maniac Nebula used to have a "hide" feature.  You would insert content between:

[hide] ... [/hide]

... brackets.  It could be a link, a picture, lengthy text, or anything else.  Basically, you could post something in simple form, and use "hide" if people wanted details.  People used it for comedy, too.  They would tease you with something they'd say, then use the "hide" feature to give something funny & unexpected.  Lastly, though, people used it for adult content.  It could be an image which featured gore or something provocative.  It would be neat if we could get the "hide" feature to work here at Sheeple Gateway.  When I cut and paste from the Maniac Nebula archive, I rarely substitute anything.  There are broken links, and broken pics.  Now and then, if it's important to the story, I'll substitute so long as the spirit if the narrative is maintained ...