I think there's even an element of pleasure in the fact that we see through him; he's like a toddler who runs around yelling a naughty word because he enjoys the negative reaction.
I believe this, too. I'm convinced the negative attention surrounding him and his increased visibility due to all the warning blogs actually provides him with narcissistic supply. He gets off on the hoopla. It's difficult because on the one hand, having people talking about him, focusing on him, is exactly what he wants and it's still FEEDING him (even as it's hard to look away as becomes more and more outrageous); but on the other it's important those blogs are out there in order to warn people and prevent them falling into his trap. Ugh.
I also agree his pathetic and easily disprovable lies are told to find potential marks, but they're also to taunt his victims and detractors. Andy really does love hiding in plain sight, and the more I see him make convenient Tumblr posts addressing criticisms he apparently doesn't read (like reblogging excerpts of Why Does He Do that, like fuck off, Andy), the more I believe that. What a POS.
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Date: 2014-11-06 09:56 am (UTC)I believe this, too. I'm convinced the negative attention surrounding him and his increased visibility due to all the warning blogs actually provides him with narcissistic supply. He gets off on the hoopla. It's difficult because on the one hand, having people talking about him, focusing on him, is exactly what he wants and it's still FEEDING him (even as it's hard to look away as becomes more and more outrageous); but on the other it's important those blogs are out there in order to warn people and prevent them falling into his trap. Ugh.
I also agree his pathetic and easily disprovable lies are told to find potential marks, but they're also to taunt his victims and detractors. Andy really does love hiding in plain sight, and the more I see him make convenient Tumblr posts addressing criticisms he apparently doesn't read (like reblogging excerpts of Why Does He Do that, like fuck off, Andy), the more I believe that. What a POS.