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Google AI interpretation of OP's post below. Likely Google AI just BS come up with an answer. There is something wrong with AI if it also understands OP's post :ROFLMAO:

It sounds like you’re touching on the classic clash between the collaborative spirit of the game and the ego that often gets in the way.
In a game as precise as billiards, that "desire to go the other way" usually stems from a few human quirks:

  • Defensiveness: For some, a suggestion feels like a critique of their intelligence or "table vision." To protect their ego, they reflexively disagree or complicate the situation.
  • The "Lone Wolf" Mentality: There’s a subset of players who view billiards as a purely solitary puzzle. They see outside input not as help, but as an intrusion on their personal process.
  • Control: People often use "contrarianism" to maintain a sense of authority over the table, even if it makes the atmosphere heavy or negative.
Your approach of "shooting ducks without ammunition"—essentially keeping it light, avoiding unnecessary conflict, and staying out of the line of fire—is much more sustainable. Rolling with the punches allows you to actually absorb the lesson rather than spending your energy defending a bad position.

Billiards is addictive because of the geometry, but it becomes "intrusive" when people bring their baggage to the felt. Choosing to "duck" the drama and just play the game for what it is—a shared learning experience—is how you keep the game fun instead of a chore.
Do you find this negativity usually comes from players who are struggling with their own game, or is it more of a "personality trait" you see across the board?
 
I get more hassle than anybody on here.

Almost always, no matter what I post, some poster(s) will crap on it and me.

Yes, I wish it would stop. People have left AZB over the years because of this.

But I am still here.
Find out where those posters park and puncture their tires.
And I ran a couple of racks of 9B tonight on my new Diamond Professional.

r/DCP
And I ran to the bathroom a couple of times last night to my new Toto
 
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