[johnc]

Great post! Something that's been on my mind and you said it perfectly.

Another version of this kind of thinking I've seen in the some of the threads I read on this site. People are hopelessly beaten but use labeling of their opponents to justify their actions ie. "donk", "fish", "maniac", etc, etc. Labeling, IMO is a very dangerous trap to allow one to get into - it limits one's view of their opponents or allows one to lie to themselves about their actions ("this table is full of fish so I knew my TPBK was likely to be the best in spite of the scary board and all the raising"). I guess their egos won't allow them to approach the game in a sterile, objective fashion and use the reads they've worked to accumulate in the most efficient way.