I agree with everything you say here. In the last month I've traded somewhere around 20 different stocks and havent made a single post on any of their boards. I hold a long position here so I do post on this board. Does that mean I have some hidden agenda??? I think not, and I have a fair amount of disdain for those people that accuse others of being "paid" or whatever.
The simple fact is that guy made an investment that didn't turn out the way he wanted so he's blaming someone else. That is a HUGE problem in our society in general. People aren't willing to take responsibility for their own actions and so they look to blame others for their own missteps.
"Sort of" is such a harmless thing to say. "Sort of". It's just a filler. "Sort of" - It doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, "sort of" means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live" or "It's a boy".