Beware Horace
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A story of a man who sought intellectual validation from ChatGPT and got so much he came to believe he was a superhero.
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There should be a comma after Beware in the thread title. Otherwise it’s just more proof that I am a Targeted Individual. Which I am.
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A “targeted individual” (often shortened to TI) is a term used mostly in online communities and conspiracy theory circles to describe someone who believes they are the focus of organized harassment or surveillance—sometimes called gang stalking.⸻
What It Means in Those CirclesPeople who identify as targeted individuals often claim they are:
• Followed in public
• Monitored through electronics
• Harassed by neighbors, strangers, or coordinated groups
• Subjected to “mind control” or directed-energy weapons
The narrative is that a government agency, corporation, or covert network has singled them out.⸻
🧠 Why It’s Controversial
• Mainstream view: Psychologists and law enforcement generally consider “targeted individual” claims to be delusional in nature, often linked to paranoia or persecutory delusional disorder.
• Community view: Within TI forums, people validate each other’s experiences and treat them as real, coordinated campaigns.⸻
Real-world overlaps
• Surveillance and harassment do exist in specific contexts (e.g., whistleblowers, activists in authoritarian regimes, domestic abuse cases).
• However, the global-scale, high-tech harassment described in TI communities doesn’t have verifiable evidence and resembles symptoms of certain mental health conditions.⸻
In summary“Targeted individual” is mostly used as a self-identification by people who believe they are victims of sustained, organized harassment—usually without externally verifiable proof.
Outside those communities, the term is viewed with skepticism and is often discussed in the context of mental health rather than actual intelligence operations.⸻
If you want, I can explain how this belief system evolved, from Cold War surveillance programs to modern online TI networks. That history makes it clearer why the idea persists.
