Joseph
“He was sure no one, really no one, would agree with me on that “extreme” position. ”
i’m not sure what gave you that impression. Of course people would agree with that extreme position. I ve met several.
“can someone who is bittul zman not advocate that people not be bitul zman or at least do so less?”\
while not addressed to me allow me to answer:
it depends. If said person is trying to avoid bittul zman, he is making an effort to work at it.. Then I agree he doesnt have to be perfect to point out problems in others
If however he says something along the lines of “Bitul zman is wrong I do it all the time and dont plan on changing but you should stop” Then he is insincere. Or in internet lingo a “troll”
also your defintion of a troll “a troll, by definition, is posting insincere (and that’s the key) positions. ”
Isnt true either see NC’s definitive listing of known troll species. not all post insincere positions