This is my last post on this subject (I'm going to try REALLY hard, anyway). This has gotten to the point where it has NOTHING whatsoever to do with WCs, thus making it an inappropriate topic for a WC mailing list... David Phelan wrote: > >Perhaps tunnelvision caused by mass media controlled by large entities > >desiring power? ;) I'm really not a conspiracy theorisist, I just > >don't have a TV. I think it becomes fairly obvious once you have > >seperated yourself from it (mass media) for a while. > America (as far as I understand it) is the *most* media-saturated culture > in the world. Most of that media is televisual. And you presume to > pronounce sagely on that culture, and its woes, having willfully divorced > yourself from a massive influence *upon* that culture? > > Wow. Like I said in my disclaimer when I started into this thread, there is a distinct possibility that I am full of crap. At any rate, I don't presume to spout universal truth, just what I have (perhaps incorrectly) surmised from within my personal bubble. To clarify the above: When I am subjected to media now, it seems much more rediculous/facist/whatever than it did at the time in my life when I was in constant contact with it. I hold the opinion that you are splitting hairs rather than forcing yourself to consider the possibility that everything may not be as you see it. But perhaps not. I'm sorry if I've pissed anyone off during this little argument. Personally, I don't see the constructiveness of flame wars, as they seem to inhibit rational thought by drawing everyone closer to the aforementioned "neandro_roots". I have a feeling that many here would suggest that I have a hard enough time thinking rationally as it is. :) Hrm... Augmented rationale through the use of a WC... ;) -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org
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