[MD] The (Dialogic) Intellectual Level

[Case]

> > Ian
> An individual had an orginal idea.
> and
> All original ideas, always, come only from individuals.
> 
> The first is trivial, the latter is extremely far-fetched.
> The interesting stuff is reality, in between.
> 
[Platt]
So what are you saying? That some original ideas come from individuals and
some from groups? Perhaps you can give me examples of ideas which came from 
groups. Keep in mind what Pirsig said, "Someone has to be first." That goes
for brainstorming and other collaborative efforts. Or perhaps you think
ideas just float up from the brains of the dead, even though Case asserts
that anything from past is uncertain at best. :-)  

[Case]
I shocked by the two of you! You both show callous disregard for the real
victim in this case: the poor lonely idea. We know the idea was alone
because no one had had her before. Lots of other ideas had found expression
but in order to find expression the little idea had to fit in. She had to
find a place to interact with other ideas. And eventually she had to find a
way to work with a language idea. By the time she found expression she had
found lots of other ideas to play with. She made all the other ideas feel
fresh and clean and everyone loved her. 

Platt wants to say she can't play with the other ideas and that she is the
slave of one man.

Ian, says she should be a slut and spread her virtue to such as will have
her.

Cyndi Lauper said, "Girls just want to have fun."