[MD] Gun smoke in the shape of a fake letter and not amushroomcloud

[MarshaV]

Ian,

I am disconnected from the network and cable television.  These days I 
rarely listen to C-SPAN on satellite radio.  I only occasionally check a 
couple of blogs.  I WILL KILL IF YOU TOUCH MY iPod!!!  In truth, I will only 
care if the MOQ falls to the passe side of the intellectual divide.

I don't fit in anymore, and I don't care that I don't fit in.

It was a good piece.  Platt was right on track to point to it.

Marsha



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Glendinning" <ian.glendinning at gmail.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] Gun smoke in the shape of a fake letter and not 
amushroomcloud


> Read that again Marsha, it really is good.
>
> I will be linking and blogging more on this.
>
> The great point for me is the "one-upmanship" angle, not just that
> even Gladwell is the wrong side of the divide, even the iPhone, even
> Kindle, even every a.n.other web-blog-wiki-aggregator ....
>
> My line has always been "twas ever thus" - fashion in what passes for
> intellect has always been just that - fashion - always. What has
> happened recently - since McLuhan pointed out that medium IS the
> message (long before Brooks does here) - is that the pace of media has
> risen to levels that human psyche has not kept pace with. We are ever
> more failing to see the difference between intellect and the
> appearance of intellect in the (electronically) changing fashions
> around us.
>
> The "game" switches so fast we human brains struggle to tell whether
> we are dealing with odd or even levels of irony at any given time.
> Rich stuff. What did Rorty say about Irony ? .... I may be some time.
> Ian
>
> On 8/8/08, Ian Glendinning <ian.glendinning at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Marsha (and Platt) didn't spot that ...
>>
>> Excellent piece.
>>
>> Let's however not allow the "mockery" of elitism to make it a taboo
>> subject for constructive debate - a meme too far. Just remember how
>> "unfounded" our intellect really is, whilst we use it.
>>
>> This stuff is right on topic IMHO.
>> Ian
>>
>> On 8/8/08, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Platt Holden" 
>> > <plattholden at gmail.com>
>> > To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
>> > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 8:54 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [MD] Gun smoke in the shape of a fake letter and not a
>> > mushroomcloud
>> >
>> >
>> > > All those interested in cementing your elite status be sure to read 
>> > > the
>> > > column by David Brooks in today's NY times entitled "Lord of the 
>> > > Memes."
>> > > Hilarious, but true -- for example, his last line: "Remember, 
>> > > cultural
>> > > epochs come and go, but one-upmanship is forever."
>> > >
>> > >
>> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/opinion/08brooks.html?hp
>> > >
>> > > Platt
>> > >
>> >
>> > Very humorous!!!
>> >
>> > David Brooks in a good guy.  In this case also hilarious.  I couldn't
>> > dislike him even when I tried.   According to the new standards, I'd 
>> > rather
>> > be as ordinary as dirt.   -  Marsha
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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