[MD] [Bulk] Re: Humanism

[Platt Holden]

Recall that DMB found it necessary to bring up Pirsig's compliment as a
"look at me" ego boost. I responded in kind to illustrate the shallowness
and sadness of the pin-a-rose-on-me gambit. Obviously, the irony went right
over your head.

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Arlo Bensinger <ajb102 at psu.edu> wrote:

> [Platt]
>
> When Pirsig says DMB's thinking is brilliant, whether otherwise on one
> issue or not, I'll be the first to congratulate him instead of trying to
> demean him in a pitiful effort to build up my ego.
>
> [Arlo]
> And yet when Pirsig says that DMB is one of the two foremost philosophers
> on the MOQ (along with Ant), you reply with a condescending...
>
> "Yes, Mr. Pirsig is a good man. He is generous in his compliments although
> I suspect he doesn't give them as ego-building props that DMB constantly
> needs."
>
> Followed by nothing more than "look at me".
>
> Where was the "congratulations" there? You keep talking about DMB's
> ego-needs, and I think its very evident you are projecting.
>
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