Re:Here goes Katz again
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..."I don't see how controlling the minds of these sheep can be of any consequence" I work at a ISP helpdesk on a college campus, so I deal with people of all levels of computer knowledge. What makes this interesting, is that the call I got before reading this article was by the head of the Chemistry department. He's a Harvard graduate, but he can't get his Macintosh online. Are you saying that because you know how dial up networking works, you are somehow more intelligent than him? What if he told his students that they were 'lusers' and 'sheep' because they don't know anything about Organic Chemistry?..."Guess I'm in the other half" Or are you saying that you're the half of the population who isn't affected by advertising? What kind of soda did you drink today? What kind of car were you in last week? What brand name clothing do you own? C'mon, its absurd to think that you're in such a lofty position that advertising won't affect you...."I don't see how controlling the minds of these sheep can be of any consequence." These 'sheep' are also your family, your friends, your professors and coworkers. They're also the voting majority in the United States and the masses that dictate what products and services are available. Instead of belittling them, why don't you consider working with them and helping them so that they can make educated decisions instead of being swayed by some conglomerate? If you really supported the open source movement, or individual freedom, you would see this as a possible infringement on that and act accordingly.
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..."I don't see how controlling the minds of these sheep can be of any consequence" I work at a ISP helpdesk on a college campus, so I deal with people of all levels of computer knowledge. What makes this interesting, is that the call I got before reading this article was by the head of the Chemistry department. He's a Harvard graduate, but he can't get his Macintosh online. Are you saying that because you know how dial up networking works, you are somehow more intelligent than him? What if he told his students that they were 'lusers' and 'sheep' because they don't know anything about Organic Chemistry? ..."Guess I'm in the other half" Or are you saying that you're the half of the population who isn't affected by advertising? What kind of soda did you drink today? What kind of car were you in last week? What brand name clothing do you own? C'mon, its absurd to think that you're in such a lofty position that advertising won't affect you. ..."I don't see how controlling the minds of these sheep can be of any consequence." These 'sheep' are also your family, your friends, your professors and coworkers. They're also the voting majority in the United States and the masses that dictate what products and services are available. Instead of belittling them, why don't you consider working with them and helping them so that they can make educated decisions instead of being swayed by some conglomerate? If you really supported the open source movement, or individual freedom, you would see this as a possible infringement on that and act accordingly.