Re: MD Terrorism

From: Michael Hamilton (thethemichael@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Oct 06 2005 - 16:05:13 BST

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    Hi everyone,

    Just wanted to add my agreement with Khaled (the thing about the water
    cooler was very poetic) and Case. This all seems somehow relevant to
    something I've been thinking about a lot: storytelling. It's the
    essence of social value - stories and myths may actually be the
    original source of language and shared meaning. Myths and fables are
    also the most effective means of passing on cultural wisdom to the
    next generation, and so I think it's absolutely tragic that many
    parents in the West don't read to their children. In a way it's the
    most important education there is. And nowadays the only concrete
    social value is, as Case points out, cash.

    End rant :)

    Regards,
    Mike

    On 10/6/05, Case <Case@ispots.com> wrote:
    >
    > [Case]
    > Exactly!
    > We have been sold, in the most cynical of ways, on the idea that the "good
    > life" comes from "cool stuff" Which was precisely my point about a society
    > were all value can be reduced to cash.
    >
    >
    > > IMHO, the only benefit we've had over the last 200 years is modern
    > > dentistry and medicine. As for the quality of life as a whole, and I mean
    > > the social aspect of us humans getting together to break bread, share a
    > > drink and sing a song, things have gone backward.
    > >
    > > That's why to this day, the most precious moments spent in an office, are
    > > around the water cooler.
    > >
    > > take care
    > >
    > > Khaled
    >
    >
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