Re: Co-stupidity

Douglas P. Wilson wrote: (snip) It might help if I use (and abuse) a metaphor from the days of logical positivism. Let us imagine our society (and system) as a boat floating in the middle of the ocean. I would prefer thinking of it as a body that contains all of thepersonalities that

Re: Co-stupidity (and the flaws that cause it, or context that nourishes it)

-- -- From: "Thomas Lunde" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Douglas P. Wilson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Co-stupidity (and the flaws that cause it, or context that nourishes it) Date: Thu, Aug 5, 1999, 8:56 PM I would like to mention WesBurt at the start of this pos

Re: Co-stupidity

Dear Douglas: I have taken the time to read your Web Page, but not your Social Technology page. You have obviously put in an immense amount of "thinking time" on your ideas - and many of them I can heartily agree with. Friendships and relationships that are positive are very enriching and

FW: fun with dates (and co-stupidity)

"Thomas Lunde" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your detailed comments. On one point we have agreement Douglas, we have both got our dates set wrong on our computer. I was puzzeled that your message was at the bottom of my date ordered inbox - really, Friday, Feb 27, 1920 is further than

Re: Co-stupidity (and the flaws that cause it, or context that nourishes it)

Thanks for your reply Thomas, and especially for -- I have taken the time to read your Web Page ... Those words are sweet but rare. I gather from your comments that you not only read it, but agree at least with the goals. Even rarer. So, at a superficial level, I find congruence with your

Re: Co-stupidity

ensus of all this discontent. Much as the American and French Revolutions found leaders to articulate the discontent within the monarchical societies. Perhaps this time we can do it without a war or a gullitine (sp). Respectfully, Thomas Lunde -- -- From: "Douglas P. Wilson" [EM

Re: Co-stupidity

I'm not sure I understand what you've been saying, Thomas, but one sentence stands out -- I'm sorry that you seem to have given up on the best idea I've seen. That's not the kind of thing I do. I collect good ideas and also what other people think are good ideas, and I try to find the kernel

Re: Co-stupidity

Title: Re: Co-stupidity Thomas: Sometimes, a new word cuts across previous arguments like a Bowie knife hacking a venison limb. Co-stupidity is such a word. No need to add my comments to this article - we are all living in the results of our collective -! Respectfully, Thomas Lunde

Re: Co-stupidity

Well 'co-stupidity' is certainly an interesting word. It seems somewhat similar to a word or phrase that I often use, 'error-covariance', but I prefer the latter because it carries a remedy along with it. "Co-stupidity" describes the collective inability of groups, communities, org