I read it all with amusement too. When the list gets too prolix, or
about something that doesn't interest me, I just use the delete key. I
mean, Nick and I got on about rutabagas for a while, and no one
accused us of having nothing to do with complexity.
Pamela
On Feb 19, 2010, at 5:09 PM, ERIC P. CHARLES wrote:
Speaking only as a single member of the list, I was glad for the
post (certainly, at least, the original and the resolution update).
It was informative in its own right, and relevant to me as a
somewhat frequent online buyer of computer stuff and an occasional
returner of computer stuff. It was also an entertaining story,
though this is not a literature list. I WAS interested to see what,
if anything would come of the posts. And then, there is always good
old schadenfreude. I suspect Nick's voyeurism is something like the
latter, but preferred by those who are faint of heart.
Eric
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 04:00 PM, "glen e. p. ropella" <[email protected]
> wrote:
Thus spake Douglas Roberts circa 10-02-19 12:47 PM:
> Did you wake up on the wrong side of your bunker this morning?
No. I just want to know why you sent this stuff to this list? I
could
infer many relevant applied complexity points from this story. But I
would only be putting words in your mouth.
So far, it seems like you just got pissed and are willing to waste
everyone's time thinking about you and your life. That's certainly
how
it feels when you "groan, not again" in response to someone who wants
to
talk about emergence for the umpteenth time. It's like, "uh-oh, Doug
doesn't want to talk about this; so he's going to make a bunch of
dissatisfaction noises". At least, however, you're content-less
"groan,
not again" messages are on topic for the list. It's similar for
overly
"academic" topics/posts you continually bitch about. "Uh-oh, if
I use
words or concepts that are too vague, we'll get a bunch of
dissatisfaction noises out of Doug." Even THOSE silly rants against
academic language are on topic.
But this little episode is PURE narcissism on your part. Or at
least it
seems that way. I'm hoping you'll make some deeper point about, say,
the semi-permeable membranes of the "corporation" or something.
Note that I'm fine with this being a "bitch about random things"
mailing
list, if that's the way you want to use it. I just didn't think
that's
what it was about.
--
glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://agent-based-modeling.com
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