Sorry Harry, Been through this at least forty or fifty times before with you and it's going nowhere. I don't live on a salary. I earn my keep and have to work even though I will be 69 this week. I never did like institutions. They kept recycling the same arguments as the kids changed. I've had the privilege of working with people who studied and worked their entire career under my tutelage. It taught me about sustainability, change of materials, organic growth and the value of the progress of knowledge.
I happen to like you. Your spirit and your virtual smile. I feel the same way about Keith through his beard. But your stories about culture, race, economics and even your science are just out of date to my experience. They bear absolutely no relationship to my experience as I've worked for fifty years in these environs. Sort of like Rand Paul and his father. Don't relate much to them either. My environment has been too diverse and the demands on me for success has forced me to continually reevaluate what my assumptions are so they don't become killers. They have given me a greater appreciation for my people because the knowledge is practical and has a clear method for the diminution of complexity and the growth of personal mastery. I don't see where the four year academic process of scale education has given America the ability to succeed in the complicated universe of today. America has even term limited it's leaders which makes sure that they will grow useful only after they are out of a job. The best ones are usually the dumb ones who can keep everyone entertained but are useless for the real problems of the world. Think, giving cookies from a mother of an obese child to children who are addicted to sugar. That one is being considered for President of the United States and control of the red button. I have a lot to do and although I like you both virtually, I'm afraid I don't have time for either of you. Sorry, but if I come to LA maybe we could have coffee and a pleasant afternoon and you could show me your school. best. REH
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