LOL indeed! Have you read Pirsig's letter to the LS group? Sent laboriously from an iPhone, Mark
On Mar 21, 2012, at 8:12 PM, Tuukka Virtaperko <[email protected]> wrote: > 21.3.2012 23:46, david buchanan kirjoitti: >> Tukka said to Joe, Marsha, DMB: >> ....Marsha may be incoherent or weird, but she had contributed even more >> than Joe. Nobody has to believe her or take her as some sort of an >> ideologist, but it appears than in the past, she has inspired people and >> somehow fueled discussion. She is respected at LS, where people follow what >> is being spoken here. >> >> >> dmb says: >> Apparently you are unaware, Tukka, that the "LS" group is composed of a >> bunch of rejects. To be respected there is a shameful thing. > > Tuukka: > > Lol lol lol... throwing away respect, are we? You think you're so grand you > can simply _afford_ to have other people not respect you? Well well well... > you have a lot to learn from life, kiddo > > > Tuukka also said: > Why don't you focus on my work? Are you just being a bully or are you trying > to "purify" the MOQ from potential adulterants? In the latter case, my work > is of much more concern to you. > > dmb says: > Agreement with Pirsig is not required, like I already said, but it simply > isn't possible to agree, disagree, improve, alter, illuminate ANYTHING until > you understand it first. I sincerely wish there was competent disagreement > around here. That sort of thing can be very educational. My complaint are not > about the lack of conformity. It's about the lack of quality in thought and > speech. It's about getting rid of incoherent drivel, not alternative views. > > > Tuukka: > Hey, I agree with you on this one. The debate isn't that sophisticated, only > the mental atmosphere is nice because of the absence of the usual compulsory > Western illusions and fallacies. But I think it's better to recruit new > members, somehow, than to complain to the current ones. > > I sure would like to improve the level of this forum. I haven't been active > here for such a long time. You know, maybe if Mark or Matt were still > interested of the things they once were, and met me now, maybe we could > cooperate a lot. Maybe a new Mark or Matt will come. > > But the MOQ should attract attention in order to get new members. The > question is, given that Pirsig is largely inert currently, how do we do this? > On whose authority? > > Despite criticizing the level of discussion here, I'd like to thank Mark for > some excellent and recent discussions. > > -Tuukka > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
