Shel, This is quite possibly the best post on this thread, and the best post I've seen from you.
Bravo for interjecting some severe sense into the debate. -Adam Shel Belinkoff wrote: >JCO wrote: > >True, but anyone who actually doesnt "give a shit" >about having beautiful music or cinema >in their home IS without a doubt UNcultured... > >=================================== > >Well, let's get real. YOU were, and are, essentially talking about gear. A >lot of people don't give a shit about gear, but that doesn't mean they are >UNcultured and lack enthusiasm for good music or "cinema." Many prefer to >go to concerts, live performances, movies outside their home, for any >number of reasons, some of which may be that the sound is better, it's a >more personal experience, there's some socialization going on, there are >things in theater that you can't find on TV, and so forth. I know several >people who are probably a lot more cultured than you who have nothing but a >small, 13" or 19" screen TV (in fact, Valerie once misplaced her TV - LOL>, >but Valerie plays the piano and is an accomplished cellist and >photographer, and the other is a pianist as well. They make their own >music, and join others in that endeavor as well. > >Some other friends have the money for systems far better than anything you >may have (I guarantee it!), yet they drive a beat up old Volvo, and instead >of getting into material things, travel. There is music and theater that >they've enjoyed that you haven't even dreamed about - and I can guarantee >that as well. They keep their TV in a closet, and pull it out when there's >something specific they want to watch. Who needs to watch a show about >penguins on HDTV and some kind of high-tech DVD when, in a few days, one >can be walking amongst them (as some friends did on their recent trip to >the Antarctic). > >The problem that you have, as I see it, is that you make broad >generalizations based on what _your_ preferences are, and just cannot, for >whatever reason, see or understand that others have different preferences, >priorities, skills, and interests. > >Shel > > > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
