On Fri, Mar 27, 1998 at 04:02:40PM -0000, Edmunds, Keith wrote:
> On Friday, March 27, 1998 3:02 PM, Victoria Stanfield
> [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> > On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, nearly comatose, Rich Kulawiec managed to scribble:
> >
> > ::On Fri, Mar 27, 1998 at 01:49:24AM -0000, Mat Serwas wrote:
> > ::> OK, I admit, I'm lazy, and didn't read the book.
> > ::
> > ::Then suffer.
>
> You're missing the point. The phrase "when all else fails read the
> manual" is not only glib, it is a true reflection of how people use
> computers today.
I'm aware of that. In fact, I'm *painfully* aware of that.
However, I am not obligated to make the slightest concession to their
laziness, nor do I intend to. My advice (which you are certainly
free to ignore) is that such people should be denied any help until
such time as they indicate that they are willing to help themselves
by making at *least* a token effort. To do otherwise simply reinforces
their self-centered belief that the world should come running to their
aid whenever they whine, and uses up resources that are better directed
toward assisting far more deserving people who are *actually trying*.
---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
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