On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 1:07 PM Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> I saw this line from silklister Heather Madrone on another list, and it got > me thinking (shared with Heather's permission): > > > I have no opinion on Ito and MIT and the Media Lab. I'm not > > interested in doing the work to develop a considered view of that > situation. > > Setting aside the specifics of the Media Lab clusterfuck, this is a > remarkably concise way of conveying that > > 1) It takes *work* to build enough perspective to have an informed opinion > about something; > 2) Having an informed opinion is a good thing; and > 3) Not having an opinion is OK if one can't have an informed opinion. > > Thoughts? > > Udhay > > -- > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > I am in very strong agreement. I find it very easy to get sucked into easy scholarship -> say something stupid online -> refuse to acknowledge -> grind your heels in -> and loop. Best to care about three things deeply than ten things shallowly. If that makes sense. -- *Sidin Sunny Vadukut* Mobile: +44 757 244 1292 / +91 730 611 6314 Blog: http://www.whatay.com @sidin
