from deep inside the echo chamber, it's hard to disagree with 'us' being Time's People of the Year.
but to state the obvious: the main reason this is the case is because we scare the living crap out of *them*, specifically. we scare the living crap out of them because their business model is at risk. no cultural/informational/socio-economic phenomenon has ever been as hyper-relevant to the people who make this annual decision as this one. in fact...if anyone watched the CNN recap of Time's choice for 2006, you'll remember a part where about 40 people are sitting in a room and one of them points out the irony in celebrating the very people that are threatening their jobs. [paraphrasing...the internet has stolen my memory...] Kim Jong Il may be one threatening dude [unless you've watched Team America: World Police], but he ain't as directly threatening to the owners & staff of Time Magazine as you are. -M mark raheja www.thememeingoflife.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 416.451.3640
