Steven Krivit wrote:
Jed,
I never thought I'd see the day that you would encourage censorship,
either post facto, or pre-emptively.
Then you haven't been paying attention. I have often done this, such
as when people posted rude messages or highly off-topic stuff.
This is the first time I recall anyone posting details about other
people's personal medical choices, but there was never a time in my
life when I would have approved. What next? A blow by blow
description of someone's sex life?!? (I am not sure if "blow by blow"
is the right word, but if it is, that would be all the more reason to
censor it.) Are you planning to tell us all about you treat your own
hemorrhoids, or that nasty case of syphilis you picked up in Rio de Janeiro?
Oh wait . . . were you the one who told me about that? Well, maybe it
was you. Someone whose name starts with "S" or "W." So I'll just tell
everyone it was you and let the chips fall where they may. It would
be censorship otherwise. A person should always say whatever pops
into his head, regardless of the consequences or the fact that it is
impolite and serves no purpose and there is not a shred of evidence
for it. It's like what you do at parties when you feel a fart coming
on, where you pull down your pants and light a match in anticipation.
Quite the life of the party! Let it all hang out! They loved it when
you did that last week in Rome, even though it disrupted the lecture.
Wait, wait . . . maybe that wasn't you either? Okay maybe I'm
confused again. But hey, if rumors circulate I'm not responsible.
Just telling it like it is, as we said back in 1965.
- Jed
