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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Spin Doctors
Date: 19 Jan 2000 00:16:23 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <uX6h4.9163$NU6.392793@tw12.nn.bcandid.com>,
<cangel@famvid.com> wrote:
[ a lot of things ]
Charles wants to get people to do things for him.
There's nothing wrong with that -- it's the definition of
society: people doing things for each other.
How do we get people to do things for us that we otherwise
would not have done? Various ways spring to mind:
. Ask them nicely.
. Get them interested.
. Trade something with them.
. Pay them.
Strategems that usually don't work include:
. Sarcasm
. Insults
. Endless repetition
In any case, sometimes the desired service simply cannot
be rendered because those who are being asked to provide
it are already overcommitted. In such cases, one must
learn to do the work oneself, just as those whom you are
asking to do it once did, or else give up on the idea and
move on.
We're not going to respond any further, Charles. Personal
attacks have no place here.
- Frank