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Re: Re: reflections on an r/c essay
Tuesday, 09-Mar-99 15:04:27

Ah, it was just a metaphor capped from Plato, everyone does it. Actually I thought nothing of it until I read Kuririn's post, then it reminded me of a tendency towards relying on second-hand information.

The way I looked at this whole bit, it was a discussion of the misuse of quotes/metaphors/3rd party material in general, plato in particular, and with your essay as a quick-at-hand example.


Good essay, though. I was less impressed with predator's comments, though when someone starts ranting 'meme' stuff and using the RAW/Leary/HakimBey/PsychicTV/Gravity/etc psuedo-scientific vocabulary, I tend to tune them out. My --rather wide but admittedly 'outsider'-- experience with such types has taught me that most of the jargon is mere obfuscation which attempts to give the impression of intellectual competence. Start dissecting the actual argument or 'point' and you often end up sadly shaking your head.

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