In <C0p8IE.MB6@news.udel.edu> wilhited@brahms.udel.edu (Douglas Ben Wilhite) writes:
>From your own character, along with the examples provided by Robbins himself, and with evidence from Robbins our life theories as purported in his novels, is itpossible to say that a true Robbins fan is the antithesis of a computer, and news network, literate?
> Extended use of a computer, in order to gain both understanding and a little proficiency, requires just what Robbins abhors - to be locked indoors for
>extended periods. The computer literate, in exchange for an electronic world
>of simulated interaction, deprives himself of the external, sensual, physical
>world of contact, danger, and suspense.
I agree, although hesitantly (in part because I probably _wish_ I were
a Robbins character and I took time to read this).
Is the electronic world _just_ "simulated interaction"? Aren't we
interacting? Granted, I would pick up more from body language, etc.,
but I might discount you out-of-hand because you happen to be
wearing your Led Zeppelin t-shirt (or Public Enemy or Culture Club
or Milli Vannili) today.
So, a true Robbins character probably is not going to spend a lot
of time net-surfing (would that make an interesting book?), but I
think a Robbins fan can be information literate.
anyway, the snow puts a damper on my mushroom, blackberry & beet
hunting & gathering, but I can still stare at the moon, and
wash my silver spoon in luxurious warm soapy water and work <bing>
