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- From: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: PC Bigotrynex
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.161552.24920@newshost.lanl.gov>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 16:15:52 GMT
- References: <1993Jan20.115908.7362@gw.wmich.edu>
- Sender: news@newshost.lanl.gov
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- Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
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- In article 7362@gw.wmich.edu, x91mikowski@gw.wmich.edu () writes:
- >
- >Thanx for that blast of FRESH AIR John! I'm getting quite tired of all the BS
- >too... Why doesn't this group get back to the reason for which it was created
- >NEWS and SUPPORT!
-
- This is an interesting social phenonemon that calls for my $.02:
-
- We suffer flame-wars evidently because so many people are emotionally insecure
- and need constant assurances that the choices they make in life are, in fact,
- "good" ones. This little quirk is commonly known as "cognitive dissonance"
- as is quite common among younger, less mature individuals who have not yet
- learned how to cope with their own feelings, much less coexist with others.
-
- Whenever I read a particularly senseless flame in this group (which is more
- often than not, unfortunately) I automatically stereotype the poster as a
- member of this group of rather insecure loners. As a rule, I generally hate
- stereotypes, but flame-related posters bring this upon themselves.
-
- And while I overtly agree that "Atari zealots" are just as bad as "Atari
- bashers" we should realize that this _is_ comp.sys.atari.st and is the best
- place on the net to sing the praises of Atari, true or false. If someone
- thinks his/her 520ST is the best computer on the planet, what's it to you?
- The mature individual would simply take solace in the knowledge that his
- "lap top Cray" is superior; the insecure child would feel the compelling need
- to tell the world that the 520ST owner is a flaming idiot. Your opinions
- about this person may be right on the mark, but so what? Capiche'?
-
- These flame-wars will never end, but I do urge folks to consider what kind of
- image of themselves they are presenting to the world _before_ they hit Return.
-
- Lecture complete. Quiz on Monday. Class dismissed. :)
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