Re: second opinion

laura c. jessup (neilj@lightspeed.net)
Sat, 02 May 1998 22:21:57 -0700

Brendan McKennedy typeth:

> >>  Anyone who looks to any media for
> >>  instruction is a fool.
> >
> >don't know who said this originally, but the statement's a little off.
> >to disregard any and all media-- which, as some people have taken it,
> >means any public figure, any public work, etc. means you have a really
> >narrow starting point for education, on your own or otherwise.
> 
> I'm responsible for the original quote, and I'm a little baffled by it
> myself.  Maybe I was just having a bad day; more likely I was just plain
> wrong.  Perhaps a better take on that is Anyone who holds media
> responsible for his actions is a fool.  

actually, now that i'm thinking about it, i think that anyone who looks
only to media for instruction is a fool.  you need to rely on your own
personal experience as well.

~*laura.