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.