From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 10:25:06 +0800
To: cypherpunks@ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: Re: [cpe:4537]  Tim May's defensive racism (was: about RC9) (fwd)
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> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 19:40:02 -0600
> From: TruthMonger <tm@dev.null>
> Subject: Re: [cpe:4537]  Tim May's defensive racism (was: about RC9)

>   Electronic communication is a bare-bones ASCII interpretation of
> our intended communication. i.e. - stripped of intonation and other
> physical gestures which convey a meaning beyond the mere words we
> speak, in themselves.
>   Although there are some rudimentary ASCII images (:>) which can be
> used to add elements of shared emotional or conceptual constructs to
> the message we are attempting to convey.
> 
>   The Medium IS the Message.

You clearly don't read real books...especialy those of the great authors of the
world.

People who believe the spin doctorism 'The medium is the message' usualy
spend their time watching television or working for it.

>   Until the email/communications medium evolves to allow us the ability
> to add not only smiles and winks, etc., but also chagrin, doubt, self-
> doubt, etc., to our online communications, the medium will remain an
> impediment to conveying the totality of our true message, as opposed to
> being merely an electronic version of 'pidgin Englich'.

This could happen provided we got rid of television and made graphics harder
to print...


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