Just what percentage of a population needs to be insulted before it becomes wrong? (And I am certainly not suggesting 100%, because you cannot please all the people all the time. You just can't.)
But I find myself wondering about reason behind this number.
Are the majority (but certainly not vast majority) truly not bothered by this because they don't consider it an insult?
Have they lost their sense of cultural pride and just don't care (and being a white guy from the south, what do I know about cultural pride really)?
Do they have a cultural "sticks and stones" pov, and from what you're pointing out in their past and from what I've seen of their present lifestyle, why would they give a fucking fuck about the fucking NFL?
Are their any Native Americans reading this blog who can give me a clue?
I'm with those who believe that simply not watching any movies only serves to take you out of the equation. You're no longer a data point showing a demand for different terms.
If you choose by your definition to truly boycott, that's fine, but in my opinion it only affects your own peace of mind. You become a non-entity to the entertainment industry and will have little to no effect on the outcome.
Thanks nasch. I actually had to go back and re-read what I said to see if I might have implied that.
I do find it interesting that Morgenstern presents an argument that could have come directly from the friend I was speaking of. I don't think I would want to drink beer with both of them at the same time.
And he is correct about one thing about me. I really don't understand how change is a problem. You can point out specific instances or examples of change that suck to you, to be sure, and I might agree on some of them. But in general, change is what makes the world so fascinating as far as I'm concerned.
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Just what percentage of a population needs to be insulted before it becomes wrong? (And I am certainly not suggesting 100%, because you cannot please all the people all the time. You just can't.)
But I find myself wondering about reason behind this number.
Are the majority (but certainly not vast majority) truly not bothered by this because they don't consider it an insult?
Have they lost their sense of cultural pride and just don't care (and being a white guy from the south, what do I know about cultural pride really)?
Do they have a cultural "sticks and stones" pov, and from what you're pointing out in their past and from what I've seen of their present lifestyle, why would they give a fucking fuck about the fucking NFL?
Are their any Native Americans reading this blog who can give me a clue?
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You do have a valid point, but still... Do you not see the shape of a duck? Can you not see it walk, can you not hear it quack?
(apologies to Dan Rather)
Re: Strange math
Here's a link to a page that seems to lay it out nicely.
http://theunderstatement.com/post/53867665082/pandora-pays-far-more-than-16-dollars
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Afuckingmen
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I'm with those who believe that simply not watching any movies only serves to take you out of the equation. You're no longer a data point showing a demand for different terms.
If you choose by your definition to truly boycott, that's fine, but in my opinion it only affects your own peace of mind. You become a non-entity to the entertainment industry and will have little to no effect on the outcome.
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I see what you're saying, although I always think of competition as most likely lowering prices.
But I've got to love that this might help some folks without a lot of disposable income from being priced out of the shows.
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So scalpers are, in reality, good samaritans looking for people in need of good deeds. Who knew.
Re: Cord Never
I believe reasonable is the key word here. Reasonable to the consumer.
Re: Why people buy Apple products
Wow! Bad news for Apple.
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you didn't actually read the article, did you
Happy holidays?
Happy holidays people!
You realize, of course, dis means war!
Not from me. I'm all for giving this time of year back to the pagans.
BUT WAR!!1!
(and happy holidays to you, too)
Re: The obvious conclusion is...
Well, that remark certainly came out of the blue...
Re: tl;stlp
it's simply a matter of education and being able to think abstractly enough
In my opinion you're completely wrong here. Because that's what we're talking about - opinion. And most people don't share yours.
If you're in the movie business and you don't like what's going on, quit.
my hope...
I keep hoping that Obama is working to keep the entertainment industry happy because he feels he may need them on his side to be re-elected.
Then after he's re-elected, he'll start doing much more for the benefit of the people - you know, the 99.
Yeah, I know. But hope's all I got.
Re: Re: Jobs
May we all be touched by His noodley appendages. Ramen.
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Good catch.
Because certainly no two people in this world could have thought the same thought on the same subject.
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I stopped reading after Jesus, chubby . I don't bother reading comments from anyone who's just being an asshole.
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Maybe because first we teach them to be self-interested little bastards?
Re: The good ol' days
Yeah, and we should have told the gods to keep their damned fire (very respectfully, of course).
And tell them cooked-meat eating kids to keep off my lawn, or, you know, patch of dirt.
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Thanks nasch. I actually had to go back and re-read what I said to see if I might have implied that.
I do find it interesting that Morgenstern presents an argument that could have come directly from the friend I was speaking of. I don't think I would want to drink beer with both of them at the same time.
And he is correct about one thing about me. I really don't understand how change is a problem. You can point out specific instances or examples of change that suck to you, to be sure, and I might agree on some of them. But in general, change is what makes the world so fascinating as far as I'm concerned.