On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 12:42, Vikki Roemer wrote: > On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 11:41:07PM -0500, Ryan M. Golbeck wrote: > > vikki@2khiway.net (Vikki Roemer) writes: > > > > > all we have in common) who have no clue about anything that I find even > > > vaguely interesting and who are interested in the most inane > > > things. *sigh* > > > > Just because you don't like what they are interested doesn't make it > > inane. They probably think the same thing of your interests. > > Inanity is relative-- to me, things like sports, fashion, and the > personal life of the celebrity of the month are inane; but the latest > computer component specs, scientific theory, or good sci-fi > books/movies are very interesting/important. For most kids my age, > the opposite is true; I know that for a fact. I figured my statement > implied that their 'life or death issues' (the federal crime of > wearing black shoes, white socks, and tan pants together; or the > Superbowl (who's playing this year, anyway? ;) ) are inane *to me*, > and vice versa. Did I forget to ask you to have my children? No? Ok, good. Seriously, though, I think I can understand why people would find the former subjects important (i.e., having those values is popular, sports are exciting, beauty leads to sex, etc), but fortunately this does not mean I share their values. They seem so superficial to me. Then again, so are the latest computer component specs, if I can't actually buy those components... Alex. -- PGP Public Key: http://aoi.dyndns.org/~alex/pgp-public-key -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d- s:++ a18 C++(++++)>$ UL+++(++++) P--- L+++>++++ E---- W+(+++) N- o-- K+ w--- !O M(+) V-- PS+++ PE-- Y+ PGP+(+++) t* 5-- X-- R tv b- DI D+++ G e h! !r y ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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