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Re: A little self examination?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:04:39 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> The only one example I would challenge is the example you gave of someone who
> spends more than others. That's not a reason for respect, in and of itself.
> Spending a lot may be an obsession out of control, or maybe an indulgence if
> you have the resources to indulge yourself (why does Jay Leno, the late night
> talk show host, have so many antique cars?? because he can). But it's not a
> sign of any particular merit. (something I need to remind myself of when I
> start bragging, which I do from time to time)
I get it. It was not a good example, it was not since I used "popular"
and "respected" interchangeably. But still I think, in some extent,
spending large amounts means somehow dedication to me, so being popular
by it, is not so bad also.
> It's now how big your collection is, it's what you do with it. What you
> *should* do with it is enjoy it, whatever that means to you.
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> Me, I enjoy talking about it as well as doing it. I've expounded on
> the "facets of the hobby" before, there are a lot of them. Some of us relish
> the trading aspect, some the hunt for old sets or bargains in stores, some the
> building, some the rendering, some the making of websites, some the creation
> of software, some the collating info, some the Festing, some the gaming, some
> the chatting here or on IRC or AIM, and on and on.
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> Ain't it grand?
Of course. Agreed 100%.
Selçuk
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| (...) This may be semantics and I may be repeating myself, but like I said, I think a meritocracy (that is, the "rule" of those with merit) based elitist system is a good basis for a specialised hobby community like LUGNET. I think it IS semantics (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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