- 15 Aug 08, 23:08#60885
I read two-thirds of the way through and quit because it just sounded like a tasteless dramatization as if drafting the plot of an episode of a daily soap opera. It keeps taking artistic liberty by speaking of things going on internally; things nobody can know but the people themselves. Unless the author is some kind of psychic that can read the thoughts and feelings of others, this sort of creative liberty isn't any different from personifying inanimate objects by giving them feelings or will and speaking on them. He looks at things that have happened and in his mind interprets and decides what was going on inside other folks; things he has no knowledge of whatsoever only within grasp by means of speculation.
This wouldn't be any different from me writing up an article about what's going on inside the folks posting here. I can't really know what this guy or that guy's thoughts, feelings, and motives are, but I can sure speculate and write about them!
Yes, some crap happened that shouldn't have, but the dramatizing of it all is in bad taste and of little value.
Hating on anything popular is somehow viewed as the cool thing to do. A friend of over twenty years has a problem with this. He defends it by declaring that he's thinking for himself rather than jumping on a bandwagon, and independent thought is great, but in his case it's normally just an excuse. The real reason my friend tends to oppose popular beliefs and ideas isn't because his personal ideals lead him that way but rather tend to be simply for the sake of going against everyone else, whether right or wrong.
If a band is popular, it's cool to hate it. If a celebrity is popular, it's cool to hate them. If a sports team is doing really well, it's cool to hate them and favor one that's terrible that nobody likes. Christianity is by far the world's leading religion, so it's cool to be anti-Christian. And, more relevant, if a driver is popular, it's cool to hate him.
This article by Mark hughes was in autosport last week and I thought it was interesting.
Blah, blah, blah. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
I read two-thirds of the way through and quit because it just sounded like a tasteless dramatization as if drafting the plot of an episode of a daily soap opera. It keeps taking artistic liberty by speaking of things going on internally; things nobody can know but the people themselves. Unless the author is some kind of psychic that can read the thoughts and feelings of others, this sort of creative liberty isn't any different from personifying inanimate objects by giving them feelings or will and speaking on them. He looks at things that have happened and in his mind interprets and decides what was going on inside other folks; things he has no knowledge of whatsoever only within grasp by means of speculation.
This wouldn't be any different from me writing up an article about what's going on inside the folks posting here. I can't really know what this guy or that guy's thoughts, feelings, and motives are, but I can sure speculate and write about them!
Yes, some crap happened that shouldn't have, but the dramatizing of it all is in bad taste and of little value.
Factman you only post on this forum to Hamilton bash. i hope it makes you feel warm and fuzzy in side and gives you a reason for living
Hating on anything popular is somehow viewed as the cool thing to do. A friend of over twenty years has a problem with this. He defends it by declaring that he's thinking for himself rather than jumping on a bandwagon, and independent thought is great, but in his case it's normally just an excuse. The real reason my friend tends to oppose popular beliefs and ideas isn't because his personal ideals lead him that way but rather tend to be simply for the sake of going against everyone else, whether right or wrong.
If a band is popular, it's cool to hate it. If a celebrity is popular, it's cool to hate them. If a sports team is doing really well, it's cool to hate them and favor one that's terrible that nobody likes. Christianity is by far the world's leading religion, so it's cool to be anti-Christian. And, more relevant, if a driver is popular, it's cool to hate him.
I am SO uncool! 
). Am i trying to be cool? No. I support the team of the city i was born in, like a lot of people.
and its nice you nit pick some ones words just after a major incident im sure they are thinking with clarity of thought.
