16th May 2005, 9:54 PM
And as I explained, I don't care if it's expected. If the announcement is terrible, I will not clap. I will NOT hold them to a lower standard just because their goal is PR. I will SCREW them if their attempt is merely to use me in such a fasion. As I said, it should NOT be considered rude to forgo clapping for stuff that doesn't deserve it. I really don't care if I stop getting invited to their tea parties.
If your point is they are actually getting paid to clap, that's another thing entirely. Then I consider it more than just a stupid statement, I consider it an entire SHAM.
Yes, I know it's a business. I know their attempt is to succeed. If I don't approve of their methods though, I won't "play along" just to be "nice". Again, it should NOT be considered rude to simply not compliment someone if you don't think it is justified. Again, I hold the same standards for when a business makes a statement at a press conference that I do for any statement. Is it accurate? Is it logical? If neither, I ask questions. After that, the point comes "do I consider this important enough to applaud it?". Now, I consider a lot of somewhat silly things worth clapping at. Heck, I'll clap if someone says they managed to get .000001 degree (Celsius) closer to absolute zero, if they have presented sufficient cause for me to believe it. I'll clap if a company has introduced something new and innovative that actually seems worth obtaining.
What is the flaw here? What am I not getting?
If your point is they are actually getting paid to clap, that's another thing entirely. Then I consider it more than just a stupid statement, I consider it an entire SHAM.
Yes, I know it's a business. I know their attempt is to succeed. If I don't approve of their methods though, I won't "play along" just to be "nice". Again, it should NOT be considered rude to simply not compliment someone if you don't think it is justified. Again, I hold the same standards for when a business makes a statement at a press conference that I do for any statement. Is it accurate? Is it logical? If neither, I ask questions. After that, the point comes "do I consider this important enough to applaud it?". Now, I consider a lot of somewhat silly things worth clapping at. Heck, I'll clap if someone says they managed to get .000001 degree (Celsius) closer to absolute zero, if they have presented sufficient cause for me to believe it. I'll clap if a company has introduced something new and innovative that actually seems worth obtaining.
What is the flaw here? What am I not getting?
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)