16th May 2005, 10:10 PM
Again, I didn't say anything about booing, but I just am not going to cheer on an announcement if I don't think it's worth it. Again, they may WANT it, but sorry, I won't give it to them. Despite what you think, I do not consider it wrong in any fasion to simply give them the cold shoulder. I have to let them know in SOME fasion that I am not impressed. That's the only way I can without being rude. I won't just lie to them. I'm not trying to "crusade" here. I'm simply trying to maintain a certain standard here. I know fully well their goals, but why should I care?
Professional journalism doesn't really give a damn what they are covering, by the way. Being professional means, well, not cheering just because it's expected, well it doesn't MEAN that but that's a consequence of it.
One last thing. I didn't bring up politics but don't compare it to science. Politics are temporary but a working formula is forever. Energy equals mass times (the speed of light times the speed of light) should last as long as humanity does.
One last last thing, courtesy is all well and good, but honesty preempts it to me.
I know you consider it rude, but I think I've explained why I don't consider it rude. Go ahead, clap all you want when in reality you think they just said something really cheesy, all because you don't want to hurt their feelings. I care about that too, but not enough that I'll applaud something stupid.
Professional journalism doesn't really give a damn what they are covering, by the way. Being professional means, well, not cheering just because it's expected, well it doesn't MEAN that but that's a consequence of it.
One last thing. I didn't bring up politics but don't compare it to science. Politics are temporary but a working formula is forever. Energy equals mass times (the speed of light times the speed of light) should last as long as humanity does.
One last last thing, courtesy is all well and good, but honesty preempts it to me.
I know you consider it rude, but I think I've explained why I don't consider it rude. Go ahead, clap all you want when in reality you think they just said something really cheesy, all because you don't want to hurt their feelings. I care about that too, but not enough that I'll applaud something stupid.
"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)