Subj : Re: Computers
To   : tenser
From : Bob Worm
Date : Sat Aug 03 2024 16:42:05

  Re: Re: Computers
  By: tenser to Nightfox on Sat Aug 03 2024 12:27:35

Hi, tenser.

 > I could hardly believe that people would take something as trivial as
 > straight razors so seriously.

This made me chuckle, partly because it made me imagine an interview quote along the lines of "I could hardly believe people would take straight razors so seriously - tenser, decade long member of straight razor forum" but moreover that this kind of thing seems to happen with ridiculous frequency.

Whenever I feel like I'm "seriously into" something, a few minutes online shows me that, relatively speaking, my interest is pretty casual. In most cases there are vehemently opposed factions treating some arbitrary matter of principle like it's of life-or-death importance.

I think people just have this in-built desire to be the king of some kind of castle, even if it's a crappy one, and that part just goes out of control on the Internet :)

BobW
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