tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19268887.post115214481781559672..comments2024-03-17T18:44:03.058+11:00Comments on Lazy Luddite Log: Elevators and EvictionsDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710148812664294219noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19268887.post-1153111101304175362006-07-17T14:38:00.000+10:002006-07-17T14:38:00.000+10:00Yay for me getting the attention of all them ferre...Yay for me getting the attention of all them ferrets down at the sugar mill!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12710148812664294219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19268887.post-1152704566637973202006-07-12T21:42:00.000+10:002006-07-12T21:42:00.000+10:00Whichever way it's put, the message is clear and f...Whichever way it's put, the message is clear and far too true. I suspect that whoever edited it suffers from 'sound-bite-itis' - tiny paragraphs designed for a readership with the attention span of a ferret in a sugar-mill.<BR/><BR/>It's not really 'dumbing down', exactly, but if I squint, I can see it as another reflection of the issue you raise - people are too easily distracted by things that are simple, clearly delineated and exciting rather than giving due attention to less sensational but important issues.Jachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064250790526923038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19268887.post-1152672707378876522006-07-12T12:51:00.000+10:002006-07-12T12:51:00.000+10:00I think that some of the ire was removed in the ed...I think that some of the ire was removed in the edit but still the message is pretty much there. It just bugged me that something that deserves government regulation is given short shrift while something that is fine left to itself is subject to calls for government intervention.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12710148812664294219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19268887.post-1152210424396353272006-07-07T04:27:00.000+10:002006-07-07T04:27:00.000+10:00The spirit of the original letter was definitely l...The spirit of the original letter was definitely left intact. Edited for brevity only, I think.<BR/><BR/>ErinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com