After reading Brin's piece...

Yah, Brin's more than a silver-tongued orator.. why, he makes neologisms almost acceptable, since he explains what *he* means, invariably. As to

a pre-teen attitude of unswerving obedience

Well ... we know that is what parents Want to inculcate

(for their convenience? - nahh, for respite, often pure survival from their daily love/hate nurture/Kill! experience of the mood swings of their fledglings, each of whom Knows He Knows more, at 16+ than his clod-parents ever will. And behaves as disdainfully, while not actually honing Cruelty 101.)

Sorry but.. I just can't readily pluck out many samples of those who really bought the Koolaid -- (though in my case, for there being Fundies about - it was certainly understood that Sincerity was All. We each could fake that pretty well).

A perspicuous closing observation, methinks..
Compassion is the trait we may be most proud of. Ironically, it can have come from nowhere else than the bizarre story of our ancestors' competition for reproductive success.

moi

Now if you want some comic relief, a glimpse of how the Aristocratic Class (here, from the Mother country) is wont to go about Unnatural Selection: check out Regency House Party on your local subscribed-to PBS station or website. Dunno how widespread the distro though; I have to get it from a San Jose sta. which regularly chooses/pays beyond PBS National menus, for good stuff.
[Blake's 7, Sandbaggers, Dr. Who over many years.. now doing Red Dwarf followed by Hitchhiker, on Sun. PMs]

It's a Hoot. But at least folks learn how to dance, how to move with grace and how to schmooze with a little more engaging repartee than.. Hey, wanna fuck?

Post #188,268 by inthane-chan 12/27/04 11:40:51 AM Reply	After reading Brin's piece... ...about [link\|http://www.davidbrin.com/neotenyarticle1.html\|neoteny], a friend of mine and I discussed a possible abberation that fell outside of his theory - which is why Japan (and some other asian cultures) place such a premium on childlike behavior in their sexual politics. Our conclusion was that in extremely regimented societies, where individuality and rebellion are suppressed to a great extent, a pre-teen attitude of unswerving obedience becomes a desired trait - and other traits that go with that become attractive from a sociological perspective, overriding any instinctual behaviors that may be there. Thus enter the cult of the schoolgirl. :P "Here at Ortillery Command we have at our disposal hundred megawatt laser beams, mach 20 titanium rods and guided thermonuclear bombs. Some people say we think that we're God. We're not God. We just borrowed his 'SMITE' button for our fire control system."
Post #188,351 by Ashton 12/27/04 7:48:04 PM Reply	Tilt. Yah, Brin's more than a silver-tongued orator.. why, he makes neologisms almost acceptable, since he explains what he means, invariably. As to a pre-teen attitude of unswerving obedience Well ... we know that is what parents Want to inculcate (for their convenience? - nahh, for respite, often pure survival from their daily love/hate nurture/Kill! experience of the mood swings of their fledglings, each of whom Knows He Knows more, at 16+ than his clod-parents ever will. And behaves as disdainfully, while not actually honing Cruelty 101.) Sorry but.. I just can't readily pluck out many samples of those who really bought the Koolaid -- (though in my case, for there being Fundies about - it was certainly understood that Sincerity was All. We each could fake that pretty well). A perspicuous closing observation, methinks.. Compassion is the trait we may be most proud of. Ironically, it can have come from nowhere else than the bizarre story of our ancestors' competition for reproductive success. moi Now if you want some comic relief, a glimpse of how the Aristocratic Class (here, from the Mother country) is wont to go about Unnatural Selection: check out Regency House Party on your local subscribed-to PBS station or website. Dunno how widespread the distro though; I have to get it from a San Jose sta. which regularly chooses/pays beyond PBS National menus, for good stuff. [Blake's 7, Sandbaggers, Dr. Who over many years.. now doing Red Dwarf followed by Hitchhiker, on Sun. PMs] It's a Hoot. But at least folks learn how to dance, how to move with grace and how to schmooze with a little more engaging repartee than.. Hey, wanna fuck?
Post #188,363 by drewk 12/28/04 12:33:07 AM Reply	Obedience to whom, Ash Why, to the right other teens. Duh. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]

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