Mesh
How does one represent his perception?
(inquiring mindless want to know)

Like a lonely fart in a phone booth?

craigb

Mesh
How does one represent his perception?
(inquiring mindless want to know)

Like a lonely fart in a phone booth?

Yes, but would said fart stink if there was nobody there to smell it.

Is Pedro telling us all we're stupid again? I'm too dumb to tell 

He's not "telling" just gently "reminding" us. Bless his heart...

sharke
Is Pedro telling us all we're stupid again? I'm too dumb to tell 

That's a gross generalization of what I said. My contention is that folks are so used to seeing one thing, and it becomes the only thing they know ... and they end up believing it. And then think that any differing opinions simply is not politically correct, because it does not support the socialist concept of everyone agreeing and liking the same thing!
 
If you consider that stupid, that is your choice. I consider it a sad state and comment on what the world has become, and how we're so separated from it all. Doesn't mean you have to go fight for something, but it doesn't mean that what is happening elsewhere is not a valid story, or comment, because your point of reference is not the same.
 
If any of you have a chance, watch "Visions of Light" which is about cinematographers, and you will get a much better idea of what some folks can do with a camera in their films ... that in the end, what matters is the changes that made the work visible and valuable. Not just my words. But if it doesn't interest you, I would think that some respect is due for anyone seeing it and making comments on it. Some of you allow me to see different things, but want to make sure I do not say anything about them! Because it differs from what you know!
 
It's a taste you develop, no different for different foods from different countries! And MacDonald's is still available if you can't handle the spices!
 

Moshkito
My contention is that folks are so used to seeing one thing, and it becomes the only thing they know ... and they end up believing it. 

Ah, now I understand!  He's talking about becan!  Mmm...

Pedro I know you think that we're all too narrow minded and/or conditioned to appreciate your sublime theories on art and philosophy, but the reality is that you seem to use these discussions as a springboard into pre-baked tangential diatribes which passive-aggressively put everyone down. Now I'm not going to give you too much of a hard time about that because I have a very good friend who does exactly the same thing. On the flimsiest of cues he's attacking other people's innocently expressed opinions and using them as a platform for a lecture on how everyone is conditioned to think like sheep and how if only we'd open our minds more (i.e. read the same literature/visit the same websites he does) then we'd start to appreciate just how frustrating it is to have such a kaleidoscopic intellect in a sea of brainwashed buffoons. Case in point - a perfectly innocent discussion about the respective qualities of analog and digital formats results in you lamenting everyone's socialist conditioning, as ridiculous as that is. 

Heavy stuff. Whew.
 
I once lived on a sheep ranch in England (do they have ranches in England, or do they just qualify as "farms"?) and I can tell you from direct observation that we throw the "sheeple" insult around much too lightly.
 
Those creatures are so dumb that they're easily outsmarted by dogs. Consequently, even calling someone a son-of-a-**** is placing them significantly higher on the IQ scale than sheep.

bitflipper
Heavy stuff. Whew.
 
I once lived on a sheep ranch in England (do they have ranches in England, or do they just qualify as "farms"?) and I can tell you from direct observation that we throw the "sheeple" insult around much too lightly.
 
Those creatures are so dumb that they're easily outsmarted by dogs. Consequently, even calling someone a son-of-a-**** is placing them significantly higher on the IQ scale than sheep.

Yep, sheep are without doubt, the dumbest animal ever, and they can die from practically anything. A mild breeze or a harsh word is sometimes enough.

Can sum juan point me to the Pedro post in this fred?
 
 
 
I need a map on how to get around them.
 
 
Mindlessly of course.