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Ayale-com.776 net.space utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!yale-com!harley Mon Feb 1 00:14:08 1982 poking in here

first i note that talking of a dualism of technologists & humanists is like giving emphasis to the itsy-bitsy tailends of a bellcurve. then i wonder how the connection between humanism & art was made, so i really wonder whether we have a consensus definition of humanism, or just a meaningless word around which to rotate. next, i consider trying to label the reagan government either technologist or humanist ... & give up, but not without a fight. then, fondling the notion that technologists are more "socially valuable" than humanists, i try to reconcile the war machine. and i see the technologists claiming that their work trickles down into the wanting parts of society ... ... but will no one agree that humanities trickle down even less directly, but more evenly & (i dare ask) more positively? (think about that; apply trickledown theory across the board & see what it amounts to, beyond reaganism. what tricklesdown do you like best?)

and finally i realize that, technologist or humanist, most of you are proud of your opinions but have given them little thought. you should be ashamed; as elitists, you should be committed to excellence. the last place i'd want to find the people doing this talking would be in a position of power. - steve harley (yale-comix!harley)

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