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  • From: Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>
  • To: Homestead mailing list digest <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Homestead] Eloquence
  • Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 14:10:46 -0800

Tvo once pronounced James to be eloquent, but I don't see it. Somehow even his posts on homesteading manage to alienate people. Of all the people on this list, perhaps I understand best what he's trying to say (I think), but even I end up feeling belittled. It all comes out sounding like "y'all better git yer butts a-scythin' if ye want to be as good as I".

Notice how someone became unnecessarily threatened when I said that I finally put my computer to use. It seems I mistakenly conveyed the idea that everyone must learn computer programming and start writing programs.

The way to approach this sort of thing is to speak personally for yourself, something like... Before I committed myself to skill building and self-sufficiency, I was continually taken advantage of. I've learned that without some measure of independence and practical knowledge, and without a place in the country to implement it all, I would continue to be defrauded and ripped off. Now I have some hope of continuing on, through bank and pension fund collapse, no matter how much some joker tries to bilk me for (unless it's the County Assessor!).

Bill





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