[Leica] Public Domain

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Kyle Cassidy On The LUG offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] Public Domain


> But hold dr Ted, we are conversing on the internet and many wonderful 
> things have happened both grand and small because of it. Take heart. It's 
> the message, not the medium. Good things will continue, children will 
> discover poetry and photography and art on the Internet<<<<<<

Kyle without question you are quite correct.
I have had the extreme good fortune to meet and greet many very wonderful 
human beings face to face, yourself included, that I otherwise would never 
have had the extreme good fortune to do so, because of the internet. It's 
been a wealth of learning beyond my and many others wildest imagination. No 
problem with the system, it's how it has become a curse because it's gone 
beyond the usefulness it can be! Or is going in that direction. People 
twisting the truth in so many directions its almost impossible to know what 
the truth is.

Or the "bastards" who lure young girls and boys into life threatening 
situations and worse.... they do murder them in horrible fashion!

Study after study pointing out the loss of face to face communication 
between people, in particular young folks who have become addicted to 
texting beyond any level of common sense. How news events can be so twisted 
due to people with no more brains than two marbles in a rock pile who 
disagree with you or I. Then turn the story into some kind of death threat 
situation.

It happens! It has happened! Young ones have been so harassed on Youtube or 
whatever system, driven to commit suicide due to the hand communication 
devices carried by so many with the messages they transmit. I also realize 
it's the messsage and not the electronic device.

However, without the electronic system we wouldn't be talking as we are, you 
on the East coast of North America and I on the west coast many thousands of 
miles apart. In it's correct use it's absolutely amazing and I love it!

It's not just a couple of people in conversation, but to the world! Nothing 
is sacred even though truthful to start with. Yet become completely twisted 
due to some witless minded person who can read what we say and it can become 
mis-information the devil himself wouldn't be able to stop nor get it back 
to the truth.

Not sure how this aspect of communications can be "controlled?" If it should 
be? I'd prefer not, as in "free speach." must be free.

I think this is one of those subjects best discussed about a round table, 
beer and a bunch of friends.. Talking to each other by voice!

cheers,
ted.