Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/10

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Subject: [Leica] Re: an idea for a contest
From: Byron Rakitzis <leica@rakitzis.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 01:50:19 -0700

>Don't give it to someone who is too needy. They will end up selling it.

This brings to mind a certain story by Polish author Stanislaw Lem,
about a drug called "Altruizine". The motivation was to make everyone
behave nicely toward one another by having everyone's painful and pleasant
experiences be "broadcast" to one another's brains.

Hilarity ensues: someone with a toothache is mobbed while others try to
rip the tooth out, and so on.

I get the feeling this thread could explode in a similar way on this
list once the altruistic aspects of this contest get hashed out! :-)

Seriously, I don't have a lot of experience being a sugar-daddy. My
suggestion would be to treat this carefully, and sotto-voce. Find a
teacher at a fine arts college who can suggest a student you might
sponsor, or something like that.

Regards,

Byron.