Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Whew, Dante, don't be so hard on the King of Siam! - ----- Original Message ----- From: <dante@umich.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Uh.... earth to wannabe lawyers > > </begin tirade> > > The constant attacks here on lawyers (and sometimes doctors and dentists) is > unwarranted and frankly, inexcusable. It's time for some people here to > grow up. > > 1. The suggestion that lawyers are responsible for acrimony here is absurd. > Some of the most litigious people on this group are not doctors, lawyers or > dentists. In fact *the* most litigious people here seem to be photographers > and digital processing people. Marc Small and others squaring off in grand > fashion is not the norm, but the exception. > > 2. The suggestion (which has even popped up in this thread) that "I don't > need a lawyer; I can read," (i.e., lawyers perform no societal function) is > absurd. The proliferation of personal-injury lawyers is a testament to > society's utter lack of self-reliance and dependence on others to absolve it > of its own carelessness. Similarly, people like me who do commercial work > know that many, many people (including a large number of photogs) who set > out on business expeditions often fail to organize their affairs properly > and end up getting screwed. This happens despite self-assurances they know > what they are doing. Then they call us to bail them out. Just like you > call a doctor to bail yourself out of your bad eating habits or a dentist to > bail yourself out of poor dental hygiene. > > 3. I was not raised to make fun of people for who they are, their race, > religion, or what they do. I have not observed the doctors, dentists and > lawyers here ridiculing professional photographers. I don't expect that > photographers (or people purporting to be them) should attack other groups > of people who work for a living. Anyone who thinks that doctors, dentists > and lawyers don't work should visit an emergency room, an oral surgery, or > my office at 11pm on a Tuesday. Everyone has their own job. Just as your > photo job is not "Blowup," my legal one is not "Ally McBeal." > > 4. If it weren't for the rich doctors and lawyers (and dentists), who would > keep consuming technologically obsolete Leica M cameras at $2,000 a pop? > Who would buy your used-up M3? Given the miniscule market share Leica has, > the medical, dental and legal professions are keeping your favorite brand > afloat. That and the King of Siam, who is probably no photographer either > and has doubtless never worked a day in his life. > > Regards > ------------ > Dante Stella > http://www.dantestella.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html