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Hiya,<br>
<br>
I wasn't thinking of Jeff Howe or Wired when I wrote my comment, but...<br>
<br>
Howe, Jeff wrote:<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:C2F4C868.17CAA%25Jeff_Howe@wired.com" type="cite">
<pre wrap="">The fact is, if you fail
to show up for the debate, the other side wins. No one in the audience will
know your absence signals your belief that your opponent is beneath
contempt. We don¹t get to pick our ideological opponents.
</pre>
</blockquote>
I wrote this and posted it widely, calling Wired a sell-out and
corporate shill.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.downes.ca/wired/conclusion.htm">http://www.downes.ca/wired/conclusion.htm</a><br>
<br>
The writers at Wired never responded, of course.<br>
<br>
Now either I won that argument, and Wired was a sell-out and corporate
shill, and I am therefore not unjustified in making such remarks today,
or<br>
<br>
You <i>can</i> pick your ideological opponents, in which case, I am
not unjustified in wondering why Jeff Howe and others would promote
someone peddling such "snake oil" to prominence.<br>
<br>
-- Stephen<br>
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Stephen Downes ~ Researcher ~ National Research Council Canada
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.downes.ca">http://www.downes.ca</a> ~ <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stephen@downes.ca">stephen@downes.ca</a> ** Free Learning</pre>
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