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Feb 11, 2014 22:12:23 GMT -5
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Post by skylerb97 on Feb 11, 2014 22:12:23 GMT -5
The amount of topics we end up discussing on threads based on something we inevitably drift from never ceases to amaze me Quiet, goon! I will not be silence in my quest to have threads Ramon on topic all throughout conversation! Oh no I'm becoming SamBC |
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Post by wildknight on Feb 11, 2014 22:13:31 GMT -5
You're both wrong.
Bradbury wasn't writing about how "technology" would destroy the world. I have tons of his work, including the articles he used to publish monthly, and he was very pro-technology. He was commenting on TV and radio specifically, and how their use as outlets for mass media would result in an illiterate and uninformed public. It was not a sweeping indictment of all technology, or even of TV and radio specifically... only of specific uses for them.
Orwell believed that the media was key in creating an educated populace. 1984's references to TV are only within the context of a Soviet-style state controlled media.
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Feb 11, 2014 22:13:31 GMT -5
I will not be silence in my quest to have threads Ramon on topic all throughout conversation! Oh no I'm becoming SamBC What? |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Feb 11, 2014 22:13:34 GMT -5
I will not be silence in my quest to have threads Ramon on topic all throughout conversation! Oh no I'm becoming SamBC Shit just got real. |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Feb 11, 2014 22:14:57 GMT -5
You're both wrong. Bradbury wasn't writing about how "technology" would destroy the world. I have tons of his work, including the articles he used to publish monthly, and he was very pro-technology. He was commenting on TV and radio specifically, and how their use as outlets for mass media would result in an illiterate and uninformed public. It was not a sweeping indictment of all technology, or even of TV and radio specifically... only of specific uses for them. Orwell believed that the media was key in creating an educated populace. 1984's references to TV are only within the context of a Soviet-style state controlled media. Oh wow, I completely forgot that Fahrenheit 451 was Bradbury. I feel stupid now... |
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Feb 11, 2014 22:15:05 GMT -5
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Post by skylerb97 on Feb 11, 2014 22:15:05 GMT -5
I will not be silence in my quest to have threads Ramon on topic all throughout conversation! Oh no I'm becoming SamBC What? remain |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Feb 11, 2014 22:15:51 GMT -5
I know what you meant, but how did you get Ramon out of that? |
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Post by skylerb97 on Feb 11, 2014 22:16:25 GMT -5
Although Ramoning on topic could be done by me posting a picture of Scitt hall in every thread I post in
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Feb 11, 2014 22:17:04 GMT -5
You're both wrong. Bradbury wasn't writing about how "technology" would destroy the world. I have tons of his work, including the articles he used to publish monthly, and he was very pro-technology. He was commenting on TV and radio specifically, and how their use as outlets for mass media would result in an illiterate and uninformed public. It was not a sweeping indictment of all technology, or even of TV and radio specifically... only of specific uses for them. Orwell believed that the media was key in creating an educated populace. 1984's references to TV are only within the context of a Soviet-style state controlled media. I think of it as this (and yes, I found this and agree with it to its entirety): "Technology will be our downfall, don't let the future and technology desensitize you and take away the little things in life. The government burns the books to keep the public and general people from obtaining knowledge. And without knowledge we can obtain nothing." |
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Feb 11, 2014 22:17:14 GMT -5
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Post by skylerb97 on Feb 11, 2014 22:17:14 GMT -5
I know what you meant, but how did you get Ramon out of that? very bad spelling and fast typing, never a good combination |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Feb 11, 2014 22:17:51 GMT -5
Hey guys, in case you hadn't heard for some weird reason...
Shirley Temple died.
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Post by wildknight on Feb 11, 2014 22:18:17 GMT -5
You're both wrong. Bradbury wasn't writing about how "technology" would destroy the world. I have tons of his work, including the articles he used to publish monthly, and he was very pro-technology. He was commenting on TV and radio specifically, and how their use as outlets for mass media would result in an illiterate and uninformed public. It was not a sweeping indictment of all technology, or even of TV and radio specifically... only of specific uses for them. Orwell believed that the media was key in creating an educated populace. 1984's references to TV are only within the context of a Soviet-style state controlled media. I think of it as this (and yes, I found this and agree with it to its entirety): "Technology will be our downfall, don't let the future and technology desensitize you and take away the little things in life. The government burns the books to keep the public and general people from obtaining knowledge. And without knowledge we can obtain nothing." So uh... what's that thing you're typing on there, Mr. Luddite? |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Feb 11, 2014 22:20:03 GMT -5
I think of it as this (and yes, I found this and agree with it to its entirety): "Technology will be our downfall, don't let the future and technology desensitize you and take away the little things in life. The government burns the books to keep the public and general people from obtaining knowledge. And without knowledge we can obtain nothing." So uh... what's that thing you're typing on there, Mr. Luddite? A typewriter. DUH! |
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Feb 11, 2014 22:20:37 GMT -5
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Post by skylerb97 on Feb 11, 2014 22:20:37 GMT -5
Hey guys, in case you hadn't heard for some weird reason... Shirley Temple died. weren't the last few decades of her life notable for her being an ambassador? |
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Post by SoonDragon67 on Feb 11, 2014 22:21:42 GMT -5
Hey guys, in case you hadn't heard for some weird reason... Shirley Temple died. weren't the last few decades of her life notable for her being an ambassador? I didn't even know her name until 7:02 this morning. |
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Post by wildknight on Feb 11, 2014 22:22:13 GMT -5
Hey guys, in case you hadn't heard for some weird reason... Shirley Temple died. weren't the last few decades of her life notable for her being an ambassador? Shirley Temple Black was an amazing woman. I hate her films passionately, but as a human being, she's incredible. |
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Feb 11, 2014 22:24:58 GMT -5
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Post by skylerb97 on Feb 11, 2014 22:24:58 GMT -5
weren't the last few decades of her life notable for her being an ambassador? I didn't even know her name until 7:02 this morning. I remember searching her to see if she was still alive months back. Knowing her name wasn't hard for me as every blue moon I'd see a stupid commercial advertising a box set of the Shirley temple films available in black & white and in color |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Feb 11, 2014 22:26:16 GMT -5
I think of it as this (and yes, I found this and agree with it to its entirety): "Technology will be our downfall, don't let the future and technology desensitize you and take away the little things in life. The government burns the books to keep the public and general people from obtaining knowledge. And without knowledge we can obtain nothing." So uh... what's that thing you're typing on there, Mr. Luddite? I didn't mean I agree with what the message is. I meant that I agree with that's what the book was saying. Hell, I'm a huge technological person and think that every single enhancement is for the better fore the most part. |
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Feb 11, 2014 22:26:28 GMT -5
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Post by skylerb97 on Feb 11, 2014 22:26:28 GMT -5
weren't the last few decades of her life notable for her being an ambassador? Shirley Temple Black was an amazing woman. I hate her films passionately, but as a human being, she's incredible. since I don't feel like searching. Mind listing a handful of amazing things she did on her lifetime? |
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Post by BaneTheDestroyer on Feb 11, 2014 22:27:12 GMT -5
I loved the Shirley Temple movies......I just lost my man card, didn't I?
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