03-13-2002, 04:50 AM
Gooch Wrote:you've got to be joking. the whole thing is an opinion. Listen, no fantasies here, I am NOT the best of writers and I am learning my craft, and learning as a human being, so I don't even know if I'm even hitting my mark with what I write...but when I write, it fountains out of me not expunging a particular book, but how I feel on the subject at hand. In fact, at times I think I'm a horrible writer b/c I have poor writing habits, write seldomly and very inconsistently.First off in your last paragraph the sheer hypocrisy in those words just astounds me.
Name the writers, name those thinkers, don't just make a blanket statement and then don't put up. That's just bullshit. Tear me down, or criticize my work based on it's merits or clear issues...b/c I'm the kind of person who wants to be better, and takes those elements to heart. I've read a ton of shit over the years, b/c I love to read, but to plagarize or emulate, never...not intentionally. If that's how it seems, some straight regurgitation of some thinker, tell me who, what piece, how. B/C, besides calling you out to put up, I truly want to know so I can make sure my work never comes close, or at least understand where the criticisms lie.
And, if you can't put up, I have to chalk it up to something else. Perhaps you have bone to pick for whatever reason, whether it be that bashing what I do b/c it's in vogue, maybe you feel threatened, or trying to appease those "elders" being the pure shining light of dissent and freethinking....or perhaps just appeasing them is all it's about. Even your motives and statement can be nitpicked, but I won't do what you did, I won't assume.
You want examples ok. You post Noam Chomsky essays, etc. in an effort to express your views on corporations. I happen to agree with your point of view on that subject. But jesus christ it makes a much better impact if you post your own thoughts. I'm not accusing you of plagarizing I never said that because you credit the sources. Obviously most people aren't going to be as good as Chomsky(btw I'm just using him as an example) at getting the point across as him but at least you are telling your views in your own words. Who cares if your writing is shitty at least you can call it your own. I was often guilty of the same thing before so don't tell me I'm just trying to fucking nitpick here you really just need to learn to take some constructive criticism.
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