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next We take it for granted in this accelerated age that people can be reduced to, and sufficiently understood by, a mere handful of interests. The Web exacerbates the condition, elevates the tendency to an algebraic formula. Of the following people, reduced to a few of their interests, who would you warm to? Can you decide instantly? A : muscle cars, Sublime, girlfriend B : Don Henley, Las Vegas, shopping C : Pat Barker, AbFab, home improvement D : natural history, wine and beer, carnivorous plants E : football, politics/policy, online gaming F : People, Lifetime, oldies G : homeschooling, weddings, chocolate H : low-stakes gambling, thrillers and potboilers, vanilla ice cream I : Dora the Explorer, Hot Wheels, frozen juice bars J : KISS, Rocky Horror, hockey K : Beanie Babies, hockey, angels L : personal investing, golf, Thomas Kinkade lighthouses M : politics, opera singing, NeXT N : extended breastfeeding, Unitarianism, community-building O : bottle rockets, Cthulhu, co-housing P : short-story writing, poker, tai chi Q : feminist politics, entertaining, The New York Times Well, you get the idea. I was going to say more about this but now I'm bored and want to stop. Besides, you probably already know what I was going to say anyway. prev archive next 0 comments random |