Re: Electronics - how to ruin a good hobby. A story with no morals...

"Scott Stephens" <scottxs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Roger Lascelles wrote:

You sound like an interesting person Scott. I think it is very hard to have
a good discusson on a newsgroup, without misunderstandings, because it takes
a lot of time to craft a thoughtful, accurate reply. I would have to tell
you about my life, so you know why I speak as I do.

Right now I have a bad headache from working very hard for my boss. My code
just doesn't want to run today ! I hear anger, experience, wisdom in what
you say.

My situation is this : my health is poor, so I only work a part week. To
pay the rent on the house, I have increased my work hours to more than I can
handle, so I am fatigued and my brain doesn't work properly. I can't stop
work, because the government will not class me as sick enough. I have a
wife and two children dependant on me.

I try to avoid anger and bitterness. I haven't worked out the meaning of
life or anything. I have stood up to bosses on behalf of fellow workers -
and paid the price. The fellow workers didn't thank me either !

I think we are part of society - for good and bad. The culture here in
Australia, like every culture, has some ugly aspects. I have some too. For
better or worse, the human race is my people - and your people. Before we
can be heard by people we have to love them.

Many business people have a drive for wealth and power - naturally, or they
would do something else. I appreciate my boss looking after the hassles of
finance, customer relations, while I get to do interesting stuff. Maybe I
will make him rich. I admit there is ambiguity in my attitude towards my
employers - yes, I get used, yes the world is not fair - but then I can walk
away if the business folds, while the owners take the loss.

I can hear that religious background coming through, Scott. "Prophet",
totally bad vs good. They are such a confusing lot, those christians.
Wonderful, too.


> Would you take a regular pay-check from Adolf Hitler or Joey Stalin in a
> death-factory?

That would be really bad.


> On further reflection, I identify the essentials of geek and
> business-predator:
>
> Geek: A person that thinks social competency can replace either
> brutality, deceit or popularity in a dishonest, rat-race culture.

For me, the Geek lacks social competency. That is why he can't read "shark"
when he sees the predator. I think that a balanced adult has a working
knowledge of people and can avoid the big cons and flare-ups.


> The only redeeming quality of this forum is it helps me identify the
> precise nature and modus operandi of the evil corrupting the system.

I enjoy the contact with people on this forum.


> The ugly subtext here is the rat-race premise; People are to be deceived
> and bullied as means to your ends, which is making money. And money is
> good however you make it, and therefore you are good however you make
> your money.

Good point.


> Only a fool thinks they are good by doing good things for bad people.
> The subconscious mind we rely on to identify and create eventually
> becomes the means by which dishonest people undermine their own
> motivation, as witnessed by Dave's personal problems.

I have never worked for a totally good person. Must I starve, therefore ?


> And my culture, by its choice to deceive me in my naive youth, has
> chosen me as its prophet rather than its workman. So be it.

Yes. Crap, manipulated culture. It has always been thus. Macaulay's essays
150 years ago showed the shabbiness of wealth and power. Tribal chiefs ran
a similar racket for thousands of years. Ancient Greek and Roman culture,
too. We seem to be able to adjust our point of view to favour our own
advantage. At least you have the gift of seeing what many will never know.


Roger Lascelles



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