>I just came across the best argument for further controlling the volume on
>this list, in a business publication to which I subscribe. The author, one
>Doug Henwood, writes:
>
>"In [TV] news, then, speed of thought and language are prized, meaning, says
>Bourdieu, no real communication can take place. Real communication, and
>real thought, take time; what can be done in an instant is only to pay
>homage to received ideas. TV loves ... 'fast thinkers,' who aren't really
>thinking at all."
But Andrew, most of us here think fast *and* good.
And this Bourdieu guy - just remember what Trent Lott said about IMF director Michel Camdessus - "he's a socialist from France."
Doug