tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126325216562241714.post2370620015112644204..comments2023-07-18T04:13:22.829-07:00Comments on Machine Dreams: RudenessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126325216562241714.post-69992082780168221682006-09-15T05:16:00.000-07:002006-09-15T05:16:00.000-07:00KMBI agree about rudeness, AND the likely explana...KMB<br>I agree about rudeness, AND the likely explanation, at least in part, of faceless anonymity (more below), BUT what's the downside of being an apple fan??<br><br>a few years ago CBS news had a fascinating newsclip of a rowdy teenager who vandalized and desecrated a neighboring black man's house. the man went to the white family house, asked to speak to the boy and, once they knew each other qua faced humans, they became friends, a little fairy tale perhaps but true and testimony to the power of individual contact.rich ratzanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906266291021506040noreply@blogger.com