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From: Harvey_Taylor@mindlink.bc.ca (Harvey Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Doomsday
Message-ID: <6513@mindlink.bc.ca>
Date: 26 Jun 91 14:46:38 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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In <ronald.4032@ecl014.UUCP>, ronald@ecl014.UUCP (Ronald van Eijck) writes:
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| As a last word I must pay my respect to Ethan for his never ending fight
| against all negative publications that show up in this group.

    Interesting. I tend to discount him for the same reason. Neither
 mindless boosterism nor doomsaying make it. Of course nobody is going to
 agree to those self definitions.
    I wonder if any aspiring sociological types have done studies of
 product loyalty. It is more likely that some marketing school has.
 There is a parallel thread pondering the MCIBTYC mentality which is often
 displayed.
    Age is definitely part of it. After you have bought the latest &
 greatest 3 or 4 times, it's difficult to avoid clueing in. There is also
 a little bit of ego involved. I mean you, dear buyer, went & put down xxx
 hard earned dollars for your computer & you don't want to think that you
 might have made a mistake.
    What are other factors?
    -het

 "People in North America are so affluent and so unhappy,
  it seems all out of whack." -Heather Lockely [African volunteer teacher]

    Harvey Taylor      Meta Media Productions
    uunet!van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!Harvey_Taylor
               a186@mindlink.bc.ca