Ah, I do apologize for jumping to conclusions. Tone is a difficult thing to read over the internet, and I'm afraid I took offense on your behalf. Sorry 'bout that :)
Generalizations can bite anyone in the ass, I think. We're all guilty from time to time. I think your irritation was certainly justified, though.
Anyway, this is nothing. I've seen lectures degenerate into shouting matches, with cruel personal remarks and punches thrown by tenured professors, highly respected people in their fields. Get smart, opinionated (slightly geeky) folks together, and soon or later there's gonna be a brawl.
Whoa. I've yet to see anything that extreme, but I believe it. Intellectuals are a dangerous lot, eh?
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Date: 2003-10-23 09:59 pm (UTC)Generalizations can bite anyone in the ass, I think. We're all guilty from time to time. I think your irritation was certainly justified, though.
Anyway, this is nothing. I've seen lectures degenerate into shouting matches, with cruel personal remarks and punches thrown by tenured professors, highly respected people in their fields. Get smart, opinionated (slightly geeky) folks together, and soon or later there's gonna be a brawl.
Whoa. I've yet to see anything that extreme, but I believe it. Intellectuals are a dangerous lot, eh?