I'm sorry, ER.

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I'm sorry, ER.

Robert — 9/10/2011 6:12:29 PM (archived)

It wasn't my intention to hurt you, and if my response was "devasting", I'm doubly sorry.

Never forget that we're of approximately the same age, in the same generational cohort. Most of us in this group are at risk of oldfartism, and I think we should watch each others' backs. I spoke up to try to halt or slow any tendency to start withdrawing in bitterness from the world. My intentions were entirely positive.

That withdrawal thing is a matter of concern for our cohort, and I conceive of the Zone, long term, as an antidote for isolation as we all age. The recent thread on Community in which Tom noticed an incomplete draft post by Eri and worried about her health is telling--we're already trying to support each other, and I intend to encourage that sort of thing.

So, ER, while I apologize for handling it in a way that wounded, I can't apologize for my concern. Tell me to shut up, OK, but don't tell me not to worry.

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The end of Pax Americana? - TB - 9/7/2011 3:08:33 PM
- Re: The end of Pax Americana? - BuckGalaxy - 9/8/2011 1:42:43 AM
  - Re: The end of Pax Americana? - ER - 9/8/2011 2:31:17 AM
- Re: The end of Pax Americana? - ER - 9/7/2011 3:34:15 PM
  - It's all very 19th century - Robert - 9/7/2011 9:24:47 PM
    - Re: It's all very 19th century - Eri - 9/8/2011 1:26:52 AM
      - For some of us, though, the leaps are a little too mind-boggling. - Robert - 9/8/2011 7:20:40 PM
        
        Re: For some of us, though, the leaps are a little too mind-boggling. - TB - 9/8/2011 7:26:13 PM
        
        Well, yeah, but young people are by definition immune to future shock, having experienced little of the future so far. - Robert - 9/9/2011 2:28:33 AM
        
        Re: Well, yeah, but young people are by definition immune to future shock, having experienced little of the future so far. - TB - 9/9/2011 4:09:53 AM
    - Re: It's all very 19th century - ER - 9/7/2011 11:30:02 PM
      - History will repeat itself with the Internet? - Robert - 9/8/2011 12:18:33 AM
        
        Re: History will repeat itself with the Internet? - ER - 9/8/2011 2:04:24 AM
        
        One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - Robert - 9/8/2011 7:16:43 PM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - ER - 9/8/2011 9:09:28 PM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - TB - 9/8/2011 9:46:48 PM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - ER - 9/9/2011 1:34:15 AM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - Robert - 9/9/2011 2:39:56 AM
        
        Re: One man's "propagandists and political agitators" are another man's "empowered citizenry". - ER - 9/10/2011 2:38:26 PM
        
        I'm sorry, ER. - Robert - 9/10/2011 6:12:29 PM
        
        Re: History will repeat itself with the Internet? - TB - 9/8/2011 2:18:53 AM
        
        Re: History will repeat itself with the Internet? - TB - 9/8/2011 12:51:13 AM

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