Comments on: The Library Thing http://www.writing.adancingstar.com/2005/the-library-thing/ a life's reading; musings on the meaning of life, love and good books. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:10:09 +0000 By: tom http://www.writing.adancingstar.com/2005/the-library-thing/#comment-17 tom Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:41:03 +0000 http://writing.adancingstar.com/index.php/2005/the-library-thing/#comment-17 <em>Exactly</em>. It seems to me that we OCDs (and/or bibliophiles) are the epitome of consumerist culture. No two books are ever alike, no two speakers sound the same. We differentiate, and in differentiating, in segmenting, we create new niches - that's why the late, great comedian Bill Hicks lambasted marketing executives. At the same time, we thereby also create new sub-tastes. These traits - on the one hand, a cultivated hoarding and on the other hand, a micro-perfectionist ethic - are on the same continuum. Exactly. It seems to me that we OCDs (and/or bibliophiles) are the epitome of consumerist culture. No two books are ever alike, no two speakers sound the same. We differentiate, and in differentiating, in segmenting, we create new niches - that’s why the late, great comedian Bill Hicks lambasted marketing executives. At the same time, we thereby also create new sub-tastes. These traits - on the one hand, a cultivated hoarding and on the other hand, a micro-perfectionist ethic - are on the same continuum.

]]> By: YG http://www.writing.adancingstar.com/2005/the-library-thing/#comment-16 YG Sun, 09 Oct 2005 20:01:21 +0000 http://writing.adancingstar.com/index.php/2005/the-library-thing/#comment-16 Good God.... now I can organize my library based on the color of the front cover and list them on the web site alphabetically, in reverse...wow. All this years I've been doing it the wrong way....by subject and sub-field. But I do feel a bit offended, we (OCDs) like to think we have other commercial applications/uses beside cross-referencing, such as creating the highest quality service and product, especially in the image processing and recording studios Good God…. now I can organize my library based on the color of the front cover and list them on the web site alphabetically, in reverse…wow. All this years I’ve been doing it the wrong way….by subject and sub-field.

But I do feel a bit offended, we (OCDs) like to think we have other commercial applications/uses beside cross-referencing, such as creating the highest quality service and product, especially in the image processing and recording studios

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