[ExI] Singular vs Group mind(s) [was: Second Life]

[Ben Zaiboc]

> From: Mike Dougherty <msd001 at gmail.com> riddled:

> I have wondered how people conceive of list-served email
> threads.  It
> seems the identity of each poster becomes a nuance of the
> "other" who
> is not the reader.  Obviously each of us has our own
> ideas, but those
> with a tendency to argue for argument's sake often conflate
> different
> posters.  I assume it belies the mental shortcutting
> that everyone on
> a list comprises a singular list entity with which the
> disagreement is
> maintained.  

etc.


What?
I disagree (with you, not with the list).

But then, I don't argue for argument's sake, I argue with individuals on what appear to me to be false or mistaken ideas.

There is no 'list entity', just a medium of communication between a number of individuals.

Ben Zaiboc