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   From: joss@nospampleasewerebritish.nekrodomos.net   
      
      
   >   
   > See, here's the problem ... in real life people don't have profile's   
   > stapled to them. You have to ask.   
   >   
   > Same as on Usenet, you have to ask. It's called social interaction at a   
   > basic level - "Getting to know someone"   
   >   
   > Reading some prefab profile will let you ignore those of different   
   > interests but will, in the end, limit the kind of interaction you can have   
   > with people.   
   >   
   > Within the confines of Usenet you have to ask people questions, gather   
   > information about them based on what they say and ultimately decide if you   
   > want to listen to them, just like in real life.   
   >   
   > Orkut/Yahoo/Etc bypasses all that with the simple cookie cutter profiling   
   > system that assumes all people are on the same base level and are   
   > essentially variations on a theme. Conformity.   
   >   
   > End result - fuck it, fuck you and fuck profiles.   
   >   
      
   "in real life"?... that's hardly a pro-usenet opinion. Why are you   
   interacting via the 'net at all if you just want "real life". Go to the   
   pub and talk to people, if you want the human touch.   
      
   Still. I won't press the point further. I just wanted to point out a   
   difference between Usenet and Orkut without supporting either, and I   
   think I've done that effectively. Enjoy Usenet and fuck Orkut.   
      
   Joss   
      
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