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Is toy collecting "work" ???
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11-12-2007, 04:06 PM
Obiwanjacoby
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The following statement is very on-topic. Patience, it just takes a bit to draw out.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Tripwire201
Why the desperation? Why is it so important to make your postion clear?
See previous posts from others. There was only one other poster that saw my POV clearly and was willing to help clarify it for an otherwise suspicious audience. As a matter of fact, it alleviated much of that initial desperation I had and I feel a whole lot better since.
Further, I simply feel that if you want to know someone's opinion on a matter, you just ask. And then their statements stand as they are on their own merits.
For example:
I have been frequently accused of being an advocate of some sort of "communism movement" within the hobby, and that the current system is somehow run by a small group of haute bourgeoisie. :rolleyes:
1. This accusation fails to take into account that only one very small aspect of the Joe hobby is actually tied into this, and only digital images at that. This has nothing to do with the actual collectible itself.
2. This accusation places far too much status on those involved in #1., when compared to other members of the hobby.
3. This thread is very effective in demolishing such an accusation, because it's coming up with
very little evidence
of any Proletarian in this pastime.
:cough:
Therefore, the accusation is itself patently absurd and wouldn't apply to anyone.*
4. My questions and my demonstrated patience prove a willingness to come to the table and negotiate, rather than fling invectives, baseless accusations, or ad hominem arguments. Some just haven't caught on to this yet, or are unwilling to catch on.
Is toy collecting work? <--- No one is forced to answer this open question and no one is forced to partcipate.
yes/no
If "yes" then is it the same kind of work that would support an accusation that PJ is a "toy commie"?
Well, it's a stretch at best, and very few have answered my initial question in a manner that would even begin to support that. Furthermore, the evidence points to the fact that PJ opposes the tiered system that would give him the motive to stage a "plastic revolution" to begin with! LOL! ^_^.
No workie, no commie.
Quote:
And I'll take the bait, recorded where and for what?
That wasn't bait. See? You ^^^ attached a motive that wasn't actually featured in my statements. That was (by the nature of the statement) an appeal to motive fallacy. It's the reason why we have problems communicating.
Besides, I was referring to
Jane Goodall over there in the corner
observing us as if we were chimps.
:rolleyes:
-PJ
*At best, it could be a case of a "Reductio ad absurdum" argument, but that wouldn't make it any less silly.
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