<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>What a bunch of miserable, self-important sods.</div></blockquote></div><div><br></div>More the reason why the artists should produce intellectual & creative works to change our miserable mentality , and I guess the purpose of groups like this. <div><br></div><div>This was even worse when Michael Jackson died, and the day after the bookstores in Toronto were filled with books and merchandises to make sure his death brought us revenues. Ridiculous titles in media: </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><h1 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font: normal normal bold 225.8%/normal Arial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; letter-spacing: -1px; word-spacing: -0.05em; ">Is Jackson Worth More Dead Than Alive?</h1></span><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/07/earlyshow/main5139211.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/07/earlyshow/main5139211.shtml</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>A lot of what you read on passing of Mr. Jobs are again for making money and bringing fame for the journalists, analysts and all other dingbats. Some profit from praising him, some profit from insulting him. IMHO both are the same. </div><div><br></div><div>Question is whether the creative folks here, and other places, are they going to bring to our attention these revolting practices that are ailing all our societies?<br><div><br></div><div>D<br><div><div>On 2011-10-07, at 10:14 PM, Chris Gregory wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Maybe when anyone dies we should get together and assess them, like<br>teachers writing a school report card at the end of the year. The we'd<br>put the grade on their tombstone, like this:<br><br>Steve Jobs<br>RIP<br>Grade: C+<br><br>And underneath:<br><br>-failed to conform to social norms<br>-failed to single-handedly reform inequities of industrialised production<br>-could have dressed more appropriately<br><br><br>What a bunch of miserable, self-important sods.<br><br>Chris<br><br>On 8 October 2011 12:37, Michael Mantra <<a href="mailto:michael_mantra@yahoo.com">michael_mantra@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Defending-Lifes-Work-With-nytimes-2910052601.html?x=0">http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Defending-Lifes-Work-With-nytimes-2910052601.html?x=0</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">microsound mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:microsound@microsound.org">microsound@microsound.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://or8.net/mailman/listinfo/microsound">http://or8.net/mailman/listinfo/microsound</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br><br><br>-- <br>Chris Gregory<br>---<br><a href="mailto:chris@chrisgregory.com">chris@chrisgregory.com</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>microsound mailing list<br>microsound@microsound.org<br>http://or8.net/mailman/listinfo/microsound<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>