Comments on: tl;dr: value of media, assigned and intrinsic http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/29/tldr-value-of-media-assigned-and-intrinsic/ And sometimes Rum Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:05:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/29/tldr-value-of-media-assigned-and-intrinsic/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Michael Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:35:39 +0000 http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/29/tldr-value-of-media-assigned-and-intrinsic/#comment-134 I don't usually do that. I think I was just attached to the book for illogical reasons. I love classics. A lot of people hate them, but I read them nevertheless. The same can be said regarding my love of anime. My parents want me to hate it, to grow up, etc. but I still love it. That book was just precious to me in the irrational part of my mind, I guess. I don’t usually do that. I think I was just attached to the book for illogical reasons.

I love classics. A lot of people hate them, but I read them nevertheless. The same can be said regarding my love of anime. My parents want me to hate it, to grow up, etc. but I still love it. That book was just precious to me in the irrational part of my mind, I guess.

]]> By: Lupus http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/29/tldr-value-of-media-assigned-and-intrinsic/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Lupus Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:23:34 +0000 http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/29/tldr-value-of-media-assigned-and-intrinsic/#comment-133 I don't think the main issue is how much value you place on the item itself, but how much you place on other people's opinion of yourself. The only reason I would want to justify liking something would be when others ask me 'why', and if I don't give a shit about what they think (most of the time), I don't need to answer that question. I find it a waste of time to justify why I like or dislike something - the fact that I felt those emotions is enough for me. To turn everything into a logical argument just isn't ME, so to speak. Similarly, trying to place a value on every thing you read/watch/listen to/do is a futile exercise, and just makes life more difficult to live. I prefer to just like or dislike something, maybe learn from the experience, and then leave it at that. I don’t think the main issue is how much value you place on the item itself, but how much you place on other people’s opinion of yourself. The only reason I would want to justify liking something would be when others ask me ‘why’, and if I don’t give a shit about what they think (most of the time), I don’t need to answer that question.

I find it a waste of time to justify why I like or dislike something – the fact that I felt those emotions is enough for me. To turn everything into a logical argument just isn’t ME, so to speak.

Similarly, trying to place a value on every thing you read/watch/listen to/do is a futile exercise, and just makes life more difficult to live. I prefer to just like or dislike something, maybe learn from the experience, and then leave it at that.

]]> By: Michael http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/29/tldr-value-of-media-assigned-and-intrinsic/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Michael Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:04:08 +0000 http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/29/tldr-value-of-media-assigned-and-intrinsic/#comment-132 I think it's a good point. Sometimes value cannot be quantified, but I just wanted mine to be. I very well know I obtained some value from the knowledge I've obtained from it, but I wanted to represent it physically, which is, in this case, monetarily. That's ... not ... tl;dr ... I mean, come on, I write 700 words on average and I don't think that's tl;dr in a blog post. :) I think it’s a good point. Sometimes value cannot be quantified, but I just wanted mine to be. I very well know I obtained some value from the knowledge I’ve obtained from it, but I wanted to represent it physically, which is, in this case, monetarily.

That’s … not … tl;dr …

I mean, come on, I write 700 words on average and I don’t think that’s tl;dr in a blog post. :)

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