Ahh, the only authentic truthful people left are to be found on FW. arthur
-----Original Message----- From: Ray Evans Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 10:42 AM To: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Futurework] Book on how Journalists and other work in our coporatized world Isn't that why we venerate the little entrepreneur? The myth is that he is the only truthful one amongst us. But is he? Was Step 'un Fetch It truthful? Only if you look at it in a very esoteric fashion. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:33 AM Subject: RE: [Futurework] Book on how Journalists and other work in our coporatized world > If reality is consensus reality then it follows that any slot the > professional enters, teaching, science, corporate---there will be a culture > of some sort. That culture defines the reality of the moment (it may change > the next day, next year or next decade). The professional learns the > scripts and acts accordingly. > > Those entering the corporation or government give up some civil liberties. > Can't speak out in public against the institution. Can speak about other > things, but not the hand that feeds you. (this is why a monolithic state > --fascist or communist--is so scary--the individual is basically disallowed > to speak out about anything!). > > Scientists, professionals all (most) learn early on "to get along you go > along." > > The most profound form of censorship is self-censorship and most learn that > early on. As early as early school years where the student learns to feed > back on exams and in class what the teacher wants, not what the student > really thinks. Or cares about. > > Probably true for most cultures for most times. > > arthur > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcandreb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 5:40 AM > To: Steve Bosserman; 'Bruce Leier'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Futurework] Book on how Journalists and other work in our > coporatized world > > > Hi Steve and Bruce, > Thanks for the excellent web site Steve. > I posted a book review of this book on FW several months ago. Not a peep > in reply. I felt that was strange given that most FWers are > professionals of one sort or another.Maybe our minds are too > disciplined! > Noam Chomsky, David Noble and John McMurtry's books all support > Schmidt's thesis. > > Take care, > Brian > > > Bruce, > > > > Haven't read the book, however there is a companion website, > > http://disciplined-minds.com/, which describes some of the controversy > > and > > consequences the book generated both for the author and others in his > > support. > > > > Steve Bosserman > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bruce Leier > > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 7:01 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Futurework] Book on how Journalists and other work in our > > coporatized world > > > > > > Have any of you FWers read this book? Looks very interesting. Jeff > > Schmidt, Disciplined Minds - A Critical Look At Salaried Professionals > > And > > The Soul-Battering System That Shapes Their Lives, Rowman & > > Littlefield, > > 2000. > > > > > > > > Bruce Leier > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
