tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post2786314413494431029..comments2023-12-20T17:20:22.032-05:00Comments on 99 Seats: Who The Devil Writes It?*99http://www.blogger.com/profile/11955916620902994495noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-44456510036176826002009-10-08T11:40:46.102-04:002009-10-08T11:40:46.102-04:00Ow.Ow.99https://www.blogger.com/profile/11955916620902994495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-23677954652579661652009-10-08T11:29:20.127-04:002009-10-08T11:29:20.127-04:00The web persona is the real you. It's the oth...The web persona is the real you. It's the other, nicer guy that's fake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-57715561484439118782009-10-08T00:45:39.331-04:002009-10-08T00:45:39.331-04:00@99
That was a point a made on Parabasis, albeit ...@99<br /><br />That was a point a made on Parabasis, albeit not so graciously. MFA holders can think I'm snobby all they want, but at the end of the day they have an MFA and I don't.<br /><br />NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.joshcon80https://www.blogger.com/profile/13493227172042089467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-53885499311973151672009-10-08T00:24:26.666-04:002009-10-08T00:24:26.666-04:00Jack, you're not the only person pushing back....Jack, you're not the only person pushing back. And I would like to remind folks: I have an MFA as well. Not from an Ivy League, but from a relatively respectable program. And I'm from fairly humble beginnings (and current circumstances). Maybe I'm a self-hating MFA'er. I don't know.<br /><br />Is it snobbery to reject the snobbery of others? It seems like a circular argument. Josh says being treated like a second-class writer because he doesn't have an MFA sucks and is snobbery. You (and others) say it's snobbery to say having an MFA makes you a first-class citizen. Is it snobbery to say that being born wealthy or attending an Ivy League school gives you an advantage? Or does it suck to hear it when, after going to the Ivy League school or being born rich, your life is still hard or sucks? Can the disadvantaged be snobby towards the advantaged?99https://www.blogger.com/profile/11955916620902994495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-40105193860012824362009-10-08T00:16:55.033-04:002009-10-08T00:16:55.033-04:00Don't imply that I can't take it, 99. I ju...Don't imply that I can't take it, 99. I just don't like snobbery, whatever direction it goes. The theatre has enough of it. It doesn't need to make more. That's been my argument from the beginning. But you're right: the business is full of people who CAN'T take it. Some of whom are very powerful. That's why I'm Jack. I'm pragmatic, if nothing else.Jack Worthingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-69688281014734800612009-10-07T23:28:04.656-04:002009-10-07T23:28:04.656-04:00It does seem to be the way the internet works. No ...It does seem to be the way the internet works. No one of us are us here. But then people get upset or offended or whatever and stick to the wise-ass remark as the key thing, not the underlying argument. It's like when conversatives get the vapors because someone uttered a curse word and then that becomes the focus: the fascination with "civility." Because, apparently, people with MFAs can't quite take it.99https://www.blogger.com/profile/11955916620902994495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731242543254491491.post-86600855387607122742009-10-07T18:03:02.551-04:002009-10-07T18:03:02.551-04:00It wasn't my intention to tar all Ivys or MFAs...It wasn't my intention to tar all Ivys or MFAs. I kept trying to make it clear that I'm actually all for education and maybe I shouldn't have followed it up with some smart ass remark, but hey... who am I kidding? I can't change in a day. Also, if I can make fun of Yalies, the who can I make fun of? They ca take it.<br /><br />Anyway, I use my own name, but the person I am online is absolutely a character. An exaggerated part of me. I think that's common, right? In real life I'm much quieter and much, much better looking.joshcon80https://www.blogger.com/profile/13493227172042089467noreply@blogger.com