[FRIAM] semi-idle question

[Frank Wimberly]

I often ask something like, "How did
a guy with a name like Roger Wilson get an Indian accent?"

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On Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 11:20 AM uǝlƃ ↙↙↙ <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I've always admired the Monty Python troupe's ability to *sustain*
> absurdity. It's relatively easy to be absurd for something as small as a
> minute long joke. But to do a 5 minute or more skit is impressive.
>
> If Wolfram adopts his ridiculous tone merely to antagonize people, that
> would be even more evidence of his genius ... and his ability to lie with a
> straight face ... and his ability to lie to himself. Play a role long
> enough and the abyss stares into you.
>
> On that note, this series was very interesting/disturbing:
>
> Generation Hustle
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11210524/
>
> I couldn't help but find myself empathizing with the scammers and some of
> their seeming lack of remorse or even lack of understanding that they did
> anything wrong. Never mind whether what they did (are doing) is actually
> "wrong" somehow. It's like that scene from "Wall Street" when Douglas/Gekko
> gives his famous speech arguing greed is good. Never mind whether it's
> true. The question is whether the role player is playing a role or
> expressing themselves ... or both.
>
> On 4/28/21 9:59 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> > In defense of Wolfram, it is possible he writes in the passive voice
> just to antagonize people like the author of that article.   He's not a
> part of the academic world, and doesn't have to use their currency.
>
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