> Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> > I don't recall reading any Vonnegut novels (though
> >I'm sure I must have read some short stories in
> > anthologies) - have to remedy that.
<snip>
> Vonnegut skewers left, right, center and dimensions
> that even
> Libertarians don't measure. He seems to enjoy
> piercing pride more than just about anything else.
<snip>
> ...Of course, I have no idea if this is what he
> intended, but he's
> talking about the psychological concept of
> "thrownness," and he
> describes it better than many articles that purport
> to be /about/
> thrownness. I've always described it as being rather
> like the game
> "Myst" (if you recall that)*, only in this one,
there
> are lots of other
> people, many of whom are trying to screw you and
> each other (using any
> definition of that word that you like), nobody
> actually knows what the
> whole point of the game is, there's stuff here that
> can /kill/ you (and
> sometimes laughs about it) and there's no easy way
> to quit.
There's a term that's new to me...sounds like the
state one is in after being unceremoniously dumped by
a sneaky equine... ;)
Thanks also to G.D., Julia and Gary for the recs.
Debbi
Play Mysty For Me Maru ;)
*(I never did play that one)
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