On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 04:21:39PM -0500, Doug Brewer wrote: > At 01:24 PM 3/28/02 -0500, Nitin wrote: > >Identifying is different (somewhat) from feeling pride. If the basis of > >Joe Nikon's pride is the same as that of Moe Pentax, and Joe gets to > >identify with a lot more shooters than Moe does, I dont see why Moe > >should feel pride while Joe is having his insecurities stroked. > > Point out to me somewhere in the thread where I said Joe was getting his > insecurities stroked.
"Now, if you're a freelancer with enough clout to get accredited by the folks at the Super Bowl or the Olympics or some other high profile event, you can call Canon or Nikon, whichever you shoot, and they will be more than happy to loan you a long fast piece of glass, so that Joe Sportwatcher can see you on the sideline and be able to feel good about himself because he has the same brand of camera you do. It's a great way to prey on the insecurities of the camera-buying public." It just seems like that to me. > > >Well if you look back at the thread you have made more assumptions about > >my motives than what i said. To me it seems like i am holding the mop. > > I have no clue as to your motives. You still attributed quite a few things to me. > I made a statement that everyone else seems to be able to take at face > value, but which you apparently object to. Is that it? I am unable to understand the basis for feeling proud on seeing pentax pro users. So yes, that i have objections to if thats what you mean. > Or are you still pissed because I unsubscribed you? huh ? Ah! well i didnt realise you were the list owner until you said this. That thing was long time ago and i never was pissed about it. Only surprised. > > >I am not sure which of my concerns you are addressing here. What has > >pentax-pride to do with users of this list using non-pentax brands ? > > Are you really this dense? That didnt help enlighten me. > > >You seem to imply it would make sense to say: > > > >Hey, be proud there are other people who use pentax. Look at the number > >of people on this list! > > No, what I originally wrote was very clear to everyone but you. I have no > concern with your reading into it what wasn't there. Maybe it wasnt there originally but your clarifications to what you said originally essentially come down to feel good when you see a pro using pentax. Add a pentax spin and you get above. > > > >Again there seems to be an implicit notion here that the nikon/canon shooters > >wouldn't have preferred it had their employers not issued them the > >equipment. > > And again, you can read into it what you like, but that's not what I said. Then you didnt say it well. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
