Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/07
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I couldn't agree any more with this. I think you've hit the nail on the
head.
I also think you could add the fear of a lawsuit to that list. I don't
think
people realize how much this has impacted their day to day life in the
last
10-20 years. When I was studying industrial design, I had to design a
copy
machine. I built a lifesize mockup that resembled a black slab. It was
rejected, because they were worried that if it somehow got knocked
over(eventhough it was bolted in to the floor), it would open up the
buyer to a huge lawsuit.
feli
"R. Richard Hirtler" wrote:
> I think the problem is that in the past few decades two things critical to
> human society have become more and more scarce in the US. Privacy and
> manners.
>
> Privacy, in that a huge segment of the US media industry is built on
> catching people "in the act", whatever that means. Usually it means
> catching people at their worst (at least in the subject's eyes).
>
> Manners, in that it is so much easier to ask forgiveness than permission. I
> am not accusing anyone of being ill-mannered. But how many times have you
> seen people treat each other in a less than courteous way. Eventually,
> everyone's guard is up. Expecting strangers to walk up and pull a fast one
> on you.
>
> It's sad.
>
> -Rick in NJ
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