[openbeos] Re: being the best or being mediocre
- From: Clay Vincent Schentrup <cvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 10:46:53 -0500
Reading this sounds so cool stoned.
Clay
>This is an interesting philosophical point that I see brought up over and
>over again.
>Seems like now adays it's better to be mediocre rather than the best so
>you are like "everyone else".
>I see this happening in obos, too.
>The main thing I loved about beos is it said, damn the old ways, we are
>going to be the best. Now I see, this thing about aping MS, and trying to
>only do what "90% of home users" would want. 90% of home users don't know
>that obos exists. If you talked about it to them 90% of them wouldn't
>care, in fact 90% of them would think that you were in need of some help.
>The point is that 90% of the world is not your friend, they don't love
>you, and they are an insufficient reason for not being your best at all
>times.
>I don't hear Jordan saying, "yea, I missed that shot b/c 90% of people
>watching at home would have missed it, too." :)
>best,
>Fred Ollinger (follinge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
>CCN sysadmin
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