Let a thousand weirdos bloom

cristalia sez:

So why the hell do people try so hard? I mean, we work and read and live in a maligned genre. We supposedly know all about other people's Good Taste not being us. Why's there no room for relative taste in our own house?

People try so hard because being an outsider can be dangerous--of course, all those people trying to be safe insiders is what makes being an outsider dangerous. It's one of those prisoner's dilemna thingies. We live in a relatively safe society, and can afford to calm down a little.

From a more positive angle, the more something is liked, the more support it gets, and the more of it there's likely to be.

As for Good Taste in the larger society, I'm rather amazed at the idea that Great art appeals to universal human values--and therefore people have to be trained to appreciate it.

Link thanks to matociquala.

I'm listening to Alash, and I can't figure out why they aren't wildly popular. Same goes for .

Let a thousand weirdos bloom

cristalia sez:

So why the hell do people try so hard? I mean, we work and read and live in a maligned genre. We supposedly know all about other people's Good Taste not being us. Why's there no room for relative taste in our own house?

People try so hard because being an outsider can be dangerous--of course, all those people trying to be safe insiders is what makes being an outsider dangerous. It's one of those prisoner's dilemna thingies. We live in a relatively safe society, and can afford to calm down a little.

From a more positive angle, the more something is liked, the more support it gets, and the more of it there's likely to be.

As for Good Taste in the larger society, I'm rather amazed at the idea that Great art appeals to universal human values--and therefore people have to be trained to appreciate it.

Link thanks to matociquala.

I'm listening to Alash, and I can't figure out why they aren't wildly popular. Same goes for .

Google spreadsheet questions

I'm working on a spreadsheet for my mailing list. I've never really worked with a spreadsheet before, and certainly not with google spreadsheet. Once I've got all the names and addresses nicely pinned down in their little boxes, how do I make them into a comma-separated list?

How do I edit inside a cell? And what may be the same question, how do I copy what's in a cell?

Update: Small victory--I found out that I use the insert key to be able to edit inside cells. Inspiration struck after I used delete to clear a cell out.

Google spreadsheet questions

I'm working on a spreadsheet for my mailing list. I've never really worked with a spreadsheet before, and certainly not with google spreadsheet. Once I've got all the names and addresses nicely pinned down in their little boxes, how do I make them into a comma-separated list?

How do I edit inside a cell? And what may be the same question, how do I copy what's in a cell?

Update: Small victory--I found out that I use the insert key to be able to edit inside cells. Inspiration struck after I used delete to clear a cell out.

Does point of view have a history?

Point of view is a big topic for the writers about sf writing I happen to read.

I assume there was a time when writers focused on other things. Tone? Plot structure? Pacing? Something else?

Was there a point when point of view was discovered as an important factor in stories?

Does point of view have a history?

Point of view is a big topic for the writers about sf writing I happen to read.

I assume there was a time when writers focused on other things. Tone? Plot structure? Pacing? Something else?

Was there a point when point of view was discovered as an important factor in stories?