New subject: Wildly OT: RE: Blanket insults for one's peer group, was Re: VCF East makes The Economist

6 Aug 2001

...
   The Economist
stands head and shoulders above most US media
 in terms of the depth of thinking in most of its articles.
 Perhaps you could browse their web site to see what I'm
 talking about.  Obviously the author was referring to the
 Windows PC, the mostly commonly used type of personal computer
 on the planet, at least among those of us who don't live
 in their parent's basement.  
   Now THAT's a pretty shitty thing to say.  Personally, I moved into my
 own place when I was 19, thank you very much, and have been
 supporting a good portion of my family for several years. 
Dave-

Actually, I probably resemble R.D.'s remark more than anyone
else on the list, but regardless of his intent, I can't take
it as an insult.

I moved into my parents' basement in 1969. By 1975, it had
become such a popular place that coming in through the front
door (which required screening by the folks) got to be too
much of a bother, so people would just knock on the window
and we'd pull it out and them in.

I stayed there until I moved out to shack up with some fellow 
hippies***. I stayed there until I realized I was the only hippie 
with a salary and all mine was going into the group support (though
life there did have its compensations).

I then moved back home to the parents' basement where I
remained until they died. 

Now it's my basement. I immediately moved upstairs into
the master bedroom. And no curtain climbers to distract
...
 from the accumulation, er, hobby... 
However, the basement today is a lonely place...

Regards,
-doug quebbeman

*** The 1967 "Death of Hippie" at the Human Be-In at People's
Park in Bezerkly notwithstanding.