From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2006-09-11T22:53:02+09:00
Subject: Re: anti-advocacy advocacy

William Crawford wrote:
> 
> I agree about the sports fans, though.  But I think it's a different 
> reason.  Fans don't pick their teams on logic.  It's cultural and 
> emotional.  And in order to enjoy it fully, they heavily invest 
> themselves in these emotional ties.  They gain nothing from complacency 
> and everything from zealotry.  Expect them to truly care when they 
> answer surveys about their sport.  Even if there's no logic in the 
> caring.
> 

Sometimes I wonder if people exercise logic in their choice
of software tools, or in any other area of life.

Hal