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Sean Church writes
> Get a life, you wooley headed fool! I'm sick of hearing the plight of the  
> students, whining like spoiled children and screaming about the "evil  
> capitalist world" they live in. You sound like you don't know squat about the  
> real world.


Go for it Sean!

It might interest some of you to know what kind of eMail I received after I  
posted the original rant.

I was bracing for a torrent of hatemail -- it never came. Instead I discovered  
that I had touched a sympathetic serve with a lot of people. Everyday users,  
software developers, businesspeople, and even students responded with support.  
It appears that the "wooley headed fools" are in the minority (thankfully).

Here's a quick sample of the responses that I received:

"AMEN!!  But I wouldn't dare say it out loud, I've had too many run-ins with
academia already!"

"If they _did_ need it, they _would_ find the money (consider how many students  
spent much more than any software package costs on an automobile that often  
sits in their parking spot except for Thursday through Saturday when it sits in  
a parking lot at a bar or some such ...)."

"YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!
Excellent.  Thank you.  I ... agree with you and [am] glad that you had the  
courage to come forward"

"Even though I am a student and would not give up an opportunity to get
a good deal without a fight,  I comment (sic) you for speaking up and pointing
this out.  You are absolutely right, college student tend to take edu.
prices as some sort of G-d given right, and whine when they don't get
them."

I find it very comforting to know that reason and reality lurks below the  
surface here in comp.sys.next.misc.

SteakFace

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