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I'm not sure why you are so reluctant to see other points of view or to entertain the fact that you might be missing something that other people are not, but I

I'm not sure why you are so reluctant to see other points of view or to entertain the fact that you might be missing something that other people are not, but I won't push it.

dylan604 4y ago
well, i'm really not sure what this point is that you're harping on, but whatevs. i'm arguing that the experience of enjoying pirate radio is not solely tied to tuning in a signal via airwaves. pirate radio use airwaves as that's the signal that was available at the time to them. you could be at your house, in your car, or wherever and listen to it. the "it" was the thing though. it was non-rules conforming, it was whatever it wanted to be. people would call each other up, and "tune-in" to the same signal if they were in the same area. (it just so happens at that time, if you were calling someone, you were probably in their area.) now, radio isn't as widely used. instead, we can share the same signal via internet radios. you can still "call" a friend to have a shared experience listening to the same signal at the same time. only now, you are not limited in broadcast range nor local call range. it can be global. tell me what pirate operator would not have accepted a global reach vs whatever their transmitters could reach. how's that for entertaining a thought exercise? can you keep up, or do you need a minute to stretch and get warmed up still?
- Eisenstein 4y ago
  Thanks for the patronizing lecture but you completely missed the entire point.
  - dylan604 4y ago
    Typically, if someone was to use the phrase "I have no idea what the point is" is pretty good context clue that I might need to reiterate what the point really is. So, let me ask for it point blank...what is the point you are wanting to make that I have entirely missed?
    - Eisenstein 4y ago
      I'm sorry for being so hard on you yesterday. Your glib tone struck me as condescending and the snarky quip about stretching and 'vaulted analytical whatever' had me really disliking you. I hope that wasn't your intention and if that is the case then I apologize. I honestly wasn't trying to be combative with the initial reply about concrete thinking. It was so completely obvious to me that the other responder and I were talking about something completely different than you were and it seemed logical that you might be thinking using a different process than everyone else.
    - Eisenstein 4y ago
      You have already had at least three people try to explain it to you, and you railroaded over them with your manic discourse without even attempting to parse what they wrote. The grandparent is speaking of using the radio bands for a purpose which may have no real audience or utility, but is used because the medium itself is interesting. You are trying to pivet to 'just use the internet' like someone would say to a film lover going to see a classic film in the cinema 'why not watch it on blu-ray'. If you don't get that people like to do things because they are interested in the experience of the medium then I am not sure what else to write. Have a pleasant day.

I'm not sure why you are so reluctant to see other points of view or to entertain the fact that you might be missing something that other people are not, but I won't push it.

dylan604 4y ago

well, i'm really not sure what this point is that you're harping on, but whatevs. i'm arguing that the experience of enjoying pirate radio is not solely tied to tuning in a signal via airwaves. pirate radio use airwaves as that's the signal that was available at the time to them. you could be at your house, in your car, or wherever and listen to it. the "it" was the thing though. it was non-rules conforming, it was whatever it wanted to be. people would call each other up, and "tune-in" to the same signal if they were in the same area. (it just so happens at that time, if you were calling someone, you were probably in their area.) now, radio isn't as widely used. instead, we can share the same signal via internet radios. you can still "call" a friend to have a shared experience listening to the same signal at the same time. only now, you are not limited in broadcast range nor local call range. it can be global. tell me what pirate operator would not have accepted a global reach vs whatever their transmitters could reach. how's that for entertaining a thought exercise? can you keep up, or do you need a minute to stretch and get warmed up still?

Eisenstein 4y ago
Thanks for the patronizing lecture but you completely missed the entire point.
- dylan604 4y ago
  Typically, if someone was to use the phrase "I have no idea what the point is" is pretty good context clue that I might need to reiterate what the point really is. So, let me ask for it point blank...what is the point you are wanting to make that I have entirely missed?
  - Eisenstein 4y ago
    I'm sorry for being so hard on you yesterday. Your glib tone struck me as condescending and the snarky quip about stretching and 'vaulted analytical whatever' had me really disliking you. I hope that wasn't your intention and if that is the case then I apologize. I honestly wasn't trying to be combative with the initial reply about concrete thinking. It was so completely obvious to me that the other responder and I were talking about something completely different than you were and it seemed logical that you might be thinking using a different process than everyone else.
  - Eisenstein 4y ago
    You have already had at least three people try to explain it to you, and you railroaded over them with your manic discourse without even attempting to parse what they wrote. The grandparent is speaking of using the radio bands for a purpose which may have no real audience or utility, but is used because the medium itself is interesting. You are trying to pivet to 'just use the internet' like someone would say to a film lover going to see a classic film in the cinema 'why not watch it on blu-ray'. If you don't get that people like to do things because they are interested in the experience of the medium then I am not sure what else to write. Have a pleasant day.