11-14-2009, 06:27 AM
Getting back on to the topic of Steve Foerster (sorry Steve, but you knew we would eventually)...
IIRC he's working on a doctorate at AT Still, which is a fine DL program. I wonder if, when he first started posting, he wasn't like a lot of newbies, eager to jump on the Klempner Klone bandwagon.
But then, as he got smarter and better educated, both in terms of his general knowledge and as to his understanding of DL issues, he began to see how being an agent for the wealthy higher education cartel is really not the same as being an agent for change or freedom.
When he got called out about being "Jenny Masseldorf" he said he had changed his point of view on a lot of those issues. Now, it would be nice if he had changed his viewpoint on, say, paying his child support too. But overall it seems like he's a guy whose aim is getting better as he begins to see the targets more clearly. The Klones are not about freedom at all, but rather about control and limiting choice.
Most of us grow over time, given the opportunity and the inclination. Steve seems like a guy who appreciates having choice and having a place for a thoughtful comment. Now it seems he more fully realizes who stands for that and who doesn't.
IIRC he's working on a doctorate at AT Still, which is a fine DL program. I wonder if, when he first started posting, he wasn't like a lot of newbies, eager to jump on the Klempner Klone bandwagon.
But then, as he got smarter and better educated, both in terms of his general knowledge and as to his understanding of DL issues, he began to see how being an agent for the wealthy higher education cartel is really not the same as being an agent for change or freedom.
When he got called out about being "Jenny Masseldorf" he said he had changed his point of view on a lot of those issues. Now, it would be nice if he had changed his viewpoint on, say, paying his child support too. But overall it seems like he's a guy whose aim is getting better as he begins to see the targets more clearly. The Klones are not about freedom at all, but rather about control and limiting choice.
Most of us grow over time, given the opportunity and the inclination. Steve seems like a guy who appreciates having choice and having a place for a thoughtful comment. Now it seems he more fully realizes who stands for that and who doesn't.