My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Tero » Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:50 am

These idiot Americans, always smiling. they need gloominess lessons from the Finns.
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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Ronja » Sun Sep 19, 2010 5:27 am

Tero wrote:These idiot Americans, always smiling. they need gloominess lessons from the Finns.
Exactly! :ddpan: :sighsm: :worried: :nono:
"The internet is made of people. People matter. This includes you. Stop trying to sell everything about yourself to everyone. Don’t just hammer away and repeat and talk at people—talk TO people. It’s organic. Make stuff for the internet that matters to you, even if it seems stupid. Do it because it’s good and feels important. Put up more cat pictures. Make more songs. Show your doodles. Give things away and take things that are free." - Maureen J

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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Randydeluxe » Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:28 am

I've started this book today. It was very entertaining at first, and I'm now in what feels like a long slog through breast cancer.
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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Ronja » Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:05 pm

Randydeluxe wrote:I've started this book today. It was very entertaining at first, and I'm now in what feels like a long slog through breast cancer.
That would be chapter one. But it will come to the good bit about macrophages (that she did her own PhD research on), and then it turns into a real suspense / detective story. :tup:
"The internet is made of people. People matter. This includes you. Stop trying to sell everything about yourself to everyone. Don’t just hammer away and repeat and talk at people—talk TO people. It’s organic. Make stuff for the internet that matters to you, even if it seems stupid. Do it because it’s good and feels important. Put up more cat pictures. Make more songs. Show your doodles. Give things away and take things that are free." - Maureen J

"...anyone who says it’s “just the Internet” can :pawiz: . And then when they come back, they can :pawiz: again." - Tigger
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