Originally posted by Floorfiller
i just thought i'd say this.
we got a lot of people around here these days that don't seem to appreciate what we contribute to the boards so i don't know about the rest of you, but i'm going to stop contributing.
these are the same people that rely on us to ID their unknown tracks, fill in their dj tracklists, give them new tune suggestions that are "spacey" or "vocal" or "chill"...
seriously why are we wasting our time? we all spend a lot of time researching music and finding tunes that we love...we should just stop sharing that with all of these people that are always bitching...
let's face it, those that actually have a genuine interest in talking about music around here are sadly in the minority. i don't remember the last time i actually got a decent answer or good suggestion on this board...i can't remember the last time i found out about a tune on TA that i hadn't already known about...and when i do it's always the same ten people coming through with great sugestions. meanwhile we are excited to share music tastes and ideas with each other just so people with little radio shows can lurk and snatch up some good tracks that we suggest for their show next week.
it's just a bunch of crap. i mean we've already lost the TA battle to a bunch of people that are either promoting their average new tune or their cookie cutter radio show...and those that are just getting into the genre and think they know everything...
it sucks the most for those people that actually appreciate the suggestions of the TA "elitists" and want to expand their personal taste, but unfortunately the majority is ruining it for those people...
but really...lets keep our knowledge and opinions to ourselves. then where will TA be? it'll be a bunch of kids arguing about which tune on ASOT was the best that week, struggling to find new fresh music, wanting to know what that tune that dj played on that radio show was, and wishing they could get some suggestions for some "classics"...
we've tried our best to keep this site full of info, but we've lost...it's not our problem anymore.
HAH!
u sound like Dave Dresden,
not that i like/hate either u or him...
BTW... can someone explain to me how Africa fits into this thread?
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Dec-12-2005 05:07
Abhay
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Originally posted by dinoXpress
But thanks for judging me.
Heh,
now u know how it feels to be judged by someone on the other side of the planet that's never met u....
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Dec-12-2005 05:14
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Re: Re: for the TA elitists...
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Originally posted by Abhay
HAH!
BTW... can someone explain to me how Africa fits into this thread?
Dec-12-2005 05:45
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Originally posted by Abhay
Heh,
now u know how it feels to be judged by someone on the other side of the planet that's never met u....
No, its not a new feeling, but still an annoying one.
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Dec-12-2005 05:57
Purple
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I always thought that the shit state of modern Africa is down to the actions of European colonists such as the British and Germans in the 19th Century.
Dont forget the slave trade.
Dec-12-2005 06:03
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I always thought that the shit state of modern Africa is down to the actions of European colonists such as the British and Germans in the 19th Century.
You've it all awry. You're thinking of Antigua and the Caribbean and the 20th century, rathrer, which was debased by the British and other European (and American) foreigners, and Creoles. Mind you, this was all after the slave trade.
If you really want to get a good sense of it from the primary source, read "A Small Place" by Jamaica Kincaid. Highly entertaining.
Nice artwork, too:
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Dec-12-2005 06:14
Abhay
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Originally posted by AlphaStarred
You've it all awry. You're thinking of Antigua and the Caribbean and the 20th century, rathrer, which was debased by the British and other European (and American) foreigners, and Creoles. Mind you, this was all after the slave trade.
If you really want to get a good sense of it from the primary source, read "A Small Place" by Jamaica Kincaid. Highly entertaining.
Nice artwork, too:
u know, they took indians too, to Fiji, and the Trinidad/tobago region...
but the indians are doing well on both islands.
Dec-12-2005 06:34
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Originally posted by Abhay
u know, they took indians too, to Fiji, and the Trinidad/tobago region...
but the indians are doing well on both islands.
That's because Indians can't do hard labour.
On a side note: check out a canadian/indian comedian named russel peters... some funny shit.
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Dec-12-2005 06:37
Ang ' ela_ie
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I think this thread illustrates exactly what Jason's point is.
Here he is, trying to engage people in a real discussion about the direction things are headed on this board, and a bunch of loser no-names come in and jerk off all over the thread about something completely off topic, but then expect the rest of the know-it-alls to lead them to the proverbial new-music light.
I know that I dont have a lot of new info to contribute all the time, but at least I respect and am grateful to those that do.
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Dec-12-2005 07:33
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I always thought that the shit state of modern Africa is down to the actions of European colonists such as the British and Germans in the 19th Century.
You're right. It's not really accurate to say that the US screwed over Africa. Africa was basically sliced up into European colonies and then when all of the European countries pulled out of Africa in the 1960's, 1970's, they left the entire continent without a leg to stand on. Tutsi's and Hutu's, the two ethnic groups that fought in Rwanda are not actually ethnically different at all. They're the same people but the Belgians created a division in order to rule them easier.
Anyways, I'm not pointing blame at any country. I'm half Portuguese and they were the masters of the slave trade for hundreds of years. I'm just saying the US is not really to blame for Africa's current situation.
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Dec-12-2005 07:44
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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
I think this thread illustrates exactly what Jason's point is.
Here he is, trying to engage people in a real discussion about the direction things are headed on this board, and a bunch of loser no-names come in and jerk off all over the thread about something completely off topic, but then expect the rest of the know-it-alls to lead them to the proverbial new-music light.
I know that I dont have a lot of new info to contribute all the time, but at least I respect and am grateful to those that do.
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Dec-12-2005 08:54
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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
I think this thread illustrates exactly what Jason's point is.
Here he is, trying to engage people in a real discussion about the direction things are headed on this board, and a bunch of loser no-names come in and jerk off all over the thread about something completely off topic, but then expect the rest of the know-it-alls to lead them to the proverbial new-music light.
I know that I dont have a lot of new info to contribute all the time, but at least I respect and am grateful to those that do.
can someone explain to me how Africa fits into this thread?
