RE: Randy's "Reply to Professoranton"

RE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KvfTw6R1ag
I am NOT leaving Youtube (though I thought I might be when I shot this video). Interested parties, please look at my videos. The evidence is not at all in favor of Randy's claims. Some of my videos which are original poems and original works and arguments have received little attention while argumentative (and sensational ones) as well as bookish ones have received the most attention.

This is a video, I will dare to call it one of my "original idea ones," which has, contrary to Randy's logic, received very little attention (why so?). Moreover, it cuts to the central weakness in Randy's argument: the basic multi-generational nature of human life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av76c8i8UJc
An original poem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHwE1qIjtv4
also see these videos on Futuralness and "Thing for oneself" for related themes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h97ektcZEM4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsbGdsDR62Q
BRAIN AND READING: http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/wired-to-read/27928?sid=at&utm_sou...

As there are (and will continue to be) people today who neither want the confines of college nor want to abandon book culture, I guess I thought that Youtube could be an ideal place for dialogue about books and ideas from them. Apparently not, says Randy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4Q4dRpiK0

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Book culture
• transformation
• youtube
• study
• learning
• Epictetus
• Transactionalism

[IronicKismet]

Intellect is best fostered in solitude but character is best fostered in the stormy billows of the world.

I'd rather read something produced by a great character than a great intellect. A great character can produce a great intellect. I don't think a great intellect can always produce a great character.

[Professoranton]

This is very insightful. Much that seems right-minded to me.

[Mjhavok]

All Randy's videos have those books in the back. It wasn't a ploy directed at Corey.

[L1NK666XL1NK666]

Ive never said this to anyone on youtube, but ill miss you Prof :)

Please leave your old vids up though eh?

[Contextcatcher]

Tutorials for readers are very useful...You-Tube is also for minorities. That is the beautiful possibility of this medium. And there are already many forms of useful tutorials. People want to learn in many ways. Your'e not special Anton (smile).

[Contextcatcher]

Very very strange when I listen to Professor Anton I never had the idea he wants to be mister know it all. No I hear and see a passionate man who wants to share enthousiastic his knowledge with everybody. He is defending the art of reading. Against all odds. He is not consuming books because he forgets nothing. 'Our Anton' isn't indifferent like Randy the stingy mister know it all. Randy is envious because he tends to forget most of what he reads and can't reproduce it like bright Anton can.

[bluetoebeing]

YES!!!

[xy11xy]

I don't think these guys want to develop themselves. They want confirmation that they're not assholes.

"good video, moron"

"thanks!"

[f1ghtclub2k3]

@IronicKismet how about nietzsche?

[TheJokest]

truth

[AmericanAscetic]

I agree with every point anton makes about "book culture" and the study of texts however completely misses the point of randy's idea of the consumer "model" with his own. To consume does not necessarily imply gluttony is some sense. Really the "consumer model" randy alludes to but never really endorses, he uses it more as metaphor and not serious theory, encompasses anton's ideas of "book culture". Randy's is accepting of the diversity, anton yearns for cohesiveness among the community

[pointyhead1]

ProfessorAnton,

I'd say for that to make an interesting conversation, it requires showing that this cannot do for them whatever you think language does for you.