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Chris Elmore wrote:
>     I am amazed how the internet has become an almost instantaneous global
peer review. This >is a good thing. Like a scientific journal, a new
standard ("paradigm" if you can stand hearing >that word just once more) can
be presented and debated. .

While I fully agree with and practice the DIR system, this reminded me of an
article I read claiming that the Internet, and improved communication in
general, would actually have a detrimental effect on development of new
ideas. The argument was along along the lines of that small isolated groups
tend to evolve faster, developing more varied approaches along different
lines of thought, resulting in a greater chance of one of the paths
surviving.

Then again...maybe this is what we are seeing. Imagine us approaching the
K-T boundary quickly, with TDI and IANTD being the big lumbering
brontosaurs, and DIR and GUE being the little furry mammals about to inherit
the planet. (Oh shit...Did I just call George a rat? Sorry.)

Drew

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