Posted by sid on January 28, 2002, at 16:23:29
In reply to Re: Grocery aisle analogy » sid, posted by jane d on January 28, 2002, at 14:17:09
> > Plus, not everybody goes to the dairy aisle of the veggy aisle without encouragement. So for good nutrition, we should have a bit of everything in each aisle.
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> Sid -
> This is a bit too paternalistic for my taste. You could as easily argue that everyone should keep up with world affairs and that a daily news briefing posted here would be appropriate because it was good for us. How about a reminder about safe winter driving while we're at it?Jane,
I was keeping with the grocery aisle analogy. Your world affairs and safe water comments have nothing to do with the analogy. In my message, I mentioned that grocery stores are for profit businesses while this web site is supposed to have, in part, an educational purpose. That's not paternalistic, that's what Dr.Bob supposedly intends, from the agreement we all have to read before being allowed to post here. That is why his grocery aisle analogy is, at best, weak.
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