tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post113086173765379171..comments2024-03-18T19:46:10.130+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Schizophrenia, incest, moving in circlesJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130990846089110482005-11-03T09:37:00.000+05:302005-11-03T09:37:00.000+05:30And Vivek, thanks for that anonymous comment. hope...And Vivek, thanks for that anonymous comment. hope you enjoy the story.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130989631727165582005-11-03T09:17:00.000+05:302005-11-03T09:17:00.000+05:30Samit: good heavens, never realised that! I really...Samit: good heavens, never realised that! I really should get Chetan to pay me now - what with my also doing a story on blogs as publicity tools (in which both of you are quoted, by the way)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130989032601474462005-11-03T09:07:00.000+05:302005-11-03T09:07:00.000+05:30and the picture youve used is half the cover image...and the picture youve used is half the cover image of 1N@TC2. clearly a conspiracy.shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107058036150179873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130963801160890982005-11-03T02:06:00.000+05:302005-11-03T02:06:00.000+05:30Wait. You mean I don't have to feel bad about neve...Wait. You mean I don't have to feel bad about never getting around to applying for journalism school? But that's one of the ten biggest regrets of my life. You can't take that away from me! It's NOT FAIR!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and is it just me, or isn't it just a leetle ironic that this is practically the first post on a blog meant exclusively for people who are, well, journalists?Falstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791162324919462038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130958596910072642005-11-03T00:39:00.000+05:302005-11-03T00:39:00.000+05:30Agree with M. Map. I couldn't crib enough when I r...Agree with M. Map. I couldn't crib enough when I ran into the same folks over and over again. But now that I can't get a glimpse of them, I have to settle for phone conversations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130927609168988342005-11-02T16:03:00.000+05:302005-11-02T16:03:00.000+05:30But dont people already know how your blog story w...But dont people already know how your blog story would read?? Another backscratching orgy which would throw up a few more, newer posterboys of free speech. Keeping it all in the family, eh. And then Malcom Marshallsea of therealjournalismreview.com would hold it aloft as the perfect riposte (and probably the one of the finest pieces of journalism to come out of the country in recent memory; CNN YJA, Seema Nazareth, etc here comes Jabberwock) to a cranky Forbes cover on blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130917692054146632005-11-02T13:18:00.000+05:302005-11-02T13:18:00.000+05:30Easy as it is to appreciate the reasons why they i...Easy as it is to appreciate the reasons why they irritate you, you'll be thankful for these intersecting circles if ever you see the day when you can have a sensible conversation about the things dearest to you only via a) the phone b) e-mail c) blog comments. Like I have. Ha!The Marauder's Maphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691114757718617846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130916124698050192005-11-02T12:52:00.000+05:302005-11-02T12:52:00.000+05:30much like the venn diagram and your take on incest...much like the venn diagram and your take on incestous circles<BR/>it's the same everywhere- professional or personal space<BR/>when i was in college i would wonder no matter which party i found my self at i would meet the same people- every circle crisscrossed and i thought there are only 500 people who party in delhi<BR/>today i am not even surprised when a friend of mine tells me about their engagement and i know the person- though soo new in their lives - from some place totally unconnected<BR/>it's a small world- maybe too small on some days ;)lemontreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558903480161628836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130915003399730042005-11-02T12:33:00.000+05:302005-11-02T12:33:00.000+05:30T_M: HR in media??? What on earth are u talking ab...T_M: HR in media??? What on earth are u talking about!!!Bonatellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111853561300495031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130913885119073422005-11-02T12:14:00.000+05:302005-11-02T12:14:00.000+05:30Eye-opener of a post. Have always wondered if the ...Eye-opener of a post. Have always wondered if the incestuous camaraderie can get trying. From the outside, these things can look very glamorous and perhaps 9 times out of ten, they are. but then.Vikram Johrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016674284703056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130913193089892782005-11-02T12:03:00.000+05:302005-11-02T12:03:00.000+05:30well said...two things I would like to say. First,...well said...two things I would like to say. First, read less (it helps sometimes) second, get a life apart from journos. This is a sad lot!!<BR/><BR/>I am saying this because, though I am new to this circle and profession, I have realised that one can lose his sanity in no time. I'm not saying that all journalists belong to one category, some are BRILLIANT too. But sometimes you feel great being a mediocre and when you don't have to live up to any expectations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151477909242351149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130912549848795182005-11-02T11:52:00.000+05:302005-11-02T11:52:00.000+05:30Shoummo: you can do a search on Amazon, or the off...Shoummo: you can do a search on Amazon, or the official New Yorker site. Or just check the link I’ve put on this post where I mention the Complete New Yorker. <BR/><BR/>P.S. there have been a few too many 'wank' references on this blog lately. hope those Net monitors don't censor me again.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130910651297848102005-11-02T11:20:00.000+05:302005-11-02T11:20:00.000+05:30I'm glad you admit that lit journalisim and bloggi...I'm glad you admit that lit journalisim and blogging are incestuous worlds. As Julien Sorel says, I've found that a lot of blogs are pretty much used to pat each on the backs without questioning some of the more off key statements they make. And if one does attempt to raise a valid question or two, the response is usually defensive, which becomes very ironic when those being thus defensive make their living from criticising others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130905599382258422005-11-02T09:56:00.000+05:302005-11-02T09:56:00.000+05:30Actually Warriors, I wasn't referring to just the ...Actually Warriors, I wasn't referring to just the Indian students. Even if you move beyond the very tightly circumscribed national cliques like Indian, Chinese, Korean, etc., you are still confined to a circle of international students. However, they are certainly multinational and interesting enough, so I'm not complaining!thalassa_mikrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942716364297839680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130877637573955982005-11-02T02:10:00.000+05:302005-11-02T02:10:00.000+05:30One simple solution is to realize that life is not...One simple solution is to realize that life is not just about books, specially given that you already earn your living from books!!<BR/><BR/>We all move in limited and closed circles, but as one of the previous commenters mentioned, many of us who are tired of the intellectual cretinism of our fellow workers frequent these blogs to expand the circumference of the same circle !!<BR/><BR/>You should also try to expand your circle! Of course that doesn't mean, shut down your blog ;)Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130876754370963382005-11-02T01:55:00.000+05:302005-11-02T01:55:00.000+05:30Whoa...!!!This is actually what people outside tha...Whoa...!!!<BR/><BR/>This is actually what people outside that circle always suspected. This is indeed one incestuous circle. You guys are just <I>too</I> nice to each other. And this creates an atmosphere of "monoculture", as the previous commenter mentioned, which results in boredom. <BR/><BR/>the whole thing works on I-will-scratch-yours-you-will-scratch-mine or in the venerable tradition of this blog I-will-wank-yours-you-will-wank-mine :)<BR/><BR/>About moving in small closed circles? that's true with any profession. What is important is to keep pushing the diameter of the circle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130872941851325942005-11-02T00:52:00.000+05:302005-11-02T00:52:00.000+05:30I agree with you thalassa_mikra - one of the most ...I agree with you thalassa_mikra - one of the most tragic esperiences of being an immigrant is to inevitably run into the same fellow immigrants at every gathering. The discussion is predictably about cricket, Bollywood and nauseating nostalgia about India. <BR/><BR/>Then there is the monoculture of fellow workers - if you find someone who reads anything other than self-help books or about how to be a great manager or executive or some such, you can consider your week blessed. Yes, even Dan Brown, Sidney Sheldon or Tom Clancy will do, my friend. <BR/><BR/>So, after you have such intellectual cretinism at work and in your social circles, the blogosphere, at the very least, offers me vignettes of people's lives that are very different from mine. Like journalists, for instance :-)Warriors of the Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702324719500454654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130872065026836822005-11-02T00:37:00.000+05:302005-11-02T00:37:00.000+05:30Happens in other contexts as well. I attend a univ...Happens in other contexts as well. I attend a university with a very large student body, and yet if you are an international student, you invariable end up running into acquaintances of acquaintances at meetings and parties. <BR/><BR/>Of course being in the media and in such close proximity with those you write about gives it another dimension. But isn't it the same sort of dilemma for the HR manager who has to make tough hire and fire decisions and yet interact socially with his employees?thalassa_mikrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942716364297839680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130867587911506372005-11-01T23:23:00.000+05:302005-11-01T23:23:00.000+05:30how true!!how true!!Bonatellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111853561300495031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130866718511328782005-11-01T23:08:00.000+05:302005-11-01T23:08:00.000+05:30Interesting thought about moving in closed circles...Interesting thought about moving in closed circles. Maybe something is to be said about that and flow of new ideas. The more varied kind of people you meet the more ideas you have. Of course the downside of that is that you have to go through the motions of getting to know the other person... leaving the social safety zone and all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1130864205618748242005-11-01T22:26:00.000+05:302005-11-01T22:26:00.000+05:30hola,this is shoummo from mexico. would like to kn...hola,<BR/><BR/>this is shoummo from mexico. would like to know a bit more about the new yorker dvd s. will then ask my contacts in india to buy them.<BR/><BR/>bye,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com