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Re: Further cause for concern: Podcast Solipsism

Sallie Goetsch (rhymes with "s — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:25:36 -0000

With cases of Podcast Solipsism springing up everywhere and a recent bad case of Podcast Withdrawal when For Immediate Release 69 refused to download properly this morning, I think we may need more than an update to the DSM-IV. It's time to open a Podcast Asylum. Sufferers of Podcast-related syndromes could smoke their podcast dope without imperiling innocent bystanders.

But what do we do about the even more serious condition I've been discovering among business owners and professionals, even here in California where we have the highest podcast population density in the world? I'm talking about Podcast Ignorance: a blank, glazed look in response to the very mention of the word "podcast."

Re: Further cause for concern: Podcast Solipsism

donna papacosta — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:43:10 -0000

At first, I was perplexed at my 17-yr-old daughter bouncing around the house with her iPod growing out of her ears. It can be disconcerting when I'm talking to her and she is "ignoring" me. Then she pulls the buds out of her head and says, "WHAT???" On the other hand, I no longer have to listen to Green Day at 1,000 decibels while she does her calculus homework. Mixed blessing, eh?

Re: Further cause for concern: Podcast Solipsism

Laura — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:48:07 -0000

First, congrats on the new look. Spiffy!

I've actually seen signs of solipsism in unlikely places....in the office, where professionals in their 30's are so plugged in, they won't answer their ringing phones! And on the sidewalk, a 60-something, white-haired lady was so "into" her iPod, she nearly knocked me over as she hummed tunelessly while power walking.

Let's be careful out there, people.