(Ian Charles Hooper) writes:
>I just have one comment at this time, and it is that the name
>Zippy may not be so bad after all. I think this because I have
>told many of my friends about this whole thing. Most of them are
>not impressed by the name, but then are attracted to the ideas it
>represents. I find that by telling them right off the start that
>there is this thing going on that has a stupid name, they are not
>so defensive. It is like they can listen to the ideas, without
>any preconceived notions of what it might be about.
I agree with Ian. Since its *inevitable* that if this goes anywhere, it will show up in tabloid media reduced to the lowest common denominator that they can manage, we might as we *proactively* use a silly sounding non-descriptive name (I think Life Magazine came up with "hippie") and just get it out of the way. If we have ideals that bind us across the frontiers of our individ èual interests, sub-cultures, and backgrounds, these ideals can then remain relatively unmolested "beneath the surface" as it were. Our fifteen minutes of fame can come and go with minimal distraction to the real goal of realiizng our dreams. Anyone who'll listen past the word, can probably find something to relate to in those dreams. Anyone who can't, may not be ready yet or may prefer to make Bob Dole's dreams come true :-) Better these last should think of us as inconsequential and just go about their business (and let fly the dogs of *p*e*a*c*e* )
Otter
Newsgroups: alt.culture.zippies
From: dcn00140@wheel.ucdavis. edu (Jackson Riggen)
Subject: Re: Not a bad name?
Organization: University of California, Davis
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 22:10:54 GMT
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DavidOtter (davidotter@aol.com) wrote:
: In article
: (Ian Charles Hooper) writes:
>>>stuff deleted<<<
: I agree with Ian. Since its *inevitable* that if this goes anywhere, it
: will show up in tabloid media reduced to the lowest common denominator
: that they can manage, we might as we *proactively* use a silly sounding
: non-descriptive name (I think Life Magazine came up with "hippie") and
: just get it out of the way. If we have ideals that bind us across the
: frontiers of our individual interests, sub-cultures, and backgrounds,
: these ideals can then remain relatively unmolested "beneath the surface"
: as it were. Our fifteen minutes of fame can come and go with minimal
: distraction to the real goal of realiizng our dreams. Anyone who'll
: listen past the word, can probably find something to relate to in those
: dreams. Anyone who can't, may not be ready yet or may prefer to make Bob
: Dole's dreams come true :-) Better these last should think of us as
: inconsequential and just go about their business (and let fly the dogs of
: *p*e*a*c*e* )
: Otter
Interesting approach. One I can identify with, though. I quickly learned after my rebellious days in highschool that the best way to promote a subversive perspective is to fade into the background; become NORMAL! Ironic, after so many years of TV and pop culture overload we're actively SEEKING avoidance of Warhol's "15 minutes"! Then again, doesn't this approach embody the PRONOIA aspect of Zippdom, plotting to HELP people behind their backs? Ssshhhh...
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