tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post4048369808853760021..comments2024-03-26T16:06:54.317-04:00Comments on Reflections From The Bell Curve: An Unnecessary, Irrelevant, Redundant Ailment Pat Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-12608619422006867452020-05-26T20:04:05.780-04:002020-05-26T20:04:05.780-04:00JM; So the lists you're talking about (to do&#...JM; So the lists you're talking about (to do's, groceries, etc.) are what I'd call utilitarian and can't - as you said - be discarded because of Wikipedia, obviously. And this "lifelong list maker" has lots of those all the time and gets immense (perverse?) satisfaction scratching stuff off of them. But ... for a list-making geek like me, those are just the tip of the iceberg list-wise. And that's where Wikipedia has helped lighten my "lifelong" burden. This is definitely the subject of a near-future conversation my dear JM. Pat Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461263795359198289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6414826739553623574.post-55769192530454564092020-05-26T18:44:43.063-04:002020-05-26T18:44:43.063-04:00I'd like some clarity on "lifelong list m...I'd like some clarity on "lifelong list makers." "List makers" should not be a general category of people. Although I would have described myself as a list maker prior to this blog, there exists no list of mine that can be discarded with the advent of Wikipedia. Can Wikipedia complete a task or accomplish a goal? Lists are not lists that cannot be crossed off. JMnoreply@blogger.com