> So, though an event might be distant in time
> and space, if it is of sufficient magnitude and
> has sufficient value significance to the individual
> in question, it may be very important indeed.
> This is why some people care about distant
> events, and others don't.
Richard Milhouse Nixon expressed a similar view
but more concisely when he was warned by an
aide one morning that the Italian Lira had taken
a beating on the currency markets the day before.
Nixon is on tape replying to that with:
"Why should I care a f*** about the Lira?"
Derek Thornton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Wharton" <jgw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: nuts or huts !
> and space, if it is of sufficient magnitude and
> has sufficient value significance to the individual
> in question, it may be very important indeed.
> This is why some people care about distant
> events, and others don't.
Richard Milhouse Nixon expressed a similar view
but more concisely when he was warned by an
aide one morning that the Italian Lira had taken
a beating on the currency markets the day before.
Nixon is on tape replying to that with:
"Why should I care a f*** about the Lira?"
Derek Thornton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Wharton" <jgw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <DESIGN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: nuts or huts !