tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post5955747541869385086..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: Part XIX – The Good that Comes of GossipShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-22764063775509533772012-12-29T08:41:50.799+00:002012-12-29T08:41:50.799+00:00Susan (BTW, it's lovely having you to visit), ...Susan (BTW, it's lovely having you to visit), I'm for the most part trying only to report what Veblen wrote in a more current language and, if I find an obvious example from my own life, to illustrate his ideas a bit. I think the world has moved on a great deal in the last 100+ years and so many of his ideas are of course out of date. They still explain a lot to me about how things used to be (and I am fascinated by social history) and I believe he still sheds light on much -though not all - of human behaviour these days. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-55453637954693143462012-12-29T00:31:28.620+00:002012-12-29T00:31:28.620+00:00Maybe I'm in the minority but I don't stri...Maybe I'm in the minority but I don't strictly pick up social cues from what other consume. More likely I pick up a sense of creativity and character.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-21352595106828695152012-12-22T09:58:16.725+00:002012-12-22T09:58:16.725+00:00Beryl - Some years ago, I was asking a friend (A) ...Beryl - Some years ago, I was asking a friend (A) about another friend (B) (her marriage was getting a bit tricky last I knew). The thought crossed my mind that I was asking A to gossip about B. Then I decided that because I was genuinely concerned about B - who was far too busy to email much - it wasn't gossip because I was hoping for good news. Gossip seems to me to have a more malicious intent. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-84983982769723907392012-12-22T07:18:02.426+00:002012-12-22T07:18:02.426+00:00Gossip is so useful, but it has gotten such a bad ...Gossip is so useful, but it has gotten such a bad reputation from all the people who enjoy anything negative. I don't see myself gossiping about any body's bank balance, though.Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.com