Letters to the Editor
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Eactly right, a "wounded vanity" production
Siegel's "sprezzatura" caper wasn't just childish and dishonest--it was terminally pathetic. He lived and then he died by the Internet, debasing it far more than the dumbest anonymous poster ever could. Now he comes back to say that everyone else should have to die by it too. That's Narcissism 101: if my world ends, everybody's world should have to end.
To the letter-writer who thinks that after all there is some truth to Siegel's Chicken Little rant: there is ALWAYS some truth to Chicken Little rants. When writing was invented, someone complained that our memories would atrophy as a result, and that someone was right. What makes Chicken Little so boring is that the sky is always falling, and there is never a shortage of fuming superannuated birdbrains to bring us the news.
Are we all going to hell in a handbasket because of the Internet? No. SIEGEL went to hell in a handbasket because of the Internet. If he now wants to rehabilitate himself, I suggest that he try to put himself right instead of putting everyone else in the wrong. He should start by getting down on his knees and thanking his lucky stars that anyone will still pay to publish him, and then in his next piece try to express a little gratitude to anyone who is still willing to read him.