tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post7643309375977387049..comments2023-10-09T06:54:04.099-06:00Comments on Past Times and Present Tensions: The "cultural heritage" group neurosis 19: GroupThink analysis and examples (vii)John Hooker FSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-90711808095907224312016-09-10T11:15:40.353-06:002016-09-10T11:15:40.353-06:00Hi John,
The best archaeologists are often too bu...Hi John,<br /><br />The best archaeologists are often too busy with the real work and some of them have stopped taking part in online discussions because of the proliferation of messages from those with "cultist" and various "anti-" attitudes. Vincent Megaw, for example, stopped joining in discussions and just discusses in things in private emails now. I can understand his point -- he prefers to be involved with new ideas about his specialties. The loss to everyone is that they miss out on reading anything from him apart from what is in his books, papers and private discussions with them, personally. Thus some of the process of creating those books and papers is lost to view to most people. I wonder if the cultists of various stripes are pleased about that?<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />JohnJohn Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-8748447765075406122016-09-10T09:35:19.599-06:002016-09-10T09:35:19.599-06:00Hi John:
Hmmm, thought provoking indeed. There'...Hi John:<br />Hmmm, thought provoking indeed. There's another problem in that while the rank-and-file archaeologists who do the real work as opposed to the 'pontificators', fringe archaeology of the kind that's bound up in extreme Leftist dogma, seems to attract those suffering with psychological problems. <br /><br />The internet allows them the safety to vent their spleens in the most insulting and vitriolic manner, one which they wouldn't dare say to their 'victims' face-to-face. I know one (as I suspect you do) who is gives the impression (to me at least) of being completely of his trolley; a coin short of a hoard. <br /><br />'Do not feed the trolls' is excellent advice. <br /><br />Best<br /><br />John Howland<br />UK (Treasure Hunter & Collector)<br /><br /><br />John Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752752229384757087noreply@blogger.com