Re: [microsound] Derrida Article in N.Y.T.

[Bill Ashline <ashline@xxxxxxxxx>]

It's not worth cataloguing the writings of morons on death of Derrida
who themselves have yet to master a single page of his text.  Derrida
has done more in one lifetime than any of these people could aspire to
within 20.

Yeah, deconstruction and Derrida are hard work, but so is physics,
econometrics, and advanced calculus.  The rewards come after the work
is done, but I wouldn't trust 99% of journalists to figure that out. 
Mark Taylor's follow up obit made this point.  "To people addicted to
sound bites and overnight polls, Mr. Derrida's works seem hopelessly
obscure. It is undeniable that they cannot be easily summarized or
reduced to one-liners."

The Derrida obit writers remind me of standup comics who can't tell jokes.

RIP Jacques Derrida.

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