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To: John Chen who wrote (79506)	10/4/1999 12:59:00 AM
From: KeepItSimple	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

Chen baby, you need to take a break from those psychoactive drugs for a while. :)

To: John Chen who wrote (79506)	10/4/1999 7:43:00 AM
From: Tom D	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

OT re: four letter words. Expletives are meaningless intensifiers. When we express ourselves in writing on SI, we have the opportunity to edit and polish our self-expression. Most of us strive to do this well, as a gesture of respect for the other members of the thread. One of my favorite novels as a youth was Melville's Billy Budd. One remarkable feature is that despite the passion, violence and setting on a ship, the entire book contains no expletives. Even though there are no expletives, I doubt anyone who reads the book thinks that it lacks emotional intensity or realism. The truth is that expletives are poor excuses for sloppy self-expression. Hopefully, they will never gain mainstream acceptance in written expression. Tom D

To: John Chen who wrote (79506)	10/4/1999 1:19:00 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Relax. The bubble will get some air let out of it starting next year, IMO. The initial "early adopter" phase of the Internet is almost over and reality will increasingly set in by the middle of next year. However, between then and now ecommerce will rock and roll the investment markets. But the slowing of growth rates will become increasingly apparent as we get into next year. I am not a "bear" on the Internet. But lavish valuations based on unrealistic profit expectations will discover that "virtual reality valuations" are eventually adjusted for real world results. A simplistic rule is to ride the nuts up this winter and sell them short by the spring.