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Martian · 04-05-2011, 06:03 PM

Redlemon -- I appreciate the good word. It's nice to know we have fans.

Y'know, I won't pretend to know anything about elephant control. I'm not qualified to decide whether there was a better way to handle this situation, though my gut reaction is that there must be. I do know that I can't possibly understand what the situation was like for the farmers. I can project, in an abtract sense -- I can say that I imagine feelings of impotence, of fury, of dismay, as this huge organic engine of destruction lays waste to the crops that I've toiled over, and that I'm depending on to feed my family. But it's just imaginings. I lack the proper frame of reference to truly comprehend the issue from their perspective.

I can't help but wonder, though, if Mr. Parsons understands frames of reference. The overwhelming majority of his customers are from the developed world, where this sort of thing just doesn't exist. There's no contest between some abstract idea of crop destruction and the immediacy of the video in question.

There's a truism that there's no such thing as bad press. Perhaps that's the case in meatworld, but guys like Bob Parsons (or myself, for that matter) don't operate in that sphere. The systems we work with are entirely digital -- they're electrons in a machine. And when that's the world you live in, when five minutes and a mouse is all it takes to lose a customer, your name is all you have.

I don't feel confident in addressing whether it was right to shoot the elephant. I know how I feel, but feelings don't dictate right and wrong. I do feel confident in asserting that Bob Parsons is, at best, an idiot. I keep going back to my prior sentiment. Honestly, Bob, what were you thinking? What did you expect would happen?

So your sister is not the first customer we're seeing move domains, and she certainly won't be the last.

Fearless leader has been capitalizing on this, a bit. Honestly, I don't blame him. Our market can be fickle at times, and sometimes things happen that are outside your control. Some kid with a grudge launches a DoS attack, or some news outlet gets the wrong name. You always feel kind of bad about those sorts of things, because nobody did anything wrong. It's just what happens. I have no remorse over taking Go Daddy customers over this, because it was a clear and obvious example of stupidity in action.

And that's my expanded thoughts on the matter. I can't imagine what else I might say.

04-05-2011, 06:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Redlemon -- I appreciate the good word. It's nice to know we have fans. Y'know, I won't pretend to know anything about elephant control. I'm not qualified to decide whether there was a better way to handle this situation, though my gut reaction is that there must be. I do know that I can't possibly understand what the situation was like for the farmers. I can project, in an abtract sense -- I can say that I imagine feelings of impotence, of fury, of dismay, as this huge organic engine of destruction lays waste to the crops that I've toiled over, and that I'm depending on to feed my family. But it's just imaginings. I lack the proper frame of reference to truly comprehend the issue from their perspective. I can't help but wonder, though, if Mr. Parsons understands frames of reference. The overwhelming majority of his customers are from the developed world, where this sort of thing just doesn't exist. There's no contest between some abstract idea of crop destruction and the immediacy of the video in question. There's a truism that there's no such thing as bad press. Perhaps that's the case in meatworld, but guys like Bob Parsons (or myself, for that matter) don't operate in that sphere. The systems we work with are entirely digital -- they're electrons in a machine. And when that's the world you live in, when five minutes and a mouse is all it takes to lose a customer, your name is all you have. I don't feel confident in addressing whether it was right to shoot the elephant. I know how I feel, but feelings don't dictate right and wrong. I do feel confident in asserting that Bob Parsons is, at best, an idiot. I keep going back to my prior sentiment. Honestly, Bob, what were you thinking? What did you expect would happen? So your sister is not the first customer we're seeing move domains, and she certainly won't be the last. Fearless leader has been capitalizing on this, a bit. Honestly, I don't blame him. Our market can be fickle at times, and sometimes things happen that are outside your control. Some kid with a grudge launches a DoS attack, or some news outlet gets the wrong name. You always feel kind of bad about those sorts of things, because nobody did anything wrong. It's just what happens. I have no remorse over taking Go Daddy customers over this, because it was a clear and obvious example of stupidity in action. And that's my expanded thoughts on the matter. I can't imagine what else I might say. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame