Check Out "The Conversation"
I found a post over at "The Conversation", a blog with many posts and strong opinions about the current state of Pittsburgh.
The premise of the post is that he and I are opposites in the Pittsburgh blog world -He is a cynical realist, and I am an optimist with unconditional love for all things Pittsburgh. ( The post title "Paging Dr. Pangloss" is a reference to a character in Candid who is not only irrationally optimistic, but who distorts the reality around him to justify his optimism. )
I posted a response that disagrees with his opinion of Proud Pittsburgh, but recognizes the need for both cynics and optimists.
Please check out his post, and my response. I promised to read his post often, and I encourage my readers to do the same.
You can find "The Conversation" here at http://jonathanpotts.blogspot.com/2006/04/paging-dr-pangloss.html
The premise of the post is that he and I are opposites in the Pittsburgh blog world -He is a cynical realist, and I am an optimist with unconditional love for all things Pittsburgh. ( The post title "Paging Dr. Pangloss" is a reference to a character in Candid who is not only irrationally optimistic, but who distorts the reality around him to justify his optimism. )
I posted a response that disagrees with his opinion of Proud Pittsburgh, but recognizes the need for both cynics and optimists.
Please check out his post, and my response. I promised to read his post often, and I encourage my readers to do the same.
You can find "The Conversation" here at http://jonathanpotts.blogspot.com/2006/04/paging-dr-pangloss.html
posted by Proud Pittsburgh at 1:38 PM
3 Comments:
I look forward to catching up with the Conversation. We are considering moving back to Pittsburgh after a 22 year absence and we need to see the good and the bad of the city we may call home again.
There will always be people like that. They seem to think anyone with a positive view of this city is a Pollyanna. Whatever, I have read through your blog and I do not think you are some kind of blind optimist. Keep up the good work!
I might add that I have a very positive view of this city. No one forces me to live here. I have a dim view of our government, and many of the civic and economic development organizations, that I think have held the region back for 50-some years, and that seem wedded to the same old ways of doing things.
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