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Re: CHAT: Unsolicited abuse

From:Sally Caves <scaves@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 12, 1999, 19:31
John Cowan wrote:

> Nik Taylor wrote: > > > And no less "non-utilitarian" either. What "practical" use is there for > > music or fiction-writing? > > Ah, but there's money in those. Or at least there can be. That > makes "practical" people grudgingly tolerate them.
Not only money, John, but public acclaim, which is almost moreimportant. As Tolkien said, inventing a language can't win you any prizes. Sally