Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 23 Jun 1996.
"Iconoclast"
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 23 Jun 1996
Joris Bellenger (svz...@xs4all.nl) wrote, in part -- > Today an iconoclast is someone who doesn't care for traditions. Kinda > rude egotist I'd say. What's glorifying in this I don't know. "Iconoclast" is derived from a Greek expression meaning "smasher of icons." An icon is an image or depiction of something else, and therefore necessarily false, though whether that means it should be smashed is another question.... In any event, an iconoclast is not necessarily one who rejects tradition; it can be one who rejects newer objects of worship -- anyone for whom "it's the trend" or "everyone does it" is not reason enough to take a road that an inner voice says not to take.... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ .----. | / ` / \ |\ | / \ / ` | / \ ( | |C>_ | M$ programmers Dan Strychalski dsk...@cameonet.cameo.com.tw __`===='__ make it a pane _|_ \_, \_/ | \| \_/ \_, |__ | | __) | |_/.::::.\_| .----. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: |C>_ | :: Daniel N. Strychalski :::::::: Writer, translator, dabbler :: /_`===='_\ :: dsk...@cameonet.cameo.com.tw ::: in programming, iconoclast. :: |_/~~~~~~\_| :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~~~~~~~
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