Jack,
This isn't thesession.org and I haven't seen anybody in this thread being messianic about not reading.

The conversation here is funny..it went from people talking about what they do/think..on to a little light finger pointing about what others do (the 'others' being non-readers) and how it's a form of snobbery to be like the Other Guys.
Then, it slid neatly into a conversation about how Reading is so much superior.

Who is being snobby?
The only straightforward non-reader in the conversation?

I just don't see any reason for so much picking-apart. I happen to feel like it's pretty neat that people want to do music..I think music helps soften some of the jagged edges in life and I simply don't understand why there's so much "my way is better--probably because I'm the best..of course I'm far too modest to actually SAY such a thing" around here.
What's the point?
If music is a good thing, and we're all doing it, what does it matter HOW we do it? Why in the world is it anybody's business? Why is there so much crinkled-ego criticism in these threads?

Is there something encouraging about discouragement?
Is it more inappropriate for those gloaty non-readers to have opinions of readers (on thesession) than it is for you to have a gloaty opinion of them?

What's the point?
Right/Wrong are individual perceptions on this stuff and sometimes I just think it would be a nice idea if people would tend their own knitting instead of poking each other.


GfS,
Ok then..thanks, I guess.