Comments on: Deep Thoughts http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lisa http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-316703 Lisa Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:14:29 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-316703 I though it would be interesting, but it only made me want to bang my head against a wall. I though it would be interesting, but it only made me want to bang my head against a wall.

]]> By: chesh http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-219221 chesh Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:53:44 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-219221 Meh. Some episodes I really liked, some I didn't care for in the slightest. I really love Christiana's Shallow Thoughts, so I was originally confused about why I didn't care for Deep Thoughts. I think the main difference is that while Christiana's "people are stupid" humor is almost always self-deprecating, Michael's "people are stupid" humor often has the subtext of "and aren't I clever!" Two other (smallish) strikes against Deep Thoughts are the excess of packaging such that only 25-50% of any given podcast is content and the banality of some of the thoughts. Some went to a wonderfully strange and unexpected place, but many of them went to a totally expected and common conclusion, at least in my view. Perhaps a longer form would allow for Michael's sharp wit to shine without making him sound like a jerk. Meh. Some episodes I really liked, some I didn’t care for in the slightest. I really love Christiana’s Shallow Thoughts, so I was originally confused about why I didn’t care for Deep Thoughts. I think the main difference is that while Christiana’s “people are stupid” humor is almost always self-deprecating, Michael’s “people are stupid” humor often has the subtext of “and aren’t I clever!”

Two other (smallish) strikes against Deep Thoughts are the excess of packaging such that only 25-50% of any given podcast is content and the banality of some of the thoughts. Some went to a wonderfully strange and unexpected place, but many of them went to a totally expected and common conclusion, at least in my view.

Perhaps a longer form would allow for Michael’s sharp wit to shine without making him sound like a jerk.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-215932 Nathan Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:50:11 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-215932 POS, I think you missed the critical aspect of this work. It's satire. POS,

I think you missed the critical aspect of this work.

It’s satire.

]]> By: per ove sleen http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-215928 per ove sleen Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:18:41 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-215928 I don't like to complain when stuff is offered up for free, but this...thi..th...This is to dumb....How old is the author? 16?....17?...this is the kind of conclusions a person with no life experience what so ever would land on (or a complete idiot). It is also rather obvious that this person totally lacks the ability to set himself in other peoples place. This renders him/her unqualified to give advices on life in any shape or form. My advice for the author is get a life....and keep your daytime job... :-) And I am sorry to say it but it is true, the author comes across as an idiot and I bet that was not the intention. I also see I am not the only one who come to this conclusion. To write a book like this, with this kind of subject takes a very clever person with lots of life experience who have seen the world, and interacted with the different people he/she met along the way. And the most important qualification to have for this kind of undertaking is humility...NOT ARROGANCE! POS I don’t like to complain when stuff is offered up for free, but this…thi..th…This is to dumb….How old is the author? 16?….17?…this is the kind of conclusions a person with no life experience what so ever would land on (or a complete idiot).
It is also rather obvious that this person totally lacks the ability to set himself in other peoples place. This renders him/her unqualified to give advices on life in any shape or form.
My advice for the author is get a life….and keep your daytime job… :-)
And I am sorry to say it but it is true, the author comes across as an idiot and I bet that was not the intention.

I also see I am not the only one who come to this conclusion.

To write a book like this, with this kind of subject takes a very clever person with lots of life experience who have seen the world, and interacted with the different people he/she met along the way.
And the most important qualification to have for this kind of undertaking is humility…NOT ARROGANCE!

POS

]]> By: Vegitarian Dude http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-158862 Vegitarian Dude Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:20:53 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-158862 In vegitables, it is true they are live but the you need to know the difference. All animals you eat has feelings part that hearts them when some one kill them which is not in vegitables and that is the biggest reason it is allowed in vegitarian. In vegitables, it is true they are live but the you need to know the difference. All animals you eat has feelings part that hearts them when some one kill them which is not in vegitables and that is the biggest reason it is allowed in vegitarian.

]]> By: Aaron Morris http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-10190 Aaron Morris Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:21:41 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-10190 I stumbled across this podcast a few days ago, so when I was bored and sitting in my cubicle, I went to look it up. Despite some of the comments, I thought that this 'cast was quite humorous. My only complaint is that there are only 25 of them on Podiobooks.com. I stumbled across this podcast a few days ago, so when I was bored and sitting in my cubicle, I went to look it up. Despite some of the comments, I thought that this ‘cast was quite humorous. My only complaint is that there are only 25 of them on Podiobooks.com.

]]> By: Jim http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-4740 Jim Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:29:33 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-4740 Sorry, but these are neither clever nor funny. Very disappointing. Sorry, but these are neither clever nor funny. Very disappointing.

]]> By: dean http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-4208 dean Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:40:39 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-4208 really bad really bad

]]> By: dean http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-4207 dean Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:40:12 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-4207 this suked this suked

]]> By: Tim http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3706 Tim Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:41:49 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/08/15/deep-thoughts/#comment-3706 Kind of reminded me of eating a bag of Potato chips, they're really good, probably not good for you, and you can't eat just one. Kind of reminded me of eating a bag of Potato chips, they’re really good, probably not good for you, and you can’t eat just one.

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