In Reply to: consistant equipment swapping is the goal? posted by jdouglas51 on March 9, 2007 at 08:44:17:
I'm not suggesting "consistant" equipment swapping--whatever that means (is that supposed to be "constant" or "consistent"? If it's the latter, can you please explain what you mean?) but there's no doubt that I've bought stuff--and lived with it for years--that I would not have been able to pay full retail for (for the record I'm talking about 2-3 pieces of gear, total. So please don't envision closets full of the stuff).How does it help? It broadens the range of equipment with which I'm intimately familiar. I have no doubt that it helps me in my writing--indeed, it's essential. That kind of experience may not be something you value. I have no problem with that. There's a case to be made--a very, very weak one--that what one wants instead is a blank slate. It might be ignorant, but at least it's unbiased.
I've tried to be clear on one point, however: this is a perk. It's nice. I like it. But it also happens to be, in my experience, important for learning about the topic I write about.
Jim
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Follow Ups
- Not sure I get your point. - Jim Austin 08:53:42 03/09/07 (1)
- Re: Not sure I get your point. - jdouglas51 09:13:36 03/09/07 (0)