tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20043527.post8936601589586110438..comments2023-10-31T20:54:41.691+05:30Comments on Scratchpad of Life: SMS competitionsSujit Kumar Chakrabartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424095559961037990noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20043527.post-40127446628473494582009-04-17T21:54:00.000+05:302009-04-17T21:54:00.000+05:30seems like a long time I exercised the thought pro...seems like a long time I exercised the thought process... on these lines. <br />Thanks for the opportunity. <br />Happy Blogging....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389534458082175191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20043527.post-22339021150845577262009-04-17T10:14:00.000+05:302009-04-17T10:14:00.000+05:30Hi Debanjan,
I think that's a very thought provok...Hi Debanjan,<br /><br />I think that's a very thought provoking comment. I think, somewhere, while writing the article, I had that point in my mind. That's why, I added a line somewhere about the different between gambling and trying to engineer the improbable. One is about putting in money and waiting for the improbable to happen; while the other is about growing yourself and things around you so that you can become a component of the improbable happening. The former is a baser instinct, while the latter is more sophisticated.<br /><br />I think the tradition of parents' investing all their money to create Einsteins and Tagores out of their kids is a very questionable one. However, deep in the parents' mind they perceive it as an act of engineering their kid's future.<br /><br />But you are right. With some thought one may see it that this act is more a gamble than engineering.<br /><br />Thanks for the well-thought words.Sujit Kumar Chakrabartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424095559961037990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20043527.post-43336335002429414402009-04-16T23:29:00.000+05:302009-04-16T23:29:00.000+05:30Hi Sujit. This world seems to be full of tips...of...Hi Sujit. This world seems to be full of tips...of big big icebergs... :)<br />I agree to your points...and would like to discuss some of mine too. Every being in this world has individuality in values, beliefs, experiences, and characterising them good or bad also reflects individuality. Though one may look ordinary or speaks so to others around... there is an element of creation deep within that keeps on suggesting new means to gain uniqueness and supremacy. These suggestions from the inner being are reflected in various forms based on the individuality.One form may be looked upon as a chance of winning in an SMS competition. <br />Aur umeed par to duniya kayam hai...<br />Every parent think their children will be no lesser than Ravindranath Tagore in literature, Einstein in physics, Tendulkar in Cricket,Bill Gates in riches, etc,etc , and all at the same time. And they invest all their earnings paying hefty fees at each of these tutorials. <br />Isn't it a bigger gambling ??Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389534458082175191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20043527.post-68186798942307760102009-04-06T17:14:00.000+05:302009-04-06T17:14:00.000+05:30Though completely orthogonal to your discussion, I...Though completely orthogonal to your discussion, I found myself thinking about this hilarious situation which arose recently: <A HREF="http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/06/1618257" REL="nofollow">ISS's Node 3 Might Be Named "Colbert" </A> i.e. a whole group of people doing something absolutely pointless to upset <BR/>"the man".Adityahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316321981760088189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20043527.post-31721871484498810472009-04-06T15:22:00.000+05:302009-04-06T15:22:00.000+05:30Whole gamut of all fundamental questions of philos...Whole gamut of all fundamental questions of philosophy you mean! I'm happy you see the connection. Most would dismiss me as 'thinking too much about little things!' :)Sujit Kumar Chakrabartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424095559961037990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20043527.post-89322605819184929392009-04-06T14:34:00.000+05:302009-04-06T14:34:00.000+05:30Your post leads me to interesting questions. Do we...Your post leads me to interesting questions. Do we need to be logical? Is everything causal? How does one get happiness? Can we know the consequences of everything we do? What makes me any judge about what is right or wrong, about what others do? If i can take advantage of others without their knowing about it, then is there anything wrong? What is the right thing?fuse mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381498662722672650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20043527.post-17027388983053827802009-04-06T14:08:00.000+05:302009-04-06T14:08:00.000+05:30Sujit, you completely echo my sentiments on this. ...Sujit, you completely echo my sentiments on this. Fine, people want to SMS whether or not some character in the serial will marry or kill some other character. What truly disheartens me is that often, things that should thrive purely on talent are based on SMS voting.<BR/><BR/>In India, I was disgusted to see the very ably judged (or were they?) singing talent programs announcing their results based on how many SMS "votes" some particular contestant got!!!! This defeated the very purpose of the judges that came to the show. What was worse was that these contestants had to harp after every song they sang: I'm so and so, please vote number X to number so and so and make me win!!! I mean, what the hell! I thought it was a SINGING show not public popularity show!<BR/><BR/>This was in India. Here in Belgium, it is much worse! The best Engineering project prize for Flanders region was awarded based on SMS votes from people. Without these "voters" having to prove that they ever went to the exhibit these students had put up! I mean, please! This is SCIENCE and not a singing talent competition (as if that was not bad enough!!!!!).<BR/><BR/>I once wrote about the same thing, long time ago! http://shadesofpassion.wordpress.com/2006/04/24/got-a-problem-…a-solution-sms/ I was so disgusted with this get-rich-quick schemes of the radio station and what was worse, people were sending SMSes like: I've written to you 20 times already. Please call me, I'm depressed as I haven't prepared for my exam tomorrow! <BR/><BR/>I would think that the logical solution to such a situation would be to go and do your best at studying however much you can. SMSing to a random DJ who couldn't care less if passed or failed your exam was beyond ridiculous for my sensibility! But well........world is a funny place, I guessPritesh Dagurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468523468719029075noreply@blogger.com