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Stately pleasure domes
Mary Malmros ) writes:
Now, a few people will be drawn to try the sport by those images. But -- and this is my second point -- I strongly suspect that the large majority of them simply cycle right through. They buy a boat or take a class, and for a little while, they're all about being a rad dude whitewater boater. But what you're seeing is plain ol' custy behavior, and after they've bought the figurative t-shirt, they'll move on to the next thing. Really. You see 'em for a season, maybe part of a second one...then they kind of fade away. It's a small, small number that stay with it, and so there IS no exploding river population coming out of this. Never underestimate the power of advertising and propaganda. If they want white water kayaking in plastic pleasure domes to be popular they will make it popular. Some bank will put up the money. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-freenet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
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