tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855340.post3836113734054514635..comments2020-06-22T02:30:16.843-05:00Comments on Lifelong learning: The third degree: Library Quarterly’s Book ReviewsGeorgia Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09291097487039349747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855340.post-35211522694325235612007-12-21T10:40:00.000-06:002007-12-21T10:40:00.000-06:00Well, I'm pretty much of a cynic about this, so my...Well, I'm pretty much of a cynic about this, so my answer is that Johnson and Carlyle were alarmed that just anyone could do what, up to that time, only the elite could do. That seems to be the tenor of the lament, in every successive century. "Oh my, oh my! You mean just anybody will be able to [you name it]? That's just horrible. [You name it] will go to the dogs..." It can be called snobbery; elitism; cliquish-ness. It's the belief that "we" (experts in some way) are better than them (everyone else) and they are horrible to invade our domain. They'll ruin "our" thing [whatever it is].Georgia Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291097487039349747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855340.post-38541017430416859722007-12-21T02:52:00.000-06:002007-12-21T02:52:00.000-06:00Why Johnson and Carlyle were unhappy?Why Johnson and Carlyle were unhappy?mcquest yb | ybrao a donkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373786034243034603noreply@blogger.com