Personal Paranoia

[Henry M]

Cute answer Craig; like it.  But I'm also serious. A-and I'm not 
talking about "conspiracy theories" here, or concerns over the 
invasion of one's privacy, or sensitivity to the not wholly voiced 
thoughts of other individuals. Does the complexity paranoia require a 
particular level of intelligence?  If so, I would expect P-readers to 
have a greater incidence of paranoia than the general population, let 
alone that P-readers, in particular GR-readers, are attracted to this 
work that is so famous for it. Did anyone ever ask Chrissie or Jules 
anything about it?

>From personal adolescent experience, I can tell you that, while it is 
no cakewalk, paranoia does provide a logical framework and a certain 
pride.

On 29 Jan 97 at 9:04, Craig Clark wrote:

> "Henry M" <gravity at nicom.com> asks:
> 
> > That's funny. I had the same thought. Are you me? Which brings to
> > broach what I believe is a new subject on the list. How paranoid
> > IS this whole sick crew we call the P-List? Is that a somewhat
> > unadmitted source of interest in Mr. Tom?
> 
> I am not paranoid, but there is a conspiracy afoot to label me as a
> paranoid. And in any case, Henry, why are you so interested in which
> Pynchon-list members are paranoid? Who instructed you to ask such
> questions?
> 
> Craig Clark
> 
> "Living inside the system is like driving across
>  the countryside in a bus driven by a maniac bent
>  on suicide."
>    - Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow"
> 

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My mother is the war...
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