A tribute to Mac Tonnies
This is something I posted just a little while ago on another 'space' about the loss of Mac - and sure I would be willing to bet that a lot of you - if there are any of you still even reading my blog - have no idea of who Mac was. But let me tell you, Mac was one of the great thinkers of our time (perhaps his thinking was obscure and remote to some) - but he was constantly breaking new ground and his writings were some of the best I've ever read. (Please go to the link I've included and check out his work and thoughts).
I felt the need to post more, because upon finding out about his passing - I found myself crying - Mac touched my life and his passing is a great loss. So below is my commentary for what it is worth.
Bless you Mac - I hope your family is coping with your sudden departure - I know a lot of us out here are struggling....
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I don't care about Metafilter, Twitter or any other social networking site when it comes to human sorrow and loss...
I have 'known' Mac now since 2003 when I began blogging. He was one of the most intelligent human life forms I ever had the pleasure of encountering. Only recently had we begun 'chatting' - I will treasure my contact with him - I am still in shock as I write this and last night I was crying (I JUST found this out)...
Sadly, I have to agree that no one is really going to 'know' who Mac was other than those of us who were graced by his presence in our lives. And it does not surprise me to hear of people passing judgment on him because well...to put it bluntly and truthfully, most people are simply idiots...
What causes me sorrow is that other than leaving 'notes' here and there - there is no way for me to pay my respects in person to what must be a grieving family and close friends of this wonderful and kind soul. It makes me think too about the double/secret lives that in some ways those of us who do 'blog' or otherwise share our lives in the 'nethersphere'/innerworld of the Internet will pass on and our writings may perhaps be lost forever. I believe someone pointed out that losing Mac's blog/writings would be a huge loss - is there any way to preserve it for posterity - I don't know if there is a way or an answer but hopefully we are not the only ones thinking and feeling this way and Mac's contributions will go on into infinity.
I hope he is resting - where ever he is - and that he is beholding the great joys and secrets of the universe in all their multifaceted glory.
I felt the need to post more, because upon finding out about his passing - I found myself crying - Mac touched my life and his passing is a great loss. So below is my commentary for what it is worth.
Bless you Mac - I hope your family is coping with your sudden departure - I know a lot of us out here are struggling....
**************
I don't care about Metafilter, Twitter or any other social networking site when it comes to human sorrow and loss...
I have 'known' Mac now since 2003 when I began blogging. He was one of the most intelligent human life forms I ever had the pleasure of encountering. Only recently had we begun 'chatting' - I will treasure my contact with him - I am still in shock as I write this and last night I was crying (I JUST found this out)...
Sadly, I have to agree that no one is really going to 'know' who Mac was other than those of us who were graced by his presence in our lives. And it does not surprise me to hear of people passing judgment on him because well...to put it bluntly and truthfully, most people are simply idiots...
What causes me sorrow is that other than leaving 'notes' here and there - there is no way for me to pay my respects in person to what must be a grieving family and close friends of this wonderful and kind soul. It makes me think too about the double/secret lives that in some ways those of us who do 'blog' or otherwise share our lives in the 'nethersphere'/innerworld of the Internet will pass on and our writings may perhaps be lost forever. I believe someone pointed out that losing Mac's blog/writings would be a huge loss - is there any way to preserve it for posterity - I don't know if there is a way or an answer but hopefully we are not the only ones thinking and feeling this way and Mac's contributions will go on into infinity.
I hope he is resting - where ever he is - and that he is beholding the great joys and secrets of the universe in all their multifaceted glory.
Labels: Mac Tonnies, Post Human Blues
posted by Colette at 8:17 PM
1 Comments:
Hi,
I was surfing through Mac's links because he had a lot of interesting places to find material, and one of them is your site.
I just wanted to let you know that I've downloaded all of Posthuman Blues and Mactonnies.com and am in the process to changing the links from blogspot, to a relative path so that the files can be hosted anywhere.
When I find a place to host them, I'll put out the word. And yeah, Mac's parents are coping, but a heartened to hear that he had tons of friends who liked and loved him and that he will be missed.
Talkers later,
Capn Marrrrk Plattner
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