[Paddlewise] Self education and saftey.

In theory this is true...but in practice, so few people really read on a
daily basis for information and a significant part of their
recreation...and so few people really value education any more....this
is the main problem with our education system...that it is not really
highly valued in our society to be thoughtful or educated.  Those who do
value such things know that knowledge and skill come with hard work and
time spent toward that end.  One of the things I like about kayaking is
the there is always more to learn, and more skill to gain....but the
world is full of people who think all things good are also
instantaneous...and take no real effort.

Although there is not excuse, the reality is that since the "no excuse"
attitude, as valid as it is, does not work in a society that pretty much
has agreed to not hold idiots accountable for their own ignorance.
Societal and natural law have little in common I am afraid...

>With the litargy of information available to anyone that has access to
a
<library today, there is absolutely no excuse to not know what one is
getting
>themselves into.

>Scott Simpson
>Anchorage Alaska



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