"I heard a professor say that Andreski's theorema of the Windbaggery, the Hot-Air, the Montgolfier syndrome, was a downright insult to him in person, Master."
"There is one thing that can never be insultive (though damaging), and
that is Truth, True Words. Would we rather have Andreski distorting the truth
in order not to be offensive? Besides,
he explains the theory, he is not simply calling names. Then, the
professor himself causes the maintenance of the phenomenon. He
could try to be open to 'New Ideas', banish the publicatory compulsion,
advocate interest in the subject, violate and sabotage
copyrights rules, refuse administrative functions, kick out flatterers, and
above all, ... get interested himself, 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year, not solely during office hours. Participation in a crazy
system, means sustaining it. It also means carrying its name as crazy. What is
the Way with things you don't
like? Don't do them! Changing its name will not help."