On Oct 4, 2006, at 7:19 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Oct 4, 2006, at 12:03 AM, Michael J. Smith wrote:
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>> I remember wondering at the time how to understand this
>> managerial obsession with couture. How would old Karl have
>> accounted for it? In its own small way, it's a fine case study
>> in the profound irrationality of the enterprise, at least if
>> you define "rationality" in a purely economic way.
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> It's about discipline, class discipline - the Master class knows
> what to wear, and the Slaves have to be told.
What was I thinking? It's way too early in the morning. It must be that the Master class has lost some of its bearings. Why does the Yale Club have to tell people what to wear? They should know, shouldn't they?
Doug