Yes, isn't it amazing? Sort of like the growth of opinion and bullshit on the Internet when theory, observation and analysis can actually dispel simplifications, dualities and hand-waving!
> It seems that overall rise in the standards of living does produce decadence
> and cravings for the exotic and the primordial, which in turns creates
> fertile grounds for quacks of various sorts.
Aha! The existence of the Metropolitan Opera is now beginning to make a lot of sense! Thanks for that,
--ravi