[lbo-talk] decadence and craving!

ravi ravi.bulk at gmail.com
Wed Oct 18 17:33:14 PDT 2006


At around 18/10/06 10:04 am, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> This is akin to the growth of "alternative"
> quackery in times when science and medicine can actually treat many
> previously hopeless conditions.
>

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



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