> i wasn't talking about swarthmore students----rather barry schwartz and his
> analyses in his book (which i read probably 5 years ago (in my pu-bleak
> library-----its 50% a homeless shelter, though they now have a rule of 'no
> sleeping, no sex in the bathrooms or between the bookshelves'; kinduh nice
> that law and order of advanced civilization).
>
> i just felt he was a bit in the ivory tower when discussing how people
> often make bad choices. and i think he neglected the incentive to make me
> people make bad choices----for some people to maske good choices (eg eat at
> whole foods) they have to get other people make bad choices (sell them
> something that may be addictive, unnecesary, etc.)
>
>
Ah, a critique of a weak critique of the politics of consumption... we couldn't agree more!