tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699863394245356450.post3780256194835925356..comments2023-04-15T04:13:12.340-07:00Comments on Revolution Tavern: the unseen cost of consumerismJoseph Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907474452351415750noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699863394245356450.post-52210121141466571902009-09-28T08:17:20.579-07:002009-09-28T08:17:20.579-07:00While I enthusiastically agree with much of what B...While I enthusiastically agree with much of what Brian says here, I think it is of limited relevance to Joe's discussion. <br /><br />Joe, I didn't interpret you as being against play but just thought what you had written could have been misinterpreted in that direction, and that the value of play needed to be emphasized to complement your critique. <br /><br />I'm leery of your talk Idlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022527216885304030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699863394245356450.post-69841435683940052532009-09-26T21:38:07.069-07:002009-09-26T21:38:07.069-07:00Of course, that is true. However, you stick a pil...Of course, that is true. However, you stick a pile of ez money in front of most people and they're bound to stop soul searching. Apathy feeds gov't expansion which instills more apathy and so on... <br /><br />We do get the gov't we deserve. We can't expect the politicos to change without being forced to by the voters. We can hope for a few gifted leaders who may be elected bkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04999857557504026582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699863394245356450.post-14368538898647682132009-09-26T16:05:43.951-07:002009-09-26T16:05:43.951-07:00BK-
I think it's less about government coersci...BK-<br />I think it's less about government coerscion and more about apathy. Most people just don't give enough thought to their actions and while it's convenient to blame the government, isn't it just a reflection of society? I've had enough of people pointing fingers about why they do this and that, it's time to look in the mirror at the imperfect reflection staring Joseph Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907474452351415750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699863394245356450.post-31667904899897385072009-09-26T15:58:37.574-07:002009-09-26T15:58:37.574-07:00Idler-
I agree with your comments on play and the ...Idler-<br />I agree with your comments on play and the restorative effects of leisure, my post was not intended as an indictment on play but as one on useless junk we tend to accumulate. Playing is critical and if anything we need more of it, my emphasis however would be on the "experience" of play and leisure rather than the objects we substitute for actual interaction.Joseph Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907474452351415750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699863394245356450.post-18586260259112866042009-09-26T07:27:51.997-07:002009-09-26T07:27:51.997-07:00Good post Joe.
Did the distortions in the econo...Good post Joe. <br /><br />Did the distortions in the economy create this beast? It seems to me that without gov't intervention into the economy we would be less inclined to the kind of wastefulness that you mention. The massive inflation that we've experienced since the advent of the federal reserve has led to the huge asset bubbles (nasdaq & housing) recently which made it all bkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04999857557504026582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699863394245356450.post-44641136714836165372009-09-26T05:46:20.938-07:002009-09-26T05:46:20.938-07:00Thoughtful post from a refreshing perspective. Rea...Thoughtful post from a refreshing perspective. Reading between the lines, you're talking about nothing less than the concept of the good life, and how it bears on economics. We have exchanged a life of numbing labor for...what? Numbing leisure? To some extent human life is a series of dissatisfactions: one strives for something, but then one desires something beyond that. The wealthy are Idlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022527216885304030noreply@blogger.com