Don't fear seriousness
I admit that there is an element to this article (which I quite like) that is reactionary. I just don't care.
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I like the comments on the legal aspects, but as social commentary, that article is a disaster. The rhetorical device of imagining his (considerably wealthy, apparently) Grandfather's lifestyle and contrasting it to the oh-so-horrible existence we lead today is the sort of thing that sounds convincing, but collapses under close examination. And he seems to be intent on shoehorning his own political beliefs into the urge for personal responsbility, some of which have nothing to do with adulthood at all - see the comment on the market, for instance.
I'd have to go the opposite of you, sorry. I have to admit I like an element of that article that I like, despite it being painfully reactionary.
Posted by
Jonathan |
11:28 PM
Well, it seems that I haven't had enough coffee today to get my coherency skills going.
Posted by
Jonathan |
11:29 PM