Vegas, list trouble etc.

[Mark Kohut]

Back when reading of the Casino in AtD, I did get distinct cosmic wager, i.e. religious overtones........

Not here in IV.....

Yea, gambling IS capitalism without even producing anything. It is profit from capital investment cum labor passed off as "fun"....money turned into more money straight....

--- On Mon, 11/16/09, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: Vegas, list trouble etc.
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 3:21 PM
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> Mark: And I think some famous economist, like Veblen, or
> another has presented gambling as a major metaphor for
> capitalism and its risks.
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> Me: I think it's a better metaphor for religion.
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> Pascal's famous "wager" is somewhat related except that
> betting on the existence of God, he said, is practically a
> sure thing--everything to gain and nothing of lose (not much
> anyway).
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> The gambling INDUSTRY is more than a metaphor--it's IS
> capitalism.
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