BE ch 5 nerd wars
Mark Kohut
mark.kohut at gmail.com
Tue Nov 23 11:29:27 UTC 2021
To Morris's observation of the responsibility of all of us from GR, I would
say this too covers the fictional world of BE. P makes it all pervasive,
from 'innocent' kids to airheads to the worst agents and all inbetween.
I think, contrary to Joseph, that the wonderful pop cultural "style" adds
to that in spades. We all create and participate in our culture.
On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 6:31 PM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 6:11 PM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> good guys vs bad guys are pretty clear in GR too, no?....He's not doing
>> such judging about anywhere.
>
>
> “The Man has a branch office in each of our brains, his corporate emblem
> is a white albatross, each local rep has a cover known as the Ego, and
> their mission in this world is Bad Shit. We do know what's going on, and we
> let it go on. As long as we can see them, stare at them, those massively
> moneyed, once in a while. As long as they allow us a glimpse, however
> rarely. We need that. And they know it.”
>
>>
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