Economics was born when the first ape decided to whack another ape over the head because he wanted that ape's fucking banana. Democracy was born when the apes had to decide who got whacked for their bananas. Liberty was born when it was decided that the sum total of bananas could be increased by letting everyone grow their own. Marxism was born when the peon apes decided they wanted to get the bananas from the ruling apes.

It all boils down to the same thing: power - who has it and who wants it.

Or bananas. I'm not sure which.

-- me over at Esoteric Rabbit.

Oh yes, I am cynical.

Pet Peeve #2

When people dress up exploitation as opportunity... but don't even see the reality themselves*.

That really shits me. Have some fucking self awareness people. You're more likely to NOT piss me off if you actually knew what you were asking was exploitative.

Why is that asking someone to work long hours for little pay making shoes is a massive social injustice, while asking someone to work long hours for no pay making art is a form of fucking charity?

[grumble]

*A classic case of cognitive dissonance:

UPDATE: Just for the record, this has nothing to do with my employer.

Which Incarnation of the Doctor Are You?


You are the Fourth Doctor: A walking Bohemian
conundrum with a brooding personal magnetism
and a first-rate intellect concealed somewhere
beneath your charmingly goofy exterior. You are
perhaps the most terribly clever of all the
Doctors, though your occasional bouts of
childishness get you in trouble. You never go
looking for a fight, but when someone messes
with you... good heavens, are they ever sorry
they did.


Which Incarnation of the Doctor Are You?
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Heh. So all my worshipping at the feet of the fourth doctor [when I was a child of course] did pay off... even if its in some pseudo scientific survey [others may disagree with the result]. Yeah, yeah, yeah - this has nothing to do with filmmaking but so be it. I've been so busy for the last few weeks that I've had no time to think about saying anything... sorry about that.