Brett

Yes. My father never desired a mobile phone.

I shouldn’t have to do this, but here goes: The March on Washington. It was organized and attended by civil rights leaders such as A. Philip Randolph,...

How civilised you are.

Okay, let’s just say ‘food and shelter’ is a need, not a desire, forget ‘warm’ or ‘good’. Without it you die. Go and try living like our ancestors, se...

No, it was aimed at Maw.

I might have to separate ‘desire’ from ‘need’ here. We might infer that we desire a warm home or food, but in fact it’s a necessity for survival. We a...

Then, would you also agree that coal powered energy is furthering our goals, whatever they are ( are we going to define those goals now or make them u...

And why not? I get the distinct impression from some that ‘baby boomers’ really means ‘privileged white males’.

I don’t think I mentioned anywhere in my op the idea of total rejection of technology. What I did mention, as a concern, was the idea of placing more ...

Thanks.

Sorry, part of my headline dropped off.

Hyperbolic and confusing. It sounds like you’re hiding in the jungle from technology.

What an odd idea. You think baby boomers were only white.

Regarding my use of analogy - your comment is fair enough. What are we after but clarity? My post regarding the meaning of economic was to indicate ag...

Did what?

Same thing. Analogies exist for a reason.

Economic well-being - no fear of the wolf at the door. Yes, I agree. We are using it a bit loosely. “Economics is a study of man in the ordinary busin...

You know it was on the list. Of course not everyone thought it was a bad thing. That’s why so many made it an issue.

You know it was on the list. What sort of thing is that to say?

That’s a big statement, and also an incredible generalisation. ‘Baby boomers’ is such a loose, inaccurate term. It refers to people born in a particul...

Well, once again I’ve managed to muddy the waters of my thoughts. I wasn’t actually referring to myself. When I talk about my interest in the image I ...

I think we’re both in agreement here.

This is an example of reading lines out of context. But it’s possible I hadn’t been very clear about what I meant. What I meant was that economic well...

The use of the word ‘facts’ was a bit lazy. I should have said ‘fully informed’.

They can think what they like, it’s still not proof. I say that in relation to people readily believing in the catastrophe of cc without really knowin...

Yes, I agree with that.

I just think that connecting littering to climate change is a big stretch. So I replaced littering with the experience of climate change. Only having ...

Yes, you’re right: http://jungiancenter.org/wp/jung-and-the-archetype-of-the-apocalypse/

This would depend on someone actually experiencing the effects of climate change.

I don’t think you read my post very carefully.

From the perspective of this conversation it doesn’t matter if it’s true or not. All they have to do is believe. I would think that most of the people...

This conversation has reached an interesting point, that education may not be the answer for everyone. And if it’s not then what a waste of resources....

If you mean you didn’t get what you wanted, then that’s another thing altogether.

Actually the point I’m trying make is that you weren’t fooled, you traded something at the crossroads.

I think most people would agree, (an assumption on my part) that something has happened in the relationship between people and their jobs. Possibly th...

I’ve come in a bit late here and I’ve read through the posts. So I hope I’m not going over cold ground here. The question is the goal of art. But to a...

How do you think these demands make failure in life more inevitable today over the past?

And this is patently untrue.

What I was saying was (and you know this because you can read) that you obviously got a good enough education to take part in this forum and that this...

Well actually that’s exactly what you claim. But you’re right it’s very planned, but not for the reasons you assume.. Of course the years at school ar...

And the other 99% went along with it?

And what was it that enabled you to do that?

Well that’s a change from being a victim of the Capitalist system.

I read a lot about these sort of experiences, the idea of normalising and standardisation and making us behave in particular ways that serve one objec...

But you can’t fool the children of the revolution.

If I’m right in understanding where you’re coming from, you want poetry in the English speaking world to achieve the same level of affect as poetry do...

Your distinction between generations may not be very accurate. In the 60’s and 70’s many, many people were fooled. Looking back, some of the things th...

You, for one, are not fooled, or you, for one, are not comfortable with being fooled?

Marcel Duchamp said “I don't believe in art. I believe in artists.“ I take that to mean that art is that which is created by artists. His work “Founta...

I don’t think art needs to be understood, unless it’s very obscure, then it might need some sort explaining for those who like things to be clear. It ...