The Canadian social critic Andrew Potter takes aim at Oprah with his bookThe Authenticity Hoax "How we get lost finding ourselves."
He points to the word being used in advertisement when it is obviously false...
for example the jeans advertised as "authentic" and shown in scenes of the old west were not worn by railway workers in the 18th century,
they were made in china
and he says the authenticity of art has been questioned
he shows how authenticity has been turned into a status symbol with the hyper rich living on mud floors or at least in mud houses...
he uses northern Ontario and the gulf island as examples
As Thomas De Zengotita says in the liner Potter takes a wide range of high brow ideas-
and he makes them accessible with out reducing them to cartoons
A SNL skit
a self help book is sent to a country in the middle of a famine...
via video the white female author tells the black hungry dude positive thoughts will solve his hunger problem,
he eats the book.
The Hungry
have yet to be included in the food supply line...
the needy by definition do not have money...
Food Business Poem
we have the technology
not the will
to end the hunger problem...
The Liberals
whom chomsky has noted,
over and over again,
are merely a division
the intellectuals have stood by in america
without raising a whimper
re: an unjust war where hundred of thousands have been murdered...
collateral murder...
as seen on wikileaks...
authentic?...real?...
you just witnessed murder...
those people will not breathe again
Liberal again
now the authenticity hoax
is not that there is
not a concept of authentic
------
it has has been branded
and thus limited
in it's usefulness...
$$$$$$$$$$$
that which supports
the system
is accepted by it...
capitalism's beauty
and as we get
more streamlined
the corporations
(slowly?) take over
Free Country
i live in a corporate
centrally controlled
government state
with unprecedented freedoms
in urban areas
i am under
almost constant
surveillance
Canadian Letters: Re: Andrew Potter
"gossip is for children
surveillance is for criminals"
the government has
little faith
in it's citizens
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Wednesday
a.
a women has been left by a man
with two children (5 and 1)
for a love interest in japan
she lives in social housing
close to her part time job
at Home Depot
she says children make
it all worth while
and who could disagree
b.
in the old days
difference were permitted
not any more
now we're all equal
c.
in social transactions
there is an exchange
rarely are two parties of equal resources
d.
beauty is valuable
money is an idea
technological distractions
Was in a computer store and
saw the clumsy gore
of a video game...
forever moving forward
they shot at images
that shot back...
in virtual life...
no one really got hurt...
Commentary
the participants were enmeshed in a system
that stimulates their nervous system and neural pathways
like an addiction
short circuits a reward cost ratio
For Dale Carnegie
timing and good fortune
are neccessary ingredients
but they do not bake the whole cake
throw in a little,
hardwork, perserverance, inspiration, humulity(1)
and whatever else
is required
Note:
(1) Humility is not neccesary for capitalism or violence
Computer Baseball
at my first at bat
i hit a home run
in a professional
looking stadium
the crowd went wild
and even the children
really watching cheered
I ran around the living room
pumping my arms in the air
a women has been left by a man
with two children (5 and 1)
for a love interest in japan
she lives in social housing
close to her part time job
at Home Depot
she says children make
it all worth while
and who could disagree
b.
in the old days
difference were permitted
not any more
now we're all equal
c.
in social transactions
there is an exchange
rarely are two parties of equal resources
d.
beauty is valuable
money is an idea
technological distractions
Was in a computer store and
saw the clumsy gore
of a video game...
forever moving forward
they shot at images
that shot back...
in virtual life...
no one really got hurt...
Commentary
the participants were enmeshed in a system
that stimulates their nervous system and neural pathways
like an addiction
short circuits a reward cost ratio
For Dale Carnegie
timing and good fortune
are neccessary ingredients
but they do not bake the whole cake
throw in a little,
hardwork, perserverance, inspiration, humulity(1)
and whatever else
is required
Note:
(1) Humility is not neccesary for capitalism or violence
Computer Baseball
at my first at bat
i hit a home run
in a professional
looking stadium
the crowd went wild
and even the children
really watching cheered
I ran around the living room
pumping my arms in the air
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Tuesday
The world is a wordy place
and unfortunately i must add
a few...
A good book by another Canadian
The
Authenticity
Hoax
How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves
Andrew Potter
Co-Author of the International Bestseller The Rebel Sell
which i also know about
words that have not been translated into English
such as -----
that which goes unsaid
adds depth
complexity
and intimacy
HE ALSO WRITES ABOUT MONTY PYTHON
King Author approaches a peasant digging and asks directions.
Arthur tells him he is the king of England with an incredulous wink.
THE PEASANT DOES NOT REPLY AND THE KING INSISTS.
Arthur is after all, the king.
An argument ensues on the nature
of legitimate government
with the peasant insisting
executive authority
derives from a
mandate of the masses,
not from a belief
in an "aquatic creature"
refering to
the Lady of the Lake
and the famous sword Excalibur (this is how arthur became king)
In the heavy books
now power is derived from power
which is tied to capitalism
which is tied to a belief
from a good northern philosopher
who is hardy a soul
ASLVOJ ZIZEK
"The most dangerous philosopher in the West."
New Republic
"anti-capitalism is anti-Semitic."
So i hear
Hegel's system is living on credit it can never payback."
and is the system of the west
20% of the work force is used to move it around...money...
spinning
My tarnished two cets
a small group of unemployed people is necessary to keep prices low
if their was a surplus of jobs wages would be dictated by the majority
now a resturant owner brings six cooks into the kitchen and gets to the point,
"What will you work for, lowest wage starts tomorrow."
and capitalism requires these idle hands...even 20% unemployed is OK...
the majority are working and doing OK
at the bottom
and very well at the top...
in the first world...
Labor
In a union busting company
one strategy includes
keeping a small percentage
of long time employees
on good wages
the rest get less.
the well paid
are well liked
by mangement
the rest
are given
less credit
Professors
it is very unlikely
that one will be motivated
beyond academic approval
and perhaps notoriety
and i believe in free markets
statistics
number one factor
concerning longevity
net worth
get off your health kick
and unfortunately i must add
a few...
A good book by another Canadian
The
Authenticity
Hoax
How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves
Andrew Potter
Co-Author of the International Bestseller The Rebel Sell
which i also know about
words that have not been translated into English
such as -----
that which goes unsaid
adds depth
complexity
and intimacy
HE ALSO WRITES ABOUT MONTY PYTHON
King Author approaches a peasant digging and asks directions.
Arthur tells him he is the king of England with an incredulous wink.
THE PEASANT DOES NOT REPLY AND THE KING INSISTS.
Arthur is after all, the king.
An argument ensues on the nature
of legitimate government
with the peasant insisting
executive authority
derives from a
mandate of the masses,
not from a belief
in an "aquatic creature"
refering to
the Lady of the Lake
and the famous sword Excalibur (this is how arthur became king)
In the heavy books
now power is derived from power
which is tied to capitalism
which is tied to a belief
from a good northern philosopher
who is hardy a soul
ASLVOJ ZIZEK
"The most dangerous philosopher in the West."
New Republic
"anti-capitalism is anti-Semitic."
So i hear
Hegel's system is living on credit it can never payback."
and is the system of the west
20% of the work force is used to move it around...money...
spinning
My tarnished two cets
a small group of unemployed people is necessary to keep prices low
if their was a surplus of jobs wages would be dictated by the majority
now a resturant owner brings six cooks into the kitchen and gets to the point,
"What will you work for, lowest wage starts tomorrow."
and capitalism requires these idle hands...even 20% unemployed is OK...
the majority are working and doing OK
at the bottom
and very well at the top...
in the first world...
Labor
In a union busting company
one strategy includes
keeping a small percentage
of long time employees
on good wages
the rest get less.
the well paid
are well liked
by mangement
the rest
are given
less credit
Professors
it is very unlikely
that one will be motivated
beyond academic approval
and perhaps notoriety
and i believe in free markets
statistics
number one factor
concerning longevity
net worth
get off your health kick
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