excerpt's from David Granger's "Editor's Letter" in Esquire (April 2007)...(not a great magazine, but i get it for free)
"Now, though, the thing that keeps us from open rebellion is the faux democratization of the culture via the gentle ministrations of reality TV and the Internet."
"We've lowered the bar for what kind of unreachable dream we're settling for. It used to be riches. Now we settle for the honor of having our efforts recognized." [ i.e. Dorito's super bowl commercial]
"The sense of wellbeing and possibility that this faux democratization creates causes us to ignore the fact that while we do the work, the rich rake in the fruits of our labor."
"The new opiate of the masses is the illusion of participation in the culture, even as the underpinning of a good life - money, mostly - are stripped away and handed to the filthy rich."
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as your sole reader, i want to give you props for this entry...legit
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