The Frequency Of Birth
How does that famous statement about the easily duped go? Something about how often they're born. It was pretty frequent as far as I can tell. Every day maybe? Wait, I think I remember it now, "There's a trucker born every fortnight". No wait, not a trucker. That's not slang for the easily duped. "A penny saved..." no, that's not it either. Huh. Can't remember. But I do have the evidence to support the aphorism.
Exhibit A: Look at how many people keep feeding the clown money instead of taking an interest in where their food comes from. How many incidents like this will it take before people stop eating that way? This is the American Paradox of dining. You would think that these constant issues would make people consider shortening the length of their food chain by buying locally, growing their own, and eating seasonally. Or you might realize that you live in America where the solution is to throw more money at the problem so people can have a tasteless tomato from South America in December.
Exhibit B: This one is not a uniquely American one. People worldwide buy into the cult of machines constantly craving the first model of the newest gadgets only to be screwed by price drops a very short time later. I've always been fascinated by gadget hounds. What goes through their minds? Are their lives improved by these toys? Or is it the simple act of acquisition that triggers off the pleasure centers of their minds? I don't think I'm a complete Luddite (I mean, here I am blogging and all) but I also don't run out and buy the first version of everything simply because it happens to be a particular brand.
Exhibit C: Some folks like to relax by playing video games. And some folks will buy a video game that yells at you and totally stresses you out. Whatever you're into, I suppose. Maybe this isn't so much being a dupe as being a masochist. Or maybe the people who play this think they're really learning how to cook and run a restaurant in the same way that people who play Guitar Hero or Rock Band think they're really learning to play instruments.
Anyway, here's to you fast food eating early adaptors who play stressful video games. There are more of you being born, uh, all the time now. Welcome to the world. I guess.
Exhibit A: Look at how many people keep feeding the clown money instead of taking an interest in where their food comes from. How many incidents like this will it take before people stop eating that way? This is the American Paradox of dining. You would think that these constant issues would make people consider shortening the length of their food chain by buying locally, growing their own, and eating seasonally. Or you might realize that you live in America where the solution is to throw more money at the problem so people can have a tasteless tomato from South America in December.
Exhibit B: This one is not a uniquely American one. People worldwide buy into the cult of machines constantly craving the first model of the newest gadgets only to be screwed by price drops a very short time later. I've always been fascinated by gadget hounds. What goes through their minds? Are their lives improved by these toys? Or is it the simple act of acquisition that triggers off the pleasure centers of their minds? I don't think I'm a complete Luddite (I mean, here I am blogging and all) but I also don't run out and buy the first version of everything simply because it happens to be a particular brand.
Exhibit C: Some folks like to relax by playing video games. And some folks will buy a video game that yells at you and totally stresses you out. Whatever you're into, I suppose. Maybe this isn't so much being a dupe as being a masochist. Or maybe the people who play this think they're really learning how to cook and run a restaurant in the same way that people who play Guitar Hero or Rock Band think they're really learning to play instruments.
Anyway, here's to you fast food eating early adaptors who play stressful video games. There are more of you being born, uh, all the time now. Welcome to the world. I guess.
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"Lorene Reed, president of Planet Organics, an organic fruit and produce home delivery service in the San Francisco Bay area, says she hadn't been concerned because the tomatoes she was buying were all organic, and her family had been eating them for weeks."
Hmm, organic - to use natural fertilizer such as manure and no irradiation. Guess Lorene needs to read up on the source of salmonella.