Part of what feels different is that, back then, the grown ups were in the room, disapproving in a (mostly, ahem, Tipper Gore, radical religious right) benign way.
But now, the supposed adults are cowed and tyrannized by petulant children.
Deviant art is supposed to be deviant. It can’t also be mainstream. If Marylin Manson and Barry Manilow are both on CNBCs playlist, we lose the dynamic tension of the yin/yang chaos/order interplay that strengthens a society towards low time preference and longevity.
"Part of what feels different is that, back then, the grown ups were in the room, disapproving in a (mostly, ahem, Tipper Gore, radical religious right) benign way.
But now, the supposed adults are cowed and tyrannized by petulant children."
I think that this completely sums up the failure of Government Education.
Part of what feels different is that, back then, the grown ups were in the room, disapproving in a (mostly, ahem, Tipper Gore, radical religious right) benign way.
But now, the supposed adults are cowed and tyrannized by petulant children.
Deviant art is supposed to be deviant. It can’t also be mainstream. If Marylin Manson and Barry Manilow are both on CNBCs playlist, we lose the dynamic tension of the yin/yang chaos/order interplay that strengthens a society towards low time preference and longevity.
"Part of what feels different is that, back then, the grown ups were in the room, disapproving in a (mostly, ahem, Tipper Gore, radical religious right) benign way.
But now, the supposed adults are cowed and tyrannized by petulant children."
I think that this completely sums up the failure of Government Education.
It's an irredeemable monster