"We are animals and we are predators and tonight we shine. We dine on one another, but it’s only because we want you to like us. Actually, that’s not true, but the many will say that it is, so we might as well let them be servants. After all, they aren’t dictators like us."
There are many for whom this is only partially in jest . . . the boundaries between parody and the supposedly "real" world are often misty suggestions at best, and becoming moreso.
Lovely bit of edgy wordsmithing you have conjured up . . .
Brilliant! I didn't get it, this analogy the first time, because I only read the title and thought it's just another rant about inequality so, thanks for the repost and the " Hey - Dummies, yer gonna want to read this" . Although it's not surprising or anything new; your spin is hilarious.
This is funny because for years I’ve been joking about “Cooperation Island.” 🏝️ Basically the opposite of Dictator Island.
That's great. In a way they are closer together than one might think, especially if we're talking about places like Berkeley.
"We are animals and we are predators and tonight we shine. We dine on one another, but it’s only because we want you to like us. Actually, that’s not true, but the many will say that it is, so we might as well let them be servants. After all, they aren’t dictators like us."
There are many for whom this is only partially in jest . . . the boundaries between parody and the supposedly "real" world are often misty suggestions at best, and becoming moreso.
Lovely bit of edgy wordsmithing you have conjured up . . .
Thank you for reading this and especially thank you for understanding it.
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Brilliant! I didn't get it, this analogy the first time, because I only read the title and thought it's just another rant about inequality so, thanks for the repost and the " Hey - Dummies, yer gonna want to read this" . Although it's not surprising or anything new; your spin is hilarious.
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What?
It's all good.
I think the essay is edgie and clever.
I like it.
You're a talented writer.
I think that Substack is fortunate to have you on its platform.
You're a writing machine.
You are highly energetic and motivating.
MY *compliments* to the author, Rachel.
How's that?
Thanks! I just didn’t understand you before.
You should have been at our salon reading this. Fire!