let there be capital
Last night at work I had an interesting thought - the Garden of Eden story in Genesis could be construed as a (perhaps imperfect) archetype of capitalism, especially the grocery store. Think about it: you're in a walled off environment, surrounded by things you're told you can't "have" (gotta pay), but you take them to the front, dialogue of payment, and you're expelled. Back to the harsh reality of the outside; at least, not the artificially-induced oasis of the marketplace. Flaming Sword? Angel Gabriel? Maybe they're ATMs. Or Loss Prevention. Maybe certain unspoken agreements, understandings, codified behaviors.
Work is not challenging my mind much these days. Of itself, anyway.
music: Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
Work is not challenging my mind much these days. Of itself, anyway.
music: Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
posted by josh p at 2:18 PM
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Or maybe you just have to much free time on your hands at work. :) Either way... If that is the view out of your apartment window of Bellingham's Bay... I hate you.
Well, your analogy is flawed. Keeping with your grocery store model, imagine a store where you can have *anything* you want except one thing and if you have that *one* thing, you get expelled into the harsh world outside.
Capitalism? No. Socialism? Perhaps.
Anyway, nice picture.
Meh, I don't care.
Aw shit, now I sound like an asshole.
Maybe if I stop talking...
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