Friday, April 27, 2012

We used to revere scientists. Now we worship Kim Kardashian. Why?

"How long will it take Jessica Simpson to lose the baby weight? Blah. Blah. Is Brangelina tying the knot just to upstage Jen and Justin? Will Kim drag Kanye down the aisle? Blah. Blah. Blah. Yes, my head is filled with pathetically stupid thoughts about inconsequential people, and so, quite frankly, is yours. We are all in the same boat. And why on earth do we privilege the most superficial idiocies of popular culture over more substantial fare? The answer is simple: We have lost our fascination with accomplishment."
 By Simon Doonan / continue reading
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1 comment:

parlance said...

I try my best not to hear anything about what those kind of people are doing. But it's hard to avoid them.