I was born in the wrong century.
Either hundreds of years too late or centuries too soon.
I think this may be a common problem.
"...Fire Sale!"
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"The world to which we have belonged offers nothing to love outside of each
ReplyDeleteindividual insufficiency: its existence is limited to utility. A world that cannot
be loved to the point of death...represents only self-interest and the obligation to work. If it is compared to
worlds gone by, it is hideous, and appears as the most failed of all. In past
worlds, it was possible to lose oneself in ecstasy, which is impossible in our
world of educated vulgarity. The advantages of civilization are offset by the way
men profit from them: men today profit in order to become the most degraded
beings that have ever existed."
-Georges Bataille, "The Sacred Conspiracy"
Anon I count on you as Mephistopheles to my darkness.
ReplyDeleteHowever I rely on Civilization for flush toilets porn, and comic books.
Diet Pepsi, and Chicken curry too.
Otherwise I'm with you.
I'm all for flush toilets and think antibiotics are wonderful (if used in moderation). But capitalism is cannibalism sublimated into economic terms, a Modest Proposal with interest indentureship.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of maybe possibly doing some comics, probably light adventure fantasy of a queer nature. The fArtistic Establishment has made painting impossible, so why not go in for publishing?
Here here!
ReplyDeleteAs a retired publisher of Queer matters. I encourage this conspiracy!