The Arena Of Public Opinion
Published by zengizmo in the blog zengizmo's drunken rants. Views: 578
My blog audience seems to be dwindling...except for a few particular blogs. And I hafta say: I particularly like those blogs also.
I said in my very first blog entry that this blog was mostly for myself...to learn better who I am. And that maybe some other folks would find some entertainment, at least...possibly some insight.
I have a distant relative...well, "had" a distant relative. He is long dead. His name was Thorstein Veblen. He was a controversial figure in socio-economic theory in the early 20th century.
He wrote a scholarly treatise entitled, "The Theory of the Leisure Class," which became a popular book among the reading public in the 1920s.
He coined the term, "Conspicuous consumption," which has become somewhat of a lesser meme in our society.
He used to teach classes in economic theory in various university classrooms. Because of his reputation at the time, his classes always attracted a LOT of students. By the end of each class term, however, his student attendance tended to dwindle down to a precious few...
That's it. That's all I wanted to say tonight. I have a bit more wine to sip tonight, and then I need to sleep. I need to go into my office in Boston tomorrow to make a few more enhancements to the software I'm working on.
So if you are still following my shit:
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