Roadrunner Twice

I've been thinking about this for a while, and I'm all out of ideas. Its the major reason I hate disagreeing with people.

I have read Going Postal, and I hit my head pretty hard on my bookshelf while I was looking for my copy yesterday. I didn't find it, but I was looking mainly because I was trying to remember how Moist chose the designs for his stamps, and if he thought collectors would spend money on the stamps and not use them (as a means for revenue) or if the printer guy or bank guys were going to go in on it with the post office.

And not because I think there's a specific line connecting that idea to the Overlords, but because it's an American ideal to make money, it's success and all that. And I think the idea that the consumer deserves something, or a lot, for their money/time/existence is ingrained in popular attitude. And it's all tied together. I think that the consumer attitude that is so connected to business is the same one people are using now.

I'm not saying it's right, but I think it's hard to name a handful of things in western culture that can't be commodified (spellcheck says that isn't a word, so I hope you know what I mean).

And I think people need to pick their battles. The popular interests filter is infinitely more important than free accounts with advertising, but people are louder about the advertising.

And as for people needing livejournal, I'm not so sold on that one.I don't think people are that serious about taking back the written word, I have a healthy distrust of the media, but I don't take bloggers seriously because everyone has an agenda, or a bias. If people were truly serious about an open space for free thoughts and sharing them and all that, then they should make it. I deleted my previous comment about the sellers have piles of comforting cash, because I thought it was flippant and kind of rude, but I also think it's true.