[ExI] new yellow flag

[spike at rainier66.com]

….> On Behalf Of William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] new yellow flag

 

>…In Veblen's use, conspicuous consumption was applied to the nouveau riche and was a slam - showing off, which is definitely not altruistic.  bill w

 

 

 

Ja.  But now, altruism has really become the best way to show off.  Conspicuous altruism is for the nouveau righteous.  I know of this, for I am one of these nouveau righteous.  I was an evil bastard until… um… last week.  OK OK, a few minutes ago, but the important part is that I am a righteous bastard now.  At least in my own mind anyway.

 

Holmes and Bankman have taught us to immediately beware the minute we see anyone behaving in any conspicuously altruistic way.  Last week I was doing Scouting for Food to support the local food bank.  Lotsa people saw me, which means that now… nooooobody trusts me.  They are watching me: every move I make, every cake I bake, every snack I take, they’ll be watching my ass.

 

spike

 

 

 

 

 

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