“In America nearly every man has his dream – his pet scheme – whereby he is to advance himself socially or pecuniarily. It is this all-pervading speculativeness which we tried to illustrate in “The Gilded Age.” It is a characteristic which is both bad and good for both the individual and the nation. Good, because it allows neither to stand still but drives both forever on to some point which is ahead, not behind nor to one side. Bad, because the chosen point is often badly chosen and then the individual is wrecked. The aggregation of such cases affects the nation and thus is bad for the nation. Still, it is a trait which is – of course – better for a people to have and sometimes suffer from than to be without.”
Join us for a discussion of rising economic inequality in our Dinner at the Square season kickoff “American Dream Lost?” Tuesday, October 15th. Get more information HERE.
“In America nearly every man has his dream – his pet scheme – whereby he is to advance himself socially or pecuniarily. It is this all-pervading speculativeness which we tried to illustrate in “The Gilded Age.” It is a characteristic which is both bad and good for both the individual and the nation. Good, because it allows neither to stand still but drives both forever on to some point which is ahead, not behind nor to one side. Bad, because the chosen point is often badly chosen and then the individual is wrecked. The aggregation of such cases affects the nation and thus is bad for the nation. Still, it is a trait which is – of course – better for a people to have and sometimes suffer from than to be without.”
Cartoon courtesy of XKCD.com
Learn about our Asteroids Club season online HERE.
Apparently to deflect an asteroid we shouldn’t “run in circles screaming” – we just have to change it’s speed a ten millionth of the total (as long as is still way out in space). One thing for sure, you don’t address an asteroid problem by ignoring it until impact (apparently our current plan). Find our new Village Square Dinner at the Square season “Join the Asteroids Club” (in Tallahassee, Florida) online here and our first dinner of the season “American Dream Lost” (covering the rising inequality and family breakdown asteroids) online here.
