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Monthly Archives: November 2007

Bobos in Paradise excerpt

“Ultimately, [Pierre] Bourdieu writes, intellectuals compete to gain a monopoly over the power to consecrate. Certain people and institutions at the top of each specialty have the power to confer prestige and honor on favored individuals, subjects, and styles of discourse. Those who hold this consecration of power influence taste, favor certain methodologies, and define [...]

Why I sometimes celebrate technology

This evening over dinner I was reading through The Motley Fool Investment Workbook. It sent me into a bit of a philosophical spiral that landed itself smack dab upon technophilia. I’ll give you some quick background, and then I’ll give you the spiral almost directly. You see, with this new amount of projected income I’ve [...]

Hired

I work with these awesome people now. We’re crushing on each other a little. This is how I feel about it: Here I Come by The Roots