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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Moral philosophy of modern life 

There's the classic "Desiderata" (1927):
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence...

And the contemporary "Interneterata" (2008):

Go placidly amid the spam and waste,
and remember what peace there may be in a decent firewall...
But still definitive as to the modern condition: the "Deteriorata" [mp3] (1972):
Go placidly amid the noise and waste,
and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof...