tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post113282335315874282..comments2024-03-21T03:55:51.565-07:00Comments on Omniorthogonal: If you're so rich, why aren't you smart?mtravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-1133420011764304572005-11-30T22:53:00.000-08:002005-11-30T22:53:00.000-08:00Yeah, that move is quite unprecendented. The rever...Yeah, that move is quite unprecendented. The reverse is actually happening in other governments which are raising taxes just to alleviate debt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-1132862444737914572005-11-24T12:00:00.000-08:002005-11-24T12:00:00.000-08:00Whoops sorry:(not (eq? 'rich 'smart))Whoops sorry:<BR/><BR/>(not (eq? 'rich 'smart))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-1132862300819480172005-11-24T11:58:00.000-08:002005-11-24T11:58:00.000-08:00Well, it's postmodernism: brilliantly defined by b...Well, it's postmodernism: brilliantly defined by born-to-be-an-academic Al Gore as "the union of nihilism and narcissism".<BR/><BR/>Party like it's 1999! Whoo hoo! These people think they can escape economic apocalypse, either through gated communities and private security forces, or "the rapture" spiriting them away. Their narcissism feeds their nihilism, and vice versa: "fuck all of you, I got mine".<BR/><BR/>Loved your headline. During the bubble, I often heard the converse. I think the bubble proved that smart != rich. I think the actions of today's rich proves it too, but in the reverse direction: rich != smart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com