Ken MacLeod's comments.
The title comes from two quotes:
“Work as if you lived in the early days of a better nation.”—Alasdair Gray.
“If these are the early days of a better nation, there must be hope, and a hope of peace is as good as any, and far better than a hollow hoarding greed or the dry lies of an aweless god.”—Graydon Saunders
I found it on Paul McAuley's blog last night and bookmarked it, with the intention of reading it today. As usual though, the Real World intervened. But the day is not yet over.
Am I right in guessing you've been reading Ch.1 of Capital? Both 'reflective surface' but more:
"Yet, for all that the table continues to be that common, every-day thing, wood. But, so soon as it steps forth as a commodity, it is changed into something transcendent. It not only stands with its feet on the ground, but, in relation to all other commodities, it stands on its head, and evolves out of its wooden brain grotesque ideas, far more wonderful than if it were to dance of its own accord."
I found it on Paul McAuley's blog last night and bookmarked it, with the intention of reading it today. As usual though, the Real World intervened. But the day is not yet over.
ReplyDeleteFun read. Glad to know that your breakfast table is as conversational as mine. Love technology. Thanks for posting the link.
ReplyDeleteLoved that!
ReplyDeleteAm I right in guessing you've been reading Ch.1 of Capital? Both 'reflective surface' but more:
"Yet, for all that the table continues to be that common, every-day thing, wood. But, so soon as it steps forth as a commodity, it is changed into something transcendent. It not only stands with its feet on the ground, but, in relation to all other commodities, it stands on its head, and evolves out of its wooden brain grotesque ideas, far more wonderful than if it were to dance of its own accord."
Neat idea, Anon, but I'm afraid Marx's magical table wasn't on my brain at all when I wrote 'Reflective Surfaces'.
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