Woebot
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Reading this via Blissblogger.
Good content but i find Eisenberg's manner infuriating. He comes across as this super gentile (not genTILE!!! lol!) American academic. Just so mannered and pernickity. I'm finding him a bit of a nuisance, though like I say he's full of great thoughs and fascinating information.
This for instance is horribly accurate:
"The buying is what counts, which is one reason why the record buyer is insatiable. The desire to buy does not always coincide with the desire to hear music. If I want to hear music, surely there is something on my shelf or on the radio that can satisfy me; if i want to hear a certain record I don't have, perhaps i can borrow it from a friend or a library. the desire to buy on the other hand, explodes when my wallet reaches a critical mass, or when i'm anxious, or when i've worked hard atsomething idiotic and want a reward."
(shudders)
Good content but i find Eisenberg's manner infuriating. He comes across as this super gentile (not genTILE!!! lol!) American academic. Just so mannered and pernickity. I'm finding him a bit of a nuisance, though like I say he's full of great thoughs and fascinating information.
This for instance is horribly accurate:
"The buying is what counts, which is one reason why the record buyer is insatiable. The desire to buy does not always coincide with the desire to hear music. If I want to hear music, surely there is something on my shelf or on the radio that can satisfy me; if i want to hear a certain record I don't have, perhaps i can borrow it from a friend or a library. the desire to buy on the other hand, explodes when my wallet reaches a critical mass, or when i'm anxious, or when i've worked hard atsomething idiotic and want a reward."
(shudders)