"The liberated man is not the one who is freed in his ideal reality, his inner truth, or his transparency; he is the man who changes spaces, who circulates, who changes sex, clothes and habits according to fashion, rather than morality, and who changes opinions not as his conscience dictates but in response to opinion polls."
- Jean Baudrillard, from American Affairs, Summer 2018
I guess I'm getting a little political with the above quote, but this article by Gladden Pappin is riveting.
Yes! A fascinating article and I like the Baudrillard quote!
ReplyDeleteI originally was drawn to the article because I have been puzzled by the talk of the end of history - like, what the heck is that?? But now I see what is meant by that.
DeleteThis quote alone explains why I feel more liberated, therefore strangely younger, the older I get... because I have less interest in and response to fashion, and to popular opinion, whether it be of politics or of me. ;-)
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