It is as though we were to maintain that I apples are healthy because6 wise people eat them, instead of recognizing that it is the other way about-that it is what the food will do for us which makes us eat it, not the fact that we eat it which makes it good food.
@sophist_monster
"polite literature" and buying a car simply for the snob value as opposed to buying it because it is good
Whately picks up the domi-nant trends of the day
Would you like something to read?
Do you have anything light?
Uhh... how 'bout this leaflet polite literature?
Yes, thank you.
ollow the crowd blindly. :I'w-, "'•'" ,_"i"'i.A t¼i
I find this change in car consumerism, in Britain, accurately portrays both the dangers of blindly following the crowd (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just watch for a few minutes, or until 34:05 (only 5 1/2mins), and why Polite Literature is simply a fad for a lower class to "get ahead," or gain some air or exclusivity.