5 Responses to “Keeping Them Poor”
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It isn’t a coincidence that governments everywhere want to educate children. Government education, in turn, is supposed to be evidence of the state’s goodness and its concern for our well-being. The real explanation is less flattering. If the government’s propaganda can take root as a children grow up, those kids will be no threat to the state apparatus. They’ll fasten the chains to their own ankles.
Ah, the timeless wisdom of the Orient. True then and true today. 😆 And yeah, some of us know this truth, don’t we, Tyler?
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November 16th, 2021 at 6:45 am
Hahahaha, yes! It is very true. My self-inflicted poverty and thriftiness prevents me from buying too many instruments, but I certainly drool over them and imagine "what if." I know many guitarists with thousands of dollars of frets and strings hanging on their walls.
November 16th, 2021 at 6:55 am
I thought you'd get a kick out of this. 😀 And yeah, between one of my wives' drum collection and my bass and harp, it gets a bit crazy and expensive.
November 18th, 2021 at 9:55 am
Dang, I can only imagine how quickly the costs of a harp can skyrocket. Drums are a big money sink, too. I have been using my little short-scale Ibanez bass for years; I picked it up for $150. I need to invest in something a bit more professional, though, but I like what I'm able to do with that little bass.
November 18th, 2021 at 2:06 pm
Oh yeah! My harp's a custom 32-string, lap/pedestal and pricey to redo. And again, yeah; the wife is a hand drummer, so we've a room full of bongos, congas, djembes at the like.
Funny though! My bass too is a short-scale.I've a Hofner violin bass. But damn do those flatwound strings hurt my wallet.
January 2nd, 2022 at 10:36 am
Dude, that is awesome. We'll have to jam sometimes.
Ooooh, a Hofner! Very nice. I love my little short-scale Ibanez. It's super fun; my students call it the "Baby Bass," haha.