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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Speaker: Albert EinsteinPosted: 05 Sep 2009 at 8:12 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment!
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
“Bohemias. Alternative Subcultures. They were a crucial aspect of industrial civilization in the two previous centuries. They were where industrial civilization went to dream. A sort of unconscious R&D, exploring alternate social strategies. Each one would have a dress code, characteristic forms of artistic expression, a substance or substances of choice, and a set of sexual values at odds with those of the culture at large. And they did, frequently, have locales with which they became associated. But they became extinct.”
“Extinct?”
“We started picking them before they could ripen.”