“Unfortunately, once an economy is geared to expansion, the means rapidly turn into an end and "the going becomes the goal." Even more unfortunately, the industries that are favored by such expansion must, to maintain their output, be devoted to goods that are readily consumable either by their nature, or because they are so shoddily fabricated that they must soon be replaced. By fashion and built-in obsolescence the economies of machine production, instead of producing leisure and durable wealth, are duly cancelled out by the mandatory consumption on an even larger scale.” MeanEndsTurnsGoalWealthEconomyFashionIndustryBuiltMachinesProductionsScalesGoodsLeisureDevotedConsumptionReplacedExpansionOutputObsolescence Book:THE CITY IN HISTORY Source: THE CITY IN HISTORY
“With all due respect, many in the entertainment industry are deep into mind-altering substance abuse, and when one's logic and intellectual calculating powers are replaced with dopey feel-good, fantasy-driven denial, the democratic party serves them well.” FeelsMindWellsPartyFantasyIndustryIntellectualLogicAbuseDemocraticEntertainmentDuesDrivenFeel GoodDenialSubstanceReplacedDemocratic PartyEntertainment IndustryCalculatingSubstance Abuse Author:Ted Nugent
“The Los Angeles Air Pollution Control Board is established in 1946 in an effort to discover the cause of the brown cloud hanging over the city and decide how to combat and disperse it. In 1949, after intense lobbying from both the automobile and oil industries, and against the recommendations and position of the Los Angeles Air Pollution Control Board, the public rail system, which at one time was the largest in the world, and still serves a majority of the city's population, is decommissioned and torn out. It is replaced by a small fleet of buses.” WorldStillsCausesEffortCitiesAirPositionIndustryMajorityCloudsPopulationOilIntenseBoardsBrownLos AngelesBusCombatOne TimePollutionReplacedTornAutomobileRailRecommendationsLobbyingAir PollutionOil IndustryPollution Control Book:Bright Shiny Morning Source: Bright Shiny Morning
“I think television is one of the last real bastions of the white beauty standard, but still in many industries the workers can be replaced by someone who's willing to play the game or who looks like the person in charge. And this is a problem for all women, not just women of color.” ThinkingLooksPersonsStillsRealPlayProblemLastsGamesWhiteTelevisionColorWillingIndustryStandardsWorkersReplaced Author:Jami Floyd
“The for-profit health insurance industry is the main obstacle to delivering high quality, universal healthcare for all. It should be replaced with a single-payer system, a public program that guarantees everyone coverage.” ShouldQualityIndustryProgramUniversalProfitObstaclesGuaranteesHealthcareReplacedCoverageDeliveringHigh Quality Author:Kshama Sawant