Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

Be smart and aggressive.
Invent things to get 'em hooked,
like drug dealers in the old days,
though time no longer exists.

Everything is instant, no history.
History is irrelevant on a screen.
What matters is the next device.
Shrink time down to nothing.

Most of all Profit is God.
Give a part back, sleep at night.
Assume your clientele smokes it,
and gets pissed if markets drop.

Israelites emerged in the desert
about four thousand years ago.
They felled the walls of Jericho.
It's all right there in Scripture.

We're on a long road now,
stolen by storytellers and taxes,
and temporary forever palaces
built in the shape of desert.

And the desert will be there in
another four thousand years.
It doesn't need our Scripture.
It just is.

The longer we live in self-imposed isolation, the possibility we just may demand an economic system and health system as a beginning of a more worldwide, unified system that will benefit the majority of us. To watch how we are reacting to these Covid Times suggest what we relied upon only 3-4 months ago are beginning to look weaker and weaker... in need of radical changes.

Hypercapitalism, and mountains of debt, basically. It was never really the best road to go down. Never the best choice in which to so heavily invest our brand of "Western" culture. I.M.H.O. (But what the hell do I know?)

A bit "rambly" here. Almost like 2 pieces jammed into one. Might have to trim a bit.

I appreciate you taking the time to write about this. Your stuff helps me cope. I been watchibng FDR Ken Burns version, FDR quote saying, "if you can't do anything about a situation it is best to put it out of your mind." from geezer memory

I am grateful you can do something. Not sure what I can do? i almost cut my hair today while my guitar was gently weeping.

mnaz wrote: ↑

May 12th, 2020, 6:13 pm

Hypercapitalism, and mountains of debt, basically. It was never really the best road to go down. Never the best choice in which to so heavily invest our brand of "Western" culture. I.M.H.O. (But what the hell do I know?)

Yup. that hypercapitalism seems to have run it's course... under the present situation. We are (Americans) under a dualistic situation that mjst have a reasonable answer... the vocal group, those who demand a return to return to a few months ago when jobs were the answers to our problems. In comes COVID 19 and our leadership stumbles and hopes the damn virus will just go away, quickly. But the scholars and doctors truly believe there is no easy answers and we need to continue the isolation stage to prevent a huge amount, larger than we've already witnessed, of crowded hospitals and deaths that could read some 1M. Trump right now, IMO, is under huge pressure by the wealthiest that propped-up his election... he owes them a payback, their tax reduction simply ain't enough! That and his own "Trump, Inc" has to be losing customers at this Golf Resorts, who wants to go to one of those when DJT is under threat of losing money.

(we must see a problem having a Millionaire/Billionaire for a president... when their money is threatened "We the People" can go to hell. When he goes to Mar-a-Lago it's not only to play some golf ad relax. I envision a large group of the country's Corporate giants discussing how they can make more money... how they can get laws changed in their favor... favors and promises to bring in more dinero. and indeed, DJT what's his cut of the gain he provides them. Mar-a-Lago is a secretive place that only the "Known" are allowed. Too much wealth in one spot is a Palace for the Oligarchy to plot only one thing - more and more wealth. There is nothing else in their eyes, blinded by their billions.)

Realistic, the only fair answer to the mess DJT has created with our economy and the peoples health is the funnel the money which is America's Treasure, is to make sure all citizens to be safe from this Virus, to assure our shelters, our food supply, our futures are saved with that Treasure, making sure the Oligarchy doesn't touch that which they do not need. Call it a form of "socialism" or any other economic system, but the need for our government to assure We the People get what we need.