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Letters
Letters
Absurd Assumptions • Post Post, Meta Letter • I Am Not ‘Sexuate’ • Freedom For Snails Now! • Meaning Multiplies • Whipping Nietzsche Into Shape • Literature vs Life • Angry Stoics • Atomism
Absurd Assumptions
Dear Editor: I found Dr Doolan’s article ‘Authenticity and Absurdity’ in Issue 163 to be an interesting exploration of potential definitions of authenticity. However, the entire structure of the article fell apart for me when he type-cast society into one demographic of his choosing. Doolan seems to be describing people as something like walking stomachs, seeking to consume without critical thinking. To believe that we’re all obsessed with social media, all happily adopting the common denominator, all pursuing our selfish fame and fortune, and all gradually evolving into Kim Kardashian, is illogical. I don’t believe he recognises that the audience of this magazine are critical thinking, self-aware individuals! Perhaps he’s still in the 70s, where we’re all ‘just another brick in the wall’ (Pink Floyd).
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