Along the way, it was ordained that they would take over regulation of television and radio. Surprisingly they have all but killed off broadcast television, and if it were not for talk radio… Marconi's gift to mankind would be spitting up blood.
Because there are three great ways for this post to go, it would be a shame to not provide a triple play.
Kill the soulless zombie: This aspect of the government has clearly outlived its usefulness. Everything it's touched has been destroyed and is no longer viable. Throw a big party, give everybody a commemorative T-shirt and encourage them to find meaningful work for the rest of the lives.
The harbinger of obsolescence has a new squeeze: Telegraphs were replaced by telephones. Broadcast television has been surpassed by cable and satellite delivery systems. AT&T's quest for global domination has been usurped by broadband cable. Now the parasite of regulatory dominion has started to lust over the internet. This has all the appeal of watching your daughter begin to date a “casual heroin user.”
The nature of humanity is to change: Bureaucracies like jazz start out in one direction and wind up someplace else. Some of it is melodic, organized and consistent. Some of it is overly ambitious, torturous and only significant to the people that create it.
No one said you have to learn, then again no one said you have to survive; much less thrive. Too often the needs of an organization or relationship become so restrictive that it strangles instead of supporting. The fun and function is lost; escape becomes the order of the day.
Evolution does not explain creation. Evolution is the natural progression of organisms. They adapt, grow and change in beneficial ways to survive. Failing to survive they become toxic, regimented and crippling.
Dating a casual heroin user, brings about change. Not every change is beneficial to all parties. Symbiotic relationships are rarest of unions.
I'm no proofreader and I don't know if the double space before the last word of this entry is intentional or not. Knowing you, RAT, it very well could be. If not, then it possibly betrays a measure of contemplation prior to word choice. Union is the PERFECT word. It unquestionably solidifies previously uncertain ambiguity and leaves me introspective. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteAs Led Zeppelin devotees no “sometimes words have two meanings” this was used because most members of “the first stoned generation” would have a hard time understanding ambiguity.
ReplyDeletePunctuation should not fall victim to political license. Gutenberg said a high standard for which we should all strive to achieve with great vigor.