If this Tiki thing is nothing more than escapism, what (in particular) are you escaping from? - Bilge

W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Wed, Jul 1, 2009 12:34 AM Dang, that was well stated. I'd sum it up as: Escape the beige. With some exceptions most of us aren't really attempting an escape, we're just side stepping the ordinary and every day. And despite our wonderful precious super coolness it's really not all that unique. The notion of "escape" is used to market pert near everything from yogurt to birth control. Marketing has got us believing that we have something to escape from. And ha-ha-ha: The things we're escaping from are the things we most want: A good job, house, nice town to live in, spouse, kids, round the clock activities, TV, cell phones, sprawling blocks of beige cubes full of stuff to buy, predictability, and dependability. Maybe the escape message works so well on us cuz a long time ago it was escape or be eaten. Maybe that's why people like the head hunter and cannibal mugs so much. "I have escaped and here's a poor bastard that didn't...Cheers!"

Dang, that was well stated. I'd sum it up as: Escape the beige.

With some exceptions most of us aren't really attempting an escape, we're just side stepping the ordinary and every day.

And despite our wonderful precious super coolness it's really not all that unique. The notion of "escape" is used to market pert near everything from yogurt to birth control.

Marketing has got us believing that we have something to escape from. And ha-ha-ha: The things we're escaping from are the things we most want: A good job, house, nice town to live in, spouse, kids, round the clock activities, TV, cell phones, sprawling blocks of beige cubes full of stuff to buy, predictability, and dependability.

Maybe the escape message works so well on us cuz a long time ago it was escape or be eaten. Maybe that's why people like the head hunter and cannibal mugs so much. "I have escaped and here's a poor bastard that didn't...Cheers!"

Post #466002 by woofmutt on Wed, Jul 1, 2009 12:34 AM