Negative Space: modern abundance
- Hot ovens: Bakers were once the slaves of time
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We have chained time in our kitchens. Our refrigerators stop time from destroying food, and our ovens lash it to the oars for baking. And we have forgotten that it was ever any other way.
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- Incomprehensible Abundance
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“…a society that has just risen above the hand-to-mouth of no-extra-capital needs the essentials. It is only those who are rich who want the cute little thing that’s completely unneeded but makes you feel happy. They’re the only ones willing to pay for it.
“If you’ve ever bought something because you heard about it and you thought ‘oh, that’s cool’ or because you were browsing booths at a county fair (or a science fiction con) and found…. a cute box, or a pretty necklace, much more expensive than something that would fulfill the same function but mass produced? And you bought it? Congratulations. You’re as rich as Lords and Ladies…”
