A little too high-horsed for my taste - I don't see why the idea of moderation seems to cycle around every few years as some grand epiphany, as if Aristotle did

A little too high-horsed for my taste - I don't see why the idea of moderation seems to cycle around every few years as some grand epiphany, as if Aristotle didn't write the same thing 2000 years ago. It comes off as about mild now as it did then. The last part just smacked of middle-class platitudes. It would certainly be a much nicer world if we all had the time to slow down and smell the flowers, but the fact is that many daily workers don't really have a choice in the matter. Russell (In Praise Of Idleness) thinks this the great crime of 20th century capitalism, since he thought it demonstrated that we could get by on a 4-hour day and give more leisure time to everyone - and I'm inclined to agree. That would be a better message than tut-tutting.