> Purveyors of such pleasures have proved to be remarkably adept at creating & providing these opportunities. It feels like this was also the central point the

> Purveyors of such pleasures have proved to be remarkably adept at creating & providing these opportunities. It feels like this was also the central point the author was making, although they made it more forcefully. .. these purveyors aren't necessarily 'providing these opportunities'; they are actually the inventors of many of the pleasures in the first instance. It's not a calculated directive from the top. It's a crystallised consensus from those in a position of influence. Incentive based capitalism, at it's worst (or best, depending on your point of view).