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I don't think the author meant literally or exclusively the opera. The point was that people are spending money on vacuous things like the quality of toast they
by unfamiliar 13y ago
I don't think the author meant literally or exclusively the opera. The point was that people are spending money on vacuous things like the quality of toast they eat, rather than on meaningful and intellectually nourishing experiences.
- lmm 13y agoThat's pure snobbery. By all means spend your money on the opera if you enjoy it, but it's no more "meaningful" or "intellectually nourishing" than good food.
- ItendToDisagree 13y agoI think you'd have a hard time convincing most people that good music (of any type) is less meaningful or intellectually nourishing than toast. Food is finite, it fills you up for awhile. Music is not, it can stick with you for quite some time, and change your life. Very infrequently does a meal mean as much as music does to most people.
- HeyLaughingBoy 13y agoHow is toast "vacuous" and somehow not a meaningful experience? Come to my house sometime. I'll bake a fresh loaf of buttermilk cheese bread, toast it, and slather on some butter or cherry preserves. If you think the resulting experience is "vacuous" then I'll buy you a loaf of Wonder Bread to take home.