tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015238782342743814.post5816868546110505138..comments2022-06-01T04:59:17.558-07:00Comments on The Virtual Growlery: Literature is bad for youRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015238782342743814.post-80140077097627625502013-08-02T06:42:06.477-07:002013-08-02T06:42:06.477-07:00Ah, but think of the resulting crime wave as thous...Ah, but think of the resulting crime wave as thousands of fiction addicts turn to burglary and assault to finance their next literary fix! Or the abandoned buildings infested with squatters discussing the merits of Melville and Joyce in a collective high. Tragic.<br /><br />Also, there would be the unforseen consequence that the Hollywood movie industry would collapse with nothing to adapt. Horrendous. ;-)ChicWithDickenshttp://www.dearmrdickens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015238782342743814.post-19485271707889959622013-08-02T06:42:05.679-07:002013-08-02T06:42:05.679-07:00In my next post, I will demand that irony be banne...In my next post, I will demand that irony be banned. But in the meantime, be assured: this is but Swiftian satire, a la "<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1080/1080-h/1080-h.htm" rel="nofollow">A Modest Proposal</a>."Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3015238782342743814.post-33193167099460542552013-08-02T06:26:47.234-07:002013-08-02T06:26:47.234-07:00Literature, especially poetry, is the lifeblood of...Literature, especially poetry, is the lifeblood of society, of a civilization. It is the distillation of thought, reasoning, and realization about life and all things of value. Without it, humanity would have no soul. (It's an emotional day.) FranFrances Hennesseyhttp://www.oceanic-visions.comnoreply@blogger.com