Here’s a terrific post by Rex Hammock, explaining our common cause in a losing battle against the eggregious overuse of the word “content”.
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‘Content’ is surprisingly similar to Huxley’s Soma – in use and meaning.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_%28Brave_New_World%29Filler to keep them happy and sedated.
I prefer ‘art’ – permanent, never consumed.
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I am not content with the content our content providers provide us.
Crosbie Fitch: Intellectual property? I create it, I own it. You want to use it, then until I die you can damn well pay me. I aint into creating out of the goodness of my heart, I’m doing it in an attempt to raise some cash for things I could really use.
Somebody once asked Sartre why he started writing. He replied, “I had rent to pay.”
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