Monday, February 29, 2016

Context? VIII

Years ago, I heard part of a calendar segment on a noncommercial radio station.  I nearly drove off the road when I heard, "A lecture on the abolition of work will be presented at..."  I still wonder who advocated abolishing work.  What were his or or her credentials?  What was the lecturer's rationale for promoting a society in which no one works?  How on Earth would that--um, work?

I wonder how many people attended the lecture.  I also wonder how many people considered attending but didn't because going to the venue sounded like too much work.