The best and the brightest
As usual, a very interesting article on the NY Times about the degradation of values in today’s society , and how making a fast buck on Wall Street was hailed as the most interesting job for anyone with a brain.
“The best and the brightest meant the people who were supposed to be the smartest, not who made the most money,” she told me this week. “This application in the last few years of the phrase to anyone who’s made a pile of money on Wall Street shows a real degradation of the culture. It’s part of the dumbing down of language as well as culture. It shows a real real dumbing down of everything.”
It’s certainly worth a read.
“The best and the brightest meant the people who were supposed to be the smartest, not who made the most money,” she told me this week. “This application in the last few years of the phrase to anyone who’s made a pile of money on Wall Street shows a real degradation of the culture. It’s part of the dumbing down of language as well as culture. It shows a real real dumbing down of everything.”
It’s certainly worth a read.