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Originally Posted by darryl
Very true. Unfortunately groups of self-declared intellectuals with a usually totally unjustified superiority complex and a thinly veiled contempt for the masses have for a long time enjoyed a far greater influence than they deserve on our society. The so-called literary establishment is generally no exception.
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Don't get me started on politicians.
The modern literary establishment reminds me a lot of the Kardashians, people whose primary claim to fame is... being famous.
Somebody looking to make a quick buck props them up on a table somewhere and suddenly they're "famous" and we're supposed to take their word as pronouncements from olympus.
Edit: Note how that applies equally well to Paris Hilton, Preston, and Franzen.
