The Circular File
Yesterday was a wonderful spring day. Not merely because of the weather, or that Opening Day featured the Red Sox winning 7-3. The awesome power of springtime was in full flower as Tom 'The Hammer' Delay finally got put back in the box with all the other Tools. While a lively 'Devil You Know vs. Devil You Don't' debate could be had, I for one, have an extra spring in my step knowing that one of the biggest anti-democracy politicians in our country today will out of the Legislature soon. America is a better, safer place today then it was 24 hours ago. Even the fact the Foulke looked really shaky in the 9th doesn't dampen my mood...
Circular filed under: I Should Have Guessed This Myself
Slate's Field Maloney has a good piece here on Whole Foods and how they take advantage of the perceived value of organic produce. It's partly our own fault, we have drawn a bright line between organic goods and virtue, but the actual geometry of the issue is not nearly so straightforward.
This actually dovetails nicely with this from NPR's reliably hilarious Andrei Codrescu. He accurately points out that the need to Push Product has, well, pushed all the other sorts of dialog out of the way.
I think Codrescu's piece informs the WF discussion. WF has, deliberately or otherwise, permitted their 'Message' to get tangled up with the information they give to their customers, and in many cases, the result winds up misleading consumers. That's unfortunate, but like I said, I probably should have guessed this myself.
Slate's Field Maloney has a good piece here on Whole Foods and how they take advantage of the perceived value of organic produce. It's partly our own fault, we have drawn a bright line between organic goods and virtue, but the actual geometry of the issue is not nearly so straightforward.
This actually dovetails nicely with this from NPR's reliably hilarious Andrei Codrescu. He accurately points out that the need to Push Product has, well, pushed all the other sorts of dialog out of the way.
I think Codrescu's piece informs the WF discussion. WF has, deliberately or otherwise, permitted their 'Message' to get tangled up with the information they give to their customers, and in many cases, the result winds up misleading consumers. That's unfortunate, but like I said, I probably should have guessed this myself.
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